---
type: "Bill"
title: "Budgetary Modifications"
description: "Budgetary Modifications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 545"
citation: "Utah HB 545 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Energy", "Government Operations (State Issues)", "Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity", "Grant Programs and Incentives", "Legislative Operations", "Legislative Organization", "Public Budgeting", "Public Funds and Accounts", "State Auditor"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson, Val L."]
version_count: 11
action_count: 68
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11T15:57:12+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-25T15:27:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/835f2fde-4692-4514-854d-31b49cf686be"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0545.html"
source_hash: "9f04bebca3f1e9239c2eb182c389950536684829182b188ba16ae445b7e432dc"
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 545 (2026) — Budgetary Modifications

## 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/HB0545.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0545 To HB0545S01.pdf)
3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0545S01 To HB0545S02.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0545S02 To HB0545S03.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0545S03 To HB0545S04.pdf)
6. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0545S01.Hamd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0545S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0545S02.xml)
9. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0545S03.xml)
10. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0545S04.xml)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0545.xml)

## Votes

- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **66–1** (pass) · lower
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **71–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Peterson, Val L. — primary (person)
- Stevenson, Jerry W — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11T15:57:12+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-02-11T15:57:12+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-02-11T15:57:15+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0545
- **2026-02-11T15:57:15+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0545
- **2026-02-11T17:17:59+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-02-11T18:09:45+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-12T23:53:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0545
- **2026-02-13T17:36:35+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0545
- **2026-02-17T15:39:00+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-17T19:08:16+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20T04:36:19+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0545S01
- **2026-02-20T04:36:19+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0545S01
- **2026-02-20T16:00:32+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- **2026-02-20T16:04:55+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-20T16:11:32+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20T16:54:00+00:00** House Comm - Reconsider actions [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- **2026-02-20T16:55:15+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20T21:12:07+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-20T21:12:08+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-21T00:26:25+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0545S01
- **2026-02-23T17:26:53+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0545S01
- **2026-02-25T23:11:19+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0545S02
- **2026-02-25T23:11:19+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0545S02
- **2026-02-26T20:15:20+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0545S02
- **2026-02-27T01:45:12+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-27T01:45:37+00:00** House/ circled
- **2026-02-27T02:12:22+00:00** House/ uncircled
- **2026-02-27T02:16:49+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-02-27T02:18:26+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-27T02:18:28+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-27T16:02:23+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-27T17:16:39+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-27T17:45:30+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0545S02
- **2026-02-27T23:03:05+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03T18:03:08+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0545S03
- **2026-03-03T18:03:08+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0545S03
- **2026-03-04T00:06:05+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-03-04T00:08:44+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T00:44:17+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0545S03
- **2026-03-04T15:37:30+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0545S03
- **2026-03-04T16:38:18+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-03-04T16:38:19+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T00:03:14+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05T22:29:59+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T22:46:04+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0545S04
- **2026-03-05T22:46:04+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0545S04
- **2026-03-05T22:55:27+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0545S04
- **2026-03-05T23:44:30+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0545S04
- **2026-03-06T02:55:40+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T02:56:32+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-03-06T03:01:11+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T03:01:12+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-06T03:34:56+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T03:34:57+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T17:04:11+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T17:04:12+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T20:57:00+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T20:57:01+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-06T20:57:02+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T22:35:34+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T22:35:35+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-07T07:23:10+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-07T07:23:16+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-11T17:20:22+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11T17:20:27+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-12T19:06:07+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-12T19:06:09+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25T15:27:00+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/835f2fde-4692-4514-854d-31b49cf686be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).