Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB266: County Governance Revisions
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies the power and duties of a county manager.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
0 County Governance Revisions 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies the power and duties of a county manager. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - vests the executive powers of a county in the county council in a council-manager form of government; - limits the powers, functions, and duties a county council may delegate to a county manager; - limits the terms of an employment contract with a county manager; - prohibits an unelected county employee from exercising the powers, functions, and duties of an elected county executive or county officer; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 17-62-204 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 7 17-65-301 , 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 17-62-204 is amended to read: 17-62-204 . Council-manager form of county government -- Establishment of voting districts. (1) As used in this section, "district" means a geographic area within the boundaries of a county with a council-manager form of government that is represented only by one council member who: (a) …
Sponsors
- Ronald Winterton (R, 20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Held
- : Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0266
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0266
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- Senate Comm - Held (February 11, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Form of Local Government, Counties, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)
Common questions
- What is SB266?
- SB266 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): County Governance Revisions.
- What does SB266 do?
- This bill modifies the power and duties of a county manager.
- What is the status of SB266?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB266?
- Ronald Winterton (R, 20).
- Where is the official record for SB266?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0266.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.