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H.B. 175: Public Funds and Political Activities Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses political activities of persons receiving public funds.

  • Prohibits an entity from receiving a government contract or a state grant if: the entity participates in a political campaign; the entity devotes more than an insubstantial part of the entity's activities to attempting to influence legislation; or the entity's primary objective can only be attained by legislative action or inaction and the entity advocates for that action or inaction
  • Prohibits a current or prospective government contractor or a current or prospective state grant recipient from making a contribution to a political entity or to another person for a political purpose
  • Provides enforcement of the provisions in this bill

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Public Funds and Accounts · Contracts and Obligations · Legislative Operations · Government Operations (State Issues) · Grant Programs and Incentives

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 175, dated January 17, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation could increase dedicated credits revenue to the Department of Government Operations by $290,800 ongoing in FY 2027 in fee revenue from State Agencies as fees increase for procurement and contract related activities.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this Legislation could cost the Department of Government Operations $290,800 ongoing in FY 2027 and $25,300 one-time in FY 2026 in dedicated credits fee revenue for two full-time personnel to research vendors' financial records, contribution history, and validate all contributions made by each potentially awarded vendor.
  • Local government: To the extent that local government has adopted Utah Procurement Code, local governments may have to take on additional workload as outlined by the requirements of this bill. An aggregate impact cannot be determined.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Trevor Lee

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.