Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB470: Building Inspection Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill requires the approval of a plan review for certain owner-occupied home alterations.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
0 Building Inspection Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill requires the approval of a plan review for certain owner-occupied home alterations. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides requirements for a plan review that a combination inspector completes; - requires a municipality or a county to approve an application for a plan review that a combination inspector affirms under specified circumstances; - allows a building permit applicant for an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling to engage a third-party inspection firm; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 10-20-909 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 15A-1-105 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 17-79-810 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 10-20-909 is amended to read: 10-20-909 . Fees collected for construction approval -- Approval of plans. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Automated review" means a computerized process used to conduct a plan review, including through the use of software and algorithms to assess compliance …
Sponsors
- Ward, Raymond P. (R, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0470
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0470
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (February 17, 2026): 4 yea, 7 nay, failed
Subjects: Business, Land Use, Housing, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Construction
Common questions
- What is HB470?
- HB470 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Building Inspection Amendments.
- What does HB470 do?
- This bill requires the approval of a plan review for certain owner-occupied home alterations.
- What is the status of HB470?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB470?
- Ward, Raymond P. (R, 19).
- Where is the official record for HB470?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0470.html
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