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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 508

HB 508Session 2026HouseBecame law

State Facilities Modifications

Official source overview

This bill addresses state facilities.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 508 S3. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 26, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 6, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 6, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • establishes the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee as the subcommittee to hear and prioritize requests for state funding of capital facility projects within the Utah System of Higher Education;
  • establishes requirements for the proposal of a technical college or degree-granting institution for a capital facility project funding request;
  • requires compliance with the dedicated and non-dedicated project approval process for higher education capital facility projects;
  • clarifies the process for requesting capital development appropriations by distinguishing between architectural programming and design-and-construction phases;
  • authorizes an agency to request funding for architectural programming without requiring the submission of a feasibility study;
  • requires an agency to complete architectural programming before requesting an appropriation for the design and construction of a capital development project;
  • increases, from $100,000 to $1,500,000, the maximum project cost for which a state entity may directly supervise the design and construction of a state facility and establishes higher supervisory thresholds for certain institutions within the Utah System of Higher Education;
  • requires a state entity that elects to directly supervise the design and construction of a state facility project to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (division) that addresses compliance with division standards;
  • prohibits a state entity described above from accessing the division's statewide contingency reserve or project reserve for the state facility project;
  • authorizes the director of the division to assume control of a project described above when division inspection or review determines that the work is deficient or noncompliant with division design, construction, or code inspection standards;
  • aligns revocation authority for delegated projects by allowing the director of the division to revoke delegation to address inspection-based deficiencies;
  • requires that design criteria exceeding the state construction code to be appropriate for the facility's intended use and cost-effective over the facility's expected useful life;
  • adds required components to a capital development feasibility study by requiring inclusion of a space utilization plan and capital budget estimate approved by the division;
  • authorizes the Legislature to transfer any excess amount from the statewide contingency reserve to the General Fund or the Income Tax Fund;
  • if the excess amount described above is attributable to a higher education or technical college capital project, requires the Legislature to transfer the excess amount to the applicable capital project fund;
  • requires the division to submit an annual request for appropriation to the Legislature for each year covered by the five-year building plan;
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

EducationElections & Government

Source subjects

Colleges and UniversitiesConstructionConstruction and Fire CodesDepartment of Government OperationsFacilities, Construction, and ManagementGovernment Operations (State Issues)Higher EducationProcurementState FacilitiesTechnical Colleges

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBrooks, Walt
cosponsorIpson, Don L.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline58 actions⌄
  1. Mar 26, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 17, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 17, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Mar 12, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Mar 12, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Mar 10, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 10, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Mar 6, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Mar 6, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  13. Mar 6, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  14. Mar 6, 2026

    House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    Amendment PassageSenate
  15. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

    House
  16. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  17. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ to House with amendments

    House
  18. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    House
  19. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  20. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  21. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  22. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  23. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    Reading 2Senate
  24. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  25. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Senate
  26. Mar 2, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0508S03

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Mar 2, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0508S01

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Mar 2, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0508S03

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  30. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    SubstitutionSenate
  31. Mar 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0508S03

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Mar 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0508S03

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Feb 26, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  34. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  35. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  36. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  37. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  38. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  39. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0508S02

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0508S02

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Feb 18, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  42. Feb 18, 2026

    House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Government Operations Committee]

    House
  43. Feb 18, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  44. Feb 18, 2026

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  45. Feb 18, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0508S02

    Utah State Legislature
  46. Feb 18, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0508S02

    Utah State Legislature
  47. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0508S01

    Utah State Legislature
  48. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0508S01

    Utah State Legislature
  49. Feb 11, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  50. Feb 11, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  51. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0508

    Utah State Legislature
  52. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0508

    Utah State Legislature
  53. Feb 6, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  54. Feb 6, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  55. Feb 6, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0508

    Utah State Legislature
  56. Feb 6, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0508

    Utah State Legislature
  57. Feb 6, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  58. Feb 6, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.