Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB453: Unspent Funding Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies provisions related to unexpended balances.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 23, 2026:
0 Unspent Funding Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ashlee Matthews Senate Sponsor: Luz Escamilla LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions related to unexpended balances. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the Unspent Balances Restricted Account (restricted account); - directs the Division of Finance to annually transfer a specified percentage of all lapsing balances and excess account balance transfers to the restricted account; and - provides the purposes for which money in the restricted account may be used. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63J-1-601 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 330 63J-1-602.1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 ENACTS: 63J-1-604 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 63J-1-601 is amended to read: 63J-1-601 . End of fiscal year -- Unexpended balances -- Funds not to be closed out -- Pending claims -- Transfer of amounts from item of appropriation -- Nonlapsing accounts and funds -- Institutions of higher education to report unexpended balances. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Education grant subrecipient" means a nonfederal entity that: (i) receives a subaward from the State Board of Education to carry out …
Sponsors
- Matthews, Ashlee (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0453S02
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0453S02
- : House/ filed
- : House/ failed
- : House/ substituted
- : House/ 3rd reading
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0453S02
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0453S02
Votes
- House/ failed (February 24, 2026): 23 yea, 42 nay, failed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Government Operations, Division of Finance, Public Budgeting, Appropriations, Public Funds and Accounts, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HB453?
- HB453 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Unspent Funding Amendments.
- What does HB453 do?
- This bill modifies provisions related to unexpended balances.
- What is the status of HB453?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB453?
- Matthews, Ashlee (D, 37), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB453?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0453.html
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