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H.B. 282: Transportation Earmark 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.

It would have cut the sales tax earmark that sends money to the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, leaving that revenue in the General Fund. It never reached a floor vote: a committee sent it back to the Rules Committee, and it was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill reduces a sales and use tax earmark that directs revenue into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005.

  • Reduces a sales and use tax earmark that directs revenue into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 to ensure that the revenue remains in the General Fund

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

Subjects: Revenue and Taxation · Transportation · Transportation Funding · Transportation Investment Fund of 2005

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeRevenue and Taxation Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesRevenue and Taxation Committee
  4. · 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 1st Sub. H.B. 282 (Buff), dated January 28, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, One-time Enactment of this legislation could transfer approximately $339.8 million in FY 2027 and $353.4 million in FY 2028 from the Transportation Investment Fund to the General Fund.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could cost the Tax Commission $2,400 one-time from the General Fund in FY 2026 for data system adjustments.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • 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: Jennifer Dailey-Provost

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

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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.