Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB15: County Forms of Government Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
This bill repeals restrictions on including a part-time or full-time county executive or legislative body in a new or amended optional county government plan.
What the bill says
To amend an optional plan that changes the status of a county executive or legislative body from full-time to part-time, or from part-time to full-time. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 17-62-404 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 13 17-62-504 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 13.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
to amend an optional plan that changes the status of a county executive or legislative body from full-time to part-time, or from part-time to full-time. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 17-62-404 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 13 17-62-504 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 17-62-404 is amended to read: 17-62-404 . Plan may propose changing forms of county government -- Partisan elections. (1) (a) The optional plan proponent described in Subsection 17-62-403(1) shall ensure that each optional plan proposes changing the form of county government to: (i) for a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class: (A) the county commission form under Section 17-62-201 ; (B) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-62-202 ; (C) the county executive and council form under Section 17-62-203 ; or (D) the council-manager form under Section 17-62-204 ; and (ii) for a county of the fifth or sixth class: (A) the county commission form under Section 17-62-201 ; or (B) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-62-202 . (b) The optional plan proponent described in Subsection 16-62-403(1) may …
Sponsors
- Ronald Winterton (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 5, 2026): 51 yea, 20 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 29, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (January 20, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Form of Local Government, Counties, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)
Common questions
- What is SB15?
- SB15 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): County Forms of Government Amendments.
- What does SB15 do?
- In its own words: To amend an optional plan that changes the status of a county executive or legislative body from full-time to part-time, or from part-time to full-time. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 17-62-404 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 13 17-62-504 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 13.
- What is the status of SB15?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB15?
- Ronald Winterton (R, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB15?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0015.html
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