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S.B. 28: County Classification Modifications

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

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 how a county is reclassified.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires that every five years the Utah Population Commission and the State Tax Commission report to the lieutenant governor the average population and revenue for each county classification
  • Requires a county move to the next highest or lowest county classification based on a comparison of the county's population and revenue to the average population and revenue for the county's current county classification
  • 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: Counties · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Local Government Classification

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeGovernment Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesGovernment Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
  4. · Senatefiledfile 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

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on S.B. 28 found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton

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.