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H.B. 406: Homeowners' Association Modifications

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 amends provisions relating to homeowners' associations.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires that the Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman (office) make public each advisory opinion the office issues
  • Requires that the office publish educational materials on the office's website
  • Provides that an action by an attorney employed by the office does not create an attorney-client relationship
  • Provides that the filing fee a person pays for an advisory opinion from the office is nonrefundable
  • Provides that a homeowners' association may not require a person to engage in binding arbitration before obtaining an advisory opinion from the office
  • Provides the requirements for the contents of a request for an advisory opinion
  • Amends the amount of the civil penalty a court may issue after qualifying conditions are met
  • Repeals the requirement that the parties to an advisory opinion split the cost of the advisory opinion
  • Provides that an administrative setup fee may not exceed $200
  • Establishes the conditions under which Title 57, Chapter 8, Condominium Ownership Act, or Title 57, Chapter 8a, Community Association Act, applies
  • Requires that an association of unit owners prepare and adopt an annual budget for the association
  • Amends provisions relating to the applicability of Title 57, Chapter 8, Condominium Ownership Act, or Title 57, Chapter 8a, Community Association Act
  • Removes the requirement that a board member and president of an association provide a physical address to the Department of Commerce for registration
  • Provides that certain documents are considered property of an association
  • Provides that if a person maintains a document considered property of an association, the person shall provide the document to the association upon request
  • Provides that a declarant may sell a part of the common areas during the period of administrative control to certain persons
  • Makes technical changes

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: Business · Community/Condominium Associations (HOAs) · Real Property

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 1st Sub. H.B. 406 (Buff), dated February 11, 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: Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 Enactment of this legislation could save the Utah Department of Transportation ongoing $2,500,000 from the Transportation Fund and $22,500,000 from the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 by eliminating the requirement to file separate condemnation cases against individual HOA property owners during right-of-way acquisitions.
  • 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: R. Neil Walter

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

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Latest recorded action

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Recorded floor votes

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Ledger coverage

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