H.B. 239: Local Land Use Amendments

What the bill does

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

This bill establishes the Commission on Unincorporated Areas of a County of the First Class.

• Defines terms
• Makes legislative findings
• Establishes the Commission on Unincorporated Areas of a County of the First Class (commission)
• Describes the membership of the commission
• Requires a county of the first class to provide staff support to the commission
• Describes the duties of the commission
• Authorizes the commission to make one or more plans regarding an unincorporated area in a county of the first class
• Describes the process to adopt, modify, or repeal a plan
• Describes the effect of an adopted plan

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: Counties · Local Government Boundaries · Municipalities · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Annexation · Incorporation · Unincorporated Areas

How it moved

1. January 20, 2026 · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
2. March 6, 2026 · 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. 239, dated January 23, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

• State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
• State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could cost the Senate $1,600 and the House of Representatives $1,600, for a total of $3,200, ongoing from the General Fund beginning in FY 2027, for compensation of legislators on the newly created commission.
• Local government: Enactment of this legislation could cost Salt Lake County $340,000 ongoing beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 to provide the commission technical support, clerical services, and facility assistance. Enactment of this legislation could cost participating counties up to $120 per day per member ongoing beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 for the per diem reimbursement.
• 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: Jordan D. Teuscher

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

filed
Action date: March 6, 2026

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

Recorded floor votes

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Ledger coverage

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