Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB604: Local Government Official Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill creates requirements for holding local legislative office.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, March 3, 2026:
0 Local Government Official Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson Senate Sponsor: Keith Grover LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates requirements for holding local legislative office. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - provides that a local executive official may not serve on a municipal or county legislative body, subject to a time-limited exception; - includes a sunset provision; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63I-2-210 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 63I-2-217 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 7 ENACTS: 10-3-303 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 17-66-207 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 10-3-303 is enacted to read: 10-3-303 . Certain officials prohibited from serving in certain municipal offices. (1) As used in this section, "local executive official" means: (a) the elected county executive with the duties described in Title 17, Chapter 65, Part 3, Powers and Duties; (b) a county manager or county administrator, whether hired or appointed; or (c) the mayor or manager for a municipality, whether elected or appointed (2) Except as provided in Subsection …
Sponsors
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Keith Grover (R, 23)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0604S01
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0604S01
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ passed 3rd reading
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2026): 43 yea, 23 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: County Officers, Local Government Employees, Municipal Officers, Counties, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Municipalities
Common questions
- What is HB604?
- HB604 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Local Government Official Amendments.
- What does HB604 do?
- This bill creates requirements for holding local legislative office.
- What is the status of HB604?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB604?
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB604?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0604.html
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