Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB513: Attorney General Funding Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill addresses funding for the Office of the Attorney General.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 Attorney General Funding Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses funding for the Office of the Attorney General. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - exempts the Office of the Attorney General (office) from the provisions governing internal service funds with respect to charges for legal services the office provides to an agency; - provides that when the office charges an agency for legal services, the office shall calculate the charge based on the actual time spent on the legal services; - requires the office and each agency to annually agree on a retainer amount to be included in the governor's proposed budget that represents the total anticipated cost of the agency's legal services for the upcoming fiscal year; - after the Legislature appropriates each agency's retainer, directs the office and each agency to execute a service-level agreement that includes the agency's expected legal services needs, the rates at which the office will charge for the legal services, and specified information about the money used to pay for the legal services; - establishes the Legal Services Retainer Fund into which each agency will transfer the agency's retainer; - allows the office to use money in the Legal Services Retainer Fund to pay for the …
Sponsors
- Peterson, Val L. (R, 56) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
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 6, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 6, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 6, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 3, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 64 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Elected Official, Public Budgeting, Public Funds and Accounts, Constitutional Officers, Attorney General, Civil Litigation, Legislative Organization
Common questions
- What is HB513?
- HB513 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Attorney General Funding Amendments.
- What does HB513 do?
- This bill addresses funding for the Office of the Attorney General.
- What is the status of HB513?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB513?
- Peterson, Val L. (R, 56), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB513?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0513.html
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