SB321 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Municipal Election Amendments.

What is the status of SB321?

Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).

Daniel McCay (R, 18), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SB321?

On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0321.html

Utah legislation · 2026 General Session

Utah SB321: Municipal Election Amendments

Q: What does SB321 do?

In its own words: An act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal office at any caucus, political convention, or election. (j) "Reporting entity" means: (i) a candidate; (ii) a committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate; (iii) a person who holds an elected municipal office; (iv) a party committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; (v) a political action committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; (vi) a political issues committee as define.

Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026

This bill establishes annual year-end campaign finance reporting for municipal candidates until campaign account dissolution.

What the bill says

An act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal office at any caucus, political convention, or election. (j) "Reporting entity" means: (i) a candidate; (ii) a committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate; (iii) a person who holds an elected municipal office; (iv) a party committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; (v) a political action committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; (vi) a political issues committee as define.

From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:

an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal office at any caucus, political convention, or election. (j) "Reporting entity" means: (i) a candidate; (ii) a committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate; (iii) a person who holds an elected municipal office; (iv) a party committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; (v) a political action committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; (vi) a political issues committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; (vii) a corporation as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; or (viii) a labor organization as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 . (2) (a) A municipality may adopt an ordinance establishing campaign finance disclosure requirements for a candidate that are more stringent than the requirements provided in Subsections (3) through (8) . (b) The municipality may adopt definitions that are more stringent than those provided in Subsection (1) . (c) If a municipality fails to adopt a campaign finance disclosure ordinance described in Subsection (2)(a) , a candidate shall comply with financial reporting requirements contained in Subsections (3) through (8) . (3) Each candidate: (a) shall deposit a contribution in a separate campaign account in …

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Utah SB321: Municipal Election Amendments

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