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H.B. 477: Land Use Regulation Revisions

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 modifies provisions related to land use.

  • Amends requirements for a modified feasibility request related to a proposed municipal incorporation
  • Modifies requirements for an ordinance establishing a planning commission
  • Modifies planning commission powers and duties
  • Modifies the requirement to place certain infrastructure completion assurances in an interest-bearing account
  • Requires a specified municipality to allow a detached accessory dwelling unit as a permitted use in certain zones
  • Clarifies notice requirements for a proposed county land use ordinance that is ministerial in nature
  • Modifies a county's authority to deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy if the applicant has not completed an infrastructure improvement
  • Makes technical and conforming 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: Counties · Land Use · Municipalities · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Incorporation · Planning and Zoning

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeePolitical Subdivisions Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesPolitical Subdivisions 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. 477 (Buff), dated February 24, 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 likely will not materially impact state expenditures.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation could cost counties approximately $300 one-time per modified incorporation request for notifying added land owners. The aggregate amount is unknown. Enactment of this legislation could cost a county or municipality $150 for updating planning commission ordinances to address planning commission member removal.
  • 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: Jill Koford

Senate floor sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore

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.