Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 28 — County Classification Modifications

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 05, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

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Advancing 44% · moderate confidence

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  • To Executive

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies the process and criteria for county classification changes based on population and revenue metrics.

  • 17-60-104

    Each county shall be classified according to the county's population. → A county that exists on May 6, 2026, shall retain the county's classification as it exists on May 6, 2026, until the county's classification is changed in accordance with Section 17-60-105.

    Counties will maintain their classification as of 2026 until officially changed.

  • 17-60-104

    A county with a population of 1,150,000 or more is a county of the first class. A county with a population of 260,000 or more but less than 1,150,000 is a county of the second class. A county with a population of 40,000 or more but less than 260,000 is a county of the third class. A county with a population of 12,000 or more but less than 40,000 is a county of the fourth class. A county with a population of 5,000 or more but less than 12,000 is a county of the fifth class. A county with a population less than 5,000 is a county of the sixth class. → A county formed after May 6, 2026, in accordance with Title 17, Chapter 3, Creating New Counties, shall be classified according to the county's population, as described in Subsection (3), until the county's classification is changed in accordance with Section 17-60-105.

    New counties will be classified based on population until reclassification is mandated.

  • 17-60-105

    The lieutenant governor shall monitor the population figure for each county as shown on:the estimate of the Utah Population Committee created in Section 63C-20-103; or if the Utah Population Committee estimate is not available, the census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census. → Before December 31, 2026, and before December 31 every five years after 2026, the Utah Population Commission and the State Tax Commission shall issue a joint letter to the lieutenant governor that: includes the average population and average annual revenue of each county classification for the year that immediately precedes the year the joint letter is issued; and identifies each county that: has a population that is 200% greater than the average population of the county's current classification; and has an annual revenue that is 200% greater than the average annual revenue of the county's current classification; or has a population that is 50% less than the average population of the county's current classification; and has an annual revenue that is 50% less than the average annual revenue of the county's current classification.

    The process for monitoring and reporting county classification metrics is updated to include periodic reviews.

  • 17-60-105

    After July 1, 2021, if the applicable population figure under Subsection (2) indicates that a county's population has increased beyond the limit for the county's current class, → After the lieutenant governor receives the letter described in Subsection (3), the lieutenant governor shall:

    The criteria for the lieutenant governor's action on population increases is modified to rely on periodic reports from the Population Commission and State Tax Commission.

  • 17-60-105

    prepare a certificate indicating the class in which the county belongs based on the increased population figure; and → prepare a certificate indicating that: except for a county of the first class under Section 17-50-501, the classification of a county with the characteristics described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) is changed to the next highest county classification; and except for a county of the sixth class under Section 17-50-501, the classification of a county with the characteristics described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii) is changed to the next lowest county classification;

    The certificate issued by the lieutenant governor will specify the conditions under which counties are reclassified.

Action History

  1. Senate/ filed

  2. Senate/ strike enacting clause

  3. Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

  4. Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  5. Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  6. Senate Comm - Held [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  7. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

  8. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  9. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0028

  10. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0028

  11. Senate/ received bill from Legislative Printing

  12. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0028

  13. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0028

  14. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  15. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 28?
SB 28 is sponsored by Ronald M. Winterton (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 28?
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