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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 68

HB 68Session 2026HouseBecame law

Housing and Community Development Amendments

Official source overview

This bill creates the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 68 S6. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 25, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 22, 2025
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.

  • creates the Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity by enacting, renumbering, and amending certain provisions from the Housing and Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget to HCD;
  • defines terms;
  • provides for personnel transfer from the Housing and Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services to HCD;
  • creates the state housing coordinator (housing coordinator) position within HCD, who is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate;
  • renames the Housing and Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services to the Division of Community Services within the Department of Workforce Services;
  • repeals certain obsolete sections of code;
  • repeals certain sections of code to consolidate with other code sections;
  • repeals the Commission on Housing Affordability;
  • requires coordination between the housing coordinator of HCD and the Utah Housing Corporation (UHC) under certain circumstances;
  • amends the required fields of expertise of public trustees appointed to the UHC board of trustees;
  • moves the Homeless Housing and Services Grant Program from the Office of Homeless Services into HCD;
  • requires recipients of certain state or state-administered funds to report certain data to HCD; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HousingTransportationBusiness & Economy

Source subjects

Affordable HousingCommunity DevelopmentDepartment of TransportationDepartment of Workforce ServicesEconomic DevelopmentGovernor's Office of Economic OpportunityGrant Programs and IncentivesHomelessnessHousingIndependent EntitiesTransportationUtah Housing CorporationWorkforce Services

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorRoberts, Calvin
cosponsorFillmore, Lincoln

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline74 actions⌄
  1. Mar 25, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 12, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 12, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Mar 11, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Mar 11, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Mar 6, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 6, 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 5, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  13. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  14. Mar 5, 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/ substituted

    Senate
  22. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  23. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate/ returned to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    Senate
  24. Mar 4, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0068S06

    Utah State Legislature
  25. Mar 4, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0068S06

    Utah State Legislature
  26. Mar 4, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0068S06

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Mar 4, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0068S06

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Mar 2, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0068S05

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0068S05

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0068S04

    Utah State Legislature
  31. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0068S04

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0068S05

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0068S05

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table

    Senate
  35. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  36. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  37. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ substituted

    Senate
  38. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  39. Feb 25, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0068S04

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Feb 25, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0068S04

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  42. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  43. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  44. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  45. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  46. Feb 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0068S03

    Utah State Legislature
  47. Feb 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0068S03

    Utah State Legislature
  48. Feb 13, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  49. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  50. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  51. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ substituted

    House
  52. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  53. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0068S03

    Utah State Legislature
  54. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0068S03

    Utah State Legislature
  55. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0068S02

    Utah State Legislature
  56. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0068S02

    Utah State Legislature
  57. Feb 7, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0068S02

    Utah State Legislature
  58. Feb 7, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0068S02

    Utah State Legislature
  59. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  60. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  61. Feb 5, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  62. Feb 4, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0068S01

    Utah State Legislature
  63. Feb 3, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0068S01

    Utah State Legislature
  64. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  65. Feb 3, 2026

    Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  66. Jan 31, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0068S01

    Utah State Legislature
  67. Jan 31, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0068S01

    Utah State Legislature
  68. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  69. Jan 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0068

    Utah State Legislature
  70. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  71. Dec 22, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0068

    Utah State Legislature
  72. Dec 22, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0068

    Utah State Legislature
  73. Dec 22, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  74. Dec 22, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.