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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 33

HB 33Session 2026HouseBecame law

Political Signs Amendments

Official source overview

This bill amends provisions related to political signs.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 33 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 23, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 5, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 17, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

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

  • defines terms;
  • specifies the form and placement of the disclosure statement for political advertisements;
  • creates an exception to political advertising disclosure requirements for certain candidate-paid political signs;
  • reduces the size dimensions of a political sign that is exempt from disclosing, on the sign, the person who paid for the sign;
  • prohibits a person from: attaching a political sign to a utility pole, light pole, an electric utility box, a traffic control device, or any railroad sign or signal; or affixing an object to a political sign for the purpose of blocking, concealing, or misrepresenting the message or image on the political sign;
  • expands existing criminal penalties for defacing political signs to cover the conduct described above, and specifies exceptions for: a person who removes a political sign that does not contain the disclosure described above; a person who removes a political sign that violates the prohibition on electioneering in or near a polling place; a government employee who removes a political sign in the course of the government employee's duties; a person who removes an object that blocks or conceals a political sign; or a person who removes a political sign that is attached to a utility pole, light pole, an electric utility box, a traffic control device, or any railroad sign or signal;
  • requires each county and municipality to designate one or more locations where a person who removes a political sign may deposit the political sign for safekeeping or disposal;
  • requires a person who removes a political sign under specified circumstances to deposit the sign at a designated location described above;
  • for a county or municipality that receives a political sign, requires the county or municipality to: contact the owner of the political sign; and notify the owner to take possession of the political sign;
  • authorizes a county or municipality to, in certain circumstances: dispose of a political sign; and seek reimbursement from the owner of the political sign for the sign's safekeeping or disposal;
  • prohibits a county or municipality from prohibiting a property owner or lawful occupant of property adjacent to a park strip from posting a political sign on the park strip; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public SafetyElections & Government

Source subjects

CountiesCrimesElected OfficialElection AdministrationElection LawGovernment Operations (State Issues)Municipalities

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorTeuscher, Jordan D.
cosponsorVickers, Evan J.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline52 actions⌄
  1. Mar 23, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Feb 24, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Feb 18, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 18, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 17, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 17, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  13. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  14. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    Amendment PassageSenate
  15. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

    House
  16. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  17. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ to House with amendments

    House
  18. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  19. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ substituted

    Senate
  20. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  21. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0033S01

    Utah State Legislature
  22. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0033S01

    Utah State Legislature
  23. Feb 10, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0033S01

    Utah State Legislature
  24. Feb 10, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0033S01

    Utah State Legislature
  25. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  26. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  27. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  28. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  29. Jan 29, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  30. Jan 29, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  31. Jan 28, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  32. Jan 28, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  33. Jan 26, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  34. Jan 23, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  35. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  36. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  37. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ uncircled

    House
  38. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ circled

    House
  39. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  40. Jan 22, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  41. Jan 22, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Government Operations Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  42. Jan 21, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  43. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  44. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  45. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  46. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  47. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0033

    Utah State Legislature
  48. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0033

    Utah State Legislature
  49. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0033

    Utah State Legislature
  50. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0033

    Utah State Legislature
  51. Dec 5, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  52. Dec 5, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.