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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 513

HB 513Session 2026HouseBecame law

Attorney General Funding Amendments

Official source overview

This bill addresses funding for the Office of the Attorney General.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 513 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 19, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 9, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 11, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

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

  • exempts the Office of the Attorney General (office) from the provisions governing internal service funds with respect to charges for legal services the office provides to an agency;
  • provides that when the office charges an agency for legal services, the office shall calculate the charge based on the actual time spent on the legal services;
  • requires the office and each agency to annually agree on a retainer amount to be included in the governor's proposed budget that represents the total anticipated cost of the agency's legal services for the upcoming fiscal year;
  • after the Legislature appropriates each agency's retainer, directs the office and each agency to execute a service-level agreement that includes the agency's expected legal services needs, the rates at which the office will charge for the legal services, and specified information about the money used to pay for the legal services;
  • establishes the Legal Services Retainer Fund into which each agency will transfer the agency's retainer;
  • allows the office to use money in the Legal Services Retainer Fund to pay for the legal services that the office charges to each agency during the fiscal year;
  • requires an agency to use the agency's existing budget to pay for any legal services charges that exceed the agency's balance in the Legal Services Retainer Fund;
  • creates the Legal Services and Litigation Program to pay costs of defending the state in civil litigation that meets specified criteria;
  • provides that appropriations made to the Legal Services and Litigation Program are nonlapsing; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesElections & Government

Source subjects

Attorney GeneralCivil LitigationConstitutional OfficersElected OfficialGovernment Operations (State Issues)Legislative OrganizationPublic BudgetingPublic Funds and Accounts

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorPeterson, Val L.
cosponsorMcKell, Michael K.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline59 actions⌄
  1. Mar 19, 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 11, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 11, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Mar 11, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Mar 11, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Mar 10, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Mar 10, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Mar 10, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  13. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  14. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    Amendment PassageSenate
  15. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

    House
  16. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  17. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ to House with amendments

    House
  18. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    House
  19. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ floor amendment

    Senate
  20. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  21. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ motion to reconsider

    Senate
  22. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  23. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  24. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  25. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  26. Mar 6, 2026

    Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  27. Mar 5, 2026

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

    Reading 2Senate
  28. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  29. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  30. Mar 4, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  31. Feb 27, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  32. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0513S01

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0513S01

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  35. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  36. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  37. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  38. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ substituted

    House
  39. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ uncircled

    House
  40. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ circled

    House
  41. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ uncircled

    House
  42. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0513S01

    Utah State Legislature
  43. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0513S01

    Utah State Legislature
  44. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ circled

    House
  45. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  46. Feb 18, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  47. Feb 18, 2026

    House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Amendment PassageHouse
  48. Feb 18, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  49. Feb 18, 2026

    House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  50. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  51. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  52. Feb 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0513

    Utah State Legislature
  53. Feb 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0513

    Utah State Legislature
  54. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  55. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  56. Feb 9, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0513

    Utah State Legislature
  57. Feb 9, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0513

    Utah State Legislature
  58. Feb 9, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  59. Feb 9, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.