Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB508: State Facilities Modifications
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2026
This bill addresses state facilities.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 State Facilities Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson Cosponsor: Jill Koford LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses state facilities. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - establishes the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee as the subcommittee to hear and prioritize requests for state funding of capital facility projects within the Utah System of Higher Education; - establishes requirements for the proposal of a technical college or degree-granting institution for a capital facility project funding request; - requires compliance with the dedicated and non-dedicated project approval process for higher education capital facility projects; - clarifies the process for requesting capital development appropriations by distinguishing between architectural programming and design-and-construction phases; - authorizes an agency to request funding for architectural programming without requiring the submission of a feasibility study; - requires an agency to complete architectural programming before requesting an appropriation for the design and construction of a capital development project; - increases, from $100,000 to $1,500,000, the maximum project cost for which a state entity may directly supervise the design and construction of a state facility and establishes higher supervisory thresholds for certain institutions within the Utah System of Higher Education; - requires a state entity that elects to directly supervise the design and construction of a state facility project to enter …
Sponsors
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75) · primary sponsor
- Don Ipson (R, 29)
- Jill Koford (R, 10)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 5, 2026): 19 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 5, 2026): 71 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 24, 2026): 65 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Government Operations, Technical Colleges, Facilities, Construction, and Management, Construction and Fire Codes, Procurement, Higher Education, State Facilities
Common questions
- What is HB508?
- HB508 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): State Facilities Modifications.
- What does HB508 do?
- This bill addresses state facilities.
- What is the status of HB508?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB508?
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB508?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0508.html
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