---
type: "Bill"
title: "Truth in Taxation Amendments"
description: "Truth in Taxation Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 236"
citation: "Utah HB 236 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Taxation and Fees", "Property Tax", "Public Budgeting", "Revenue and Taxation", "State Tax Commission", "Truth in Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson, Karen M."]
version_count: 14
action_count: 67
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-12T22:49:45+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-23T15:39:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/183b3485-83ad-4f41-a684-bcf57c7ece0b"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0236.html"
source_hash: "8becc0fbf603cbb523ac243a11fa6b4ceb2666697e1c7aac0bc22c325e753e88"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---

# Utah HB 236 (2026) — Truth in Taxation Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0236.xml)
2. **Amended 3/6/2026 19:03:604** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0236S02_2026-03-06_19-09-24.pdf)
3. **Amended 3/6/2026 21:03:347** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0236S03_2026-03-06_21-47-52.pdf)
4. **Amended Excerpts 3/6/2026 19:03:604** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0236S02_2026-03-06_19-09-24.pdf)
5. **Amended Excerpts 3/6/2026 21:03:347** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0236S03_2026-03-06_21-47-52.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0236 To HB0236S01.pdf)
7. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0236S01 To HB0236S02.pdf)
8. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0236S02 To HB0236S03.pdf)
9. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0236.Hamd.1.pdf)
10. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0236S02.Samd.1.pdf)
11. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0236S01.xml)
12. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0236S02.xml)
13. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0236S03.xml)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0236.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson, Karen M. — primary (person)
- McCay, Daniel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-12T22:49:45+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-12T22:49:45+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-12T22:49:49+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0236
- **2026-01-12T22:49:49+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0236
- **2026-01-14T21:13:50+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-17T12:03:57+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0236
- **2026-01-17T12:03:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0236
- **2026-01-20T16:28:28+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T22:38:26+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-28T19:11:16+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Revenue and Taxation Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29T21:40:52+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-30T18:50:08+00:00** House/ committee report favorable [House Revenue and Taxation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-30T18:50:09+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-02T21:21:50+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0236S01
- **2026-02-02T21:21:50+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0236S01
- **2026-02-03T19:02:12+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0236S01
- **2026-02-03T19:02:13+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0236S01
- **2026-02-10T21:18:15+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-10T21:19:23+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-02-10T21:23:12+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-10T21:23:14+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-10T22:36:14+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-12T17:32:53+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-13T17:17:19+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18T00:26:10+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18T17:30:00+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18T17:30:01+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-19T22:28:16+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-02-19T22:28:50+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-27T19:38:17+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0236S02
- **2026-02-27T19:38:17+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0236S02
- **2026-02-28T17:59:46+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0236S02
- **2026-02-28T17:59:47+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0236S02
- **2026-03-05T00:03:05+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T03:08:53+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T22:34:41+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-03-06T22:38:03+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-03-06T22:39:07+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-03-06T22:39:47+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-03-06T22:43:00+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T22:43:01+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-07T00:47:58+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0236S03
- **2026-03-07T00:47:58+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0236S03
- **2026-03-07T00:57:33+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0236S03
- **2026-03-07T00:57:34+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0236S03
- **2026-03-07T04:23:59+00:00** Senate/ motion to reconsider
- **2026-03-07T04:24:24+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-07T04:26:18+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-03-07T04:27:11+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-03-07T04:29:03+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-07T04:29:04+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-07T04:57:02+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T04:57:03+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-07T05:30:20+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-07T05:30:21+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-10T16:20:21+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-10T16:20:22+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-10T16:20:24+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-11T19:19:55+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-11T19:19:56+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-11T22:29:10+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-11T22:29:12+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T17:39:05+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T17:39:08+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-16T21:12:21+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-16T21:12:23+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23T15:39:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/183b3485-83ad-4f41-a684-bcf57c7ece0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).