Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB541: First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions of the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
0 First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Verona Mauga Senate Sponsor: Emily Buss LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions of the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends the amount a first-time homebuyer may receive under the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program for a certain type of property; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63H-8-501 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 464 63H-8-502 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 464 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 63H-8-501 is amended to read: 63H-8-501 . Definitions. As used in this part: (1) (a) "First-time homebuyer" means an individual who satisfies: (i) the three-year requirement described in Section 143(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any corresponding federal regulations; and (ii) the requirements made by the corporation by rule, as described in Section 63H-8-502 . (b) "First-time homebuyer" includes a single parent, as defined by the corporation by rule , made as described in Section 63H-8-502 , who would meet the three-year requirement described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) but for a present ownership interest in a principal …
Sponsors
- Verona Mauga (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Buss, Emily (I, 11)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Not Considered
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0541
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0541
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Subjects: Housing, Utah Housing Corporation, Workforce Services, Independent Entities
Common questions
- What is HB541?
- HB541 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program Amendments.
- What does HB541 do?
- This bill amends provisions of the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program.
- What is the status of HB541?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB541?
- Verona Mauga (D, 31), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB541?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0541.html
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