Land use, zoning and housing bills
Land use, planning and zoning, and housing bills from the session.
2026 General Session · Utah
Land use is where state and local authority meet most often and most sharply. A single sentence in a housing bill can remove a city's discretion over density, parking, permitting timelines or impact fees — and the effect lands on a planning department that had no part in the drafting.
For most cities this is the subject worth reading first, because the changes are structural rather than budgetary: they alter what the city is permitted to decide, not merely what it can afford.
40 bills were filed under Land Use, Planning and Zoning, Housing, Affordable Housing, of which 17 became law. Status and text come from the Utah State Legislature; this page is generated from that data and was last updated 2026-09-22.
Every bill in this subject
- H.B. 68Housing and Community Development AmendmentsSigned
- H.B. 76Data Center Water Transparency AmendmentsSigned
- H.B. 436Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure AmendmentsSigned
- H.B. 444State Land Access Road AmendmentsSigned
- H.B. 445County Government Land PurchasingSigned
- H.B. 475Development Planning and Coordination AmendmentsSigned
- H.B. 507State Coordination of Regional and Local Economic Development Projects AmendmentsSigned
- H.B. 520Higher Education Student Housing StudySigned
- H.C.R. 6Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Utah Housing Strategic PlanEnrolled
- H.C.R. 14Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Transfer of Federally Managed LandsEnrolled
- S.B. 3Current Fiscal Year Supplemental AppropriationsSigned
- S.B. 12Sunset and Repeal Date AmendmentsSigned
- S.B. 39Investment Zones AmendmentsSigned
- S.B. 44Statewide Resource Management Plan AmendmentsSigned
- S.B. 278Development Authority ModificationsSigned
- S.B. 284Local Land and Water ModificationsSigned
- S.R. 4Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential DevelopmentEnrolled
- H.B. 170School Board Referendum AmendmentsFailed
- H.B. 184Small Lots and Starter Homes AmendmentsFailed
- H.B. 191Airport Land Use AmendmentsOn the floor
- H.B. 285Local Planning and Regulation Impacts on Wildlife AmendmentsIntroduced
- H.B. 470Building Inspection AmendmentsFailed
- H.B. 477Land Use Regulation RevisionsIn committee
- H.B. 510Municipal Incorporation ModificationsFailed
- H.B. 533Groundwater AmendmentsIn committee
- H.B. 541First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program AmendmentsIn committee
- H.B. 544County Land Use Authority AmendmentsIntroduced
- H.B. 568Impact Fee Limit AmendmentsIn committee
- H.B. 570New Home Impact Fee AmendmentsIntroduced
- H.B. 592Municipal Incorporation AmendmentsIn committee
- S.B. 187Renter Credit Reporting AmendmentsFailed
- S.B. 221Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone AmendmentsIn committee
- S.B. 245Impact Fee AmendmentsOn the floor
- S.B. 255Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations AmendmentsFailed
- S.B. 277Utah Homes Investment Program AmendmentsFailed
- S.B. 309Single-family Home Rental ModificationsIn committee
- S.B. 328Municipal Service District AmendmentsIntroduced
- S.B. 330Land Use Regulation AmendmentsIntroduced
- S.J.R. 14Joint Resolution Recognizing the Utah Land Use Task ForceIntroduced
- S.J.R. 15Joint Resolution Recognizing the Utah Property Rights CoalitionIntroduced
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