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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 544: County Land Use Authority Amendments

2 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill requires a county to accept and process a plan review application for a single-family dwelling on a qualifying parcel that is not part of a subdivision.

  • Defines terms
  • Amends the purpose of a county's general land use authority to include protecting property rights
  • Describes the circumstances under which a county is required to accept and process a plan review application for a single-family dwelling on a qualifying parcel
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Kristen Chevrier

Utah House, March 2, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 544
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 0 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (67)

53 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 Republican

Utah House, March 3, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 544
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 73 Nays 0 N/V 2
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (69)

55 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.