HB0017 • 2026

Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Rep. Welton, Doug
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments

This bill requires public infrastructure district meetings be held at a location in the boundaries of the public infrastructure district subject to certain exceptions.

What This Bill Does

This bill requires public infrastructure district meetings be held at a location in the boundaries of the public infrastructure district subject to certain exceptions.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-13 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-11 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-11 Executive Branch - Governor
House/ to Governor
2026-03-04 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-04 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-02-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-06 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-06 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-06 Senate President
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-06 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-02-06 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-02-05 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-05 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-02 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-02 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-30 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-28 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-26 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-23 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-01-23 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-01-23 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-01-23 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-01-22 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-01-22 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House/ comm rpt/ amended
2026-01-21 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2026-01-21 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2026-01-21 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-20 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-14 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-14 Clerk of the House
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-08 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0017
2026-01-08 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0017
2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2025-09-15 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0017
2025-09-02 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0017
2025-09-02 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0017

Official Summary Text

This bill requires public infrastructure district meetings be held at a location in the boundaries of the public infrastructure district subject to certain exceptions.

Current Bill Text

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17D-4-205
17D-4-205
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Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Doug Welton
Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires public infrastructure district meetings be held at a location in the
boundaries of the public infrastructure district subject to certain exceptions.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
requires a public infrastructure district board to hold meetings at a location in the
boundaries of the public infrastructure district; and
provides exceptions that permit a board to hold meetings outside the boundaries of the
public infrastructure district.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17D-4-205
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 314
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
17D-4-205
is amended to read:
17D-4-205
. Transparency -- Meetings of the board.
(1)
A public infrastructure district shall file annual reports with the creating entity
regarding the public infrastructure district's actions as provided in the governing
document.
(2)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection
17B-1-310(2)
, and except as provided in Subsection
(2)(b)
, a board shall hold regular and special meetings at a location within the
boundaries of the public infrastructure district.
(b)
Subsection
(2)(a)
does not prohibit a board from holding a regular or special meeting
at a location outside the boundaries of the public infrastructure district if:
(i)
(A)
there are no locations in the public infrastructure district that are able to
accommodate the board and the public that the board reasonably expects will
attend the meeting; and
(B)
the location the board selects is near the public infrastructure district;
(ii)
it is not practicable to hold the regular or special meeting at a location within the
boundaries of the public infrastructure district due to emergency circumstances; or
(iii)
the location the board selects is within the boundaries of the creating entity.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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1-23-26 10:50 AM