Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB592: Municipal Incorporation Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to the incorporation of a preliminary municipality.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 20, 2026:
0 Municipal Incorporation Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Michael L. Kohler Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to the incorporation of a preliminary municipality. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides that: - a person may not apply to incorporate an area as a preliminary municipality after February 1, 2026; and - a person who applies to incorporate an area as a preliminary municipality by filing a feasibility request on or before February 1, 2026, may proceed in accordance with Title 10, Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality, after February 1, 2026; - requires: - a proposed preliminary municipality to agree that initial landowners will fully compensate the county for damages to county property or infrastructure before the preliminary municipality can transition into a town; - a preliminary municipality to comply with terms, conditions, or restrictions that were established in a development agreement between the initial landowners and the county before the feasibility request was filed; and - that a petition to transition a preliminary municipality into a town shall certify that damages to county property or infrastructure have been paid in full; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides retrospective operation. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: …
Sponsors
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59) · primary sponsor
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 HB0592
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0592
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Subjects: Land Use, Counties, Unincorporated Areas, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Municipalities
Common questions
- What is HB592?
- HB592 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Municipal Incorporation Amendments.
- What does HB592 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to the incorporation of a preliminary municipality.
- What is the status of HB592?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB592?
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB592?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0592.html
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