Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 2 R cosponsors

HB 538 — Legislative Session Amendments

Last action — House/ filed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 10, 2026. It awaits signature.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill repeals and reenacts the beginning dates for the annual budget and general sessions of the Legislature, changing their commencement dates.

  • 36-3-201

    The annual general session of the Legislature shall begin the first Tuesday after the third Monday in January. → The annual budget session of the Legislature shall begin the fourth Monday in February.

    This change alters the start date of the annual budget session from January to February.

  • 36-3-201

    The first annual general session of the Legislature shall begin the first Monday in May.

    This addition sets a new start date for the first general session, moving it from January to May.

  • 36-3-201

    The second annual general session of the Legislature shall begin the second Monday in September.

    This new provision introduces a second general session starting in September.

Action History

  1. House/ filed

  2. House/ strike enacting clause

  3. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  4. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0538

  5. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0538

  6. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  7. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  8. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0538

  9. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0538

  10. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  11. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 538?
HB 538 is sponsored by Daniel McCay (Republican) and Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 538?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 10, 2026. It awaits signature.
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