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type: "Bill"
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title: "Local Government Amendments"
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description: "Local Government Amendments"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
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legislature: "Utah Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 38"
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citation: "Utah HB 38 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Annexation", "Counties", "County Officers", "County and Municipal Finance", "Fiscal Procedures", "Form of Local Government", "Limited Purpose Local Government Entities", "Local Government Boundaries", "Local Government Classification", "Local Government Employees", "Local Taxation and Fees", "Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)", "Special Service Districts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dunnigan, James A."]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 55
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-12-16T23:24:30+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-03-18T15:48:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aefe3415-c51c-4e7d-874b-aeafc10ea4db"
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source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0038.html"
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source_hash: "bba2e05b91cfd0bd834a1bf22df3e35b82ebedbf0696bbf0367e13b93137ab2e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
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---
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# Utah HB 38 (2026) — Local Government Amendments
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0038.xml)
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2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0038 To HB0038S01.pdf)
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3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0038S01 To HB0038S02.pdf)
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4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0038S02 To HB0038S03.pdf)
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5. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0038S01.xml)
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6. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0038S02.xml)
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7. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0038S03.xml)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0038.xml)
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## Votes
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- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **19–4** (pass) · upper
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- House/ passed 3rd reading — **56–13** (pass) · lower
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- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **24–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dunnigan, James A. — primary (person)
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- McKell, Michael K. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-16T23:24:30+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
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- **2025-12-16T23:24:30+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
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- **2025-12-16T23:24:31+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0038
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- **2025-12-16T23:24:31+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0038
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- **2026-01-05T21:10:43+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0038
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- **2026-01-05T21:10:45+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0038
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- **2026-01-14T20:40:24+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
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- **2026-01-14T21:19:49+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
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- **2026-01-20T17:43:19+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
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- **2026-01-20T18:20:03+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
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- **2026-01-20T18:21:00+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
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- **2026-01-20T23:40:42+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
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- **2026-01-20T23:41:08+00:00** House/ circled
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- **2026-01-21T18:41:52+00:00** House/ lifted from calendar sent to standing comm [House Political Subdivisions Committee]
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- **2026-01-29T01:38:13+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0038S01
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- **2026-01-29T01:38:13+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0038S01
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- **2026-01-29T20:40:32+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0038S02
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- **2026-01-29T20:40:32+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0038S02
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- **2026-01-29T21:35:17+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Political Subdivisions Committee]
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- **2026-01-29T21:38:46+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-30T17:17:52+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
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- **2026-01-30T23:37:10+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0038S01
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- **2026-01-30T23:37:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0038S01
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- **2026-02-03T00:25:03+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0038S02
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- **2026-02-03T00:25:04+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0038S02
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- **2026-02-04T18:48:56+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0038S03
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- **2026-02-04T18:48:56+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0038S03
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- **2026-02-06T15:27:51+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0038S03
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- **2026-02-06T15:27:52+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0038S03
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- **2026-02-09T21:53:03+00:00** House/ substituted
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- **2026-02-09T22:05:30+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
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- **2026-02-09T22:05:32+00:00** House/ to Senate
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- **2026-02-09T23:49:22+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
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- **2026-02-10T18:13:48+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
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- **2026-02-12T17:18:52+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13T15:41:20+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-17T17:38:30+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-17T17:38:31+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-19T18:31:31+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
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- **2026-02-19T18:31:47+00:00** Senate/ circled
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- **2026-02-19T18:42:14+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
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- **2026-02-19T18:44:25+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-20T17:44:52+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
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- **2026-02-20T17:47:24+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
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- **2026-02-20T17:47:25+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
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- **2026-02-20T17:47:26+00:00** Senate/ to House
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- **2026-02-20T19:20:42+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
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- **2026-02-20T19:20:43+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
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- **2026-02-23T15:59:59+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
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- **2026-02-23T16:00:02+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- **2026-03-11T21:07:59+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11T21:08:07+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
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- **2026-03-16T20:36:12+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
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- **2026-03-16T20:36:14+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-18T15:48:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aefe3415-c51c-4e7d-874b-aeafc10ea4db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).
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