Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB144: Relocation Assistance Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
This bill modifies the Utah Relocation Assistance Act.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
0 Relocation Assistance Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Heidi Balderree House Sponsor: Tiara Auxier LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies the Utah Relocation Assistance Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - increases the cap on direct financial assistance for a displaced farm, a nonprofit organization, and businesses up to $75,000; - requires the Department of Transportation to: - adjust the assistance limit annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2027; - calculate and publish the inflation-adjusted limit each year; and - provide the updated amount to the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 57-12-4 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 261 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 57-12-4 is amended to read: 57-12-4 . Federal funds -- Direct assistance. (1) When federal funds are available for payment of direct financial assistance to a person displaced by acquisition of real property by any agency that an agency's acquisition of real property displaces , the displacing agency may use those federal funds with state or local funds to the extent provided by federal law federal law provides and may provide direct financial assistance in the …
Sponsors
- Heidi Balderree (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4)
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 19, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 13, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 9, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 6, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Business, Department of Transportation, Transportation, Eminent Domain, Real Property, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB144?
- SB144 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Relocation Assistance Amendments.
- What does SB144 do?
- This bill modifies the Utah Relocation Assistance Act.
- What is the status of SB144?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB144?
- Heidi Balderree (R, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB144?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0144.html
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