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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 479

HB 479Session 2026HousePassed a vote

Election Code Modifications

Official source overview

This bill amends provisions relating to elections.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 479 S3. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

House/ filed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 4, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 2, 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;
  • modifies voter registration forms and other forms to allow a voter to request, for future elections, whether the voter will receive a ballot by mail and whether the voter desires to return a ballot by mail;
  • requires a voter to make a request described in the preceding paragraph at least every eight years;
  • provides that, beginning in 2029, a voter: will not receive a ballot by mail unless the voter makes a timely request to receive a ballot by mail; and subject to certain exceptions, will not be permitted to return a ballot by mail unless the voter makes a timely request to return a ballot by mail;
  • provides that a voter may return a ballot to a ballot drop box only when the ballot drop box is attended by at least two poll workers;
  • establishes requirements regarding the required number of drop boxes and the days and hours during which voters may return ballots to drop boxes;
  • requires a voter who returns a ballot to a ballot drop box to first provide identification to a poll worker at the ballot drop box;
  • describes the requirements for verification of identity at a ballot drop box;
  • describes the requirements for returning a ballot by mail;
  • describes requirements relating to voting a ballot;
  • describes the requirements for returning a ballot to a polling place or voting at a polling place;
  • extends emergency ballot provisions to an individual with a disability who is restricted in the individual's ability to travel from the individual's residence;
  • modifies forms, voting requirements, and other provisions to conform with the provisions of this bill;
  • creates a process for an individual to receive a voter registration form and voter registration information when purchasing a hunting or fishing license;
  • describes the type of personal identifying information that must be redacted from certain political disclosure reports and provides civil and criminal penalties for publicly disclosing the information;
  • modifies a provision relating to the frequency of an elections audit performed by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General; and
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public SafetyElections & Government

Source subjects

CrimesElection AdministrationElection LawFishingGovernment Operations (State Issues)HuntingLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeVoting and Voter Registration

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBurton, Jefferson S.
cosponsorMcKell, Michael K.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline43 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ filed

    FilingHouse
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  3. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  4. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ strike enacting clause

    Senate
  5. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    Senate
  6. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Senate
  7. Mar 3, 2026

    Senate Comm - Held [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Senate
  8. Mar 2, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  9. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  10. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  11. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  12. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ uncircled

    House
  14. Mar 2, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479S03

    Utah State Legislature
  15. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ circled

    House
  16. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ substituted

    House
  17. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  18. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479S03

    Utah State Legislature
  19. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479S03

    Utah State Legislature
  20. Feb 27, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479S03

    Utah State Legislature
  21. Feb 26, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479S02

    Utah State Legislature
  22. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  23. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

    House
  24. Feb 26, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  25. Feb 26, 2026

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  26. Feb 25, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479S02

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Feb 24, 2026

    House/ lifted from standing committee [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

    House
  28. Feb 24, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479S01

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479S02

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479S02

    Utah State Legislature
  31. Feb 20, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479S01

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Feb 18, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479S01

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Feb 18, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479S01

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  35. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  36. Feb 9, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0479

    Utah State Legislature
  37. Feb 9, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0479

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Feb 4, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  39. Feb 4, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  40. Feb 4, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0479

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Feb 4, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0479

    Utah State Legislature
  42. Feb 4, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  43. Feb 4, 2026

    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.