HB0324 • 2026

Utah Marriage Commission Fee Amendments

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Rep. Ballard, Melissa G.
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Utah Marriage Commission Fee Amendments

This bill modifies funds the Utah Marriage Commission receives.

What This Bill Does

This bill modifies funds the Utah Marriage Commission receives.

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Bill History

2026-03-18 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-12 Executive Branch - Governor
House/ to Governor
2026-03-11 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-11 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-05 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-05 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-04 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-03-04 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-04 Senate President
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-04 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-03-04 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-02-26 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-26 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-26 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar Table
Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-23 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-23 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-23 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-19 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
2026-02-17 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-17 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-12 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-12 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-12 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-12 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-04 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House/ comm rpt/ amended
2026-02-03 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2026-02-03 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-02 House Political Subdivisions Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-26 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-25 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0324
2026-01-25 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0324
2026-01-23 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-23 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-22 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-22 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0324
2026-01-22 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0324
2026-01-22 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill modifies funds the Utah Marriage Commission receives.

Current Bill Text

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17-66-303
17-66-303
15
Utah Marriage Commission Fee Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies funds the Utah Marriage Commission receives.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
increases the $400,000 limit to $600,000 on funds the Utah Marriage Commission may
receive from county marriage license fees.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17-66-303
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session,
Chapter 13
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
17-66-303
is amended to read:
17-66-303
. Fees of county officers.
(1)
As used in this section, "county officer" means a county officer enumerated in Section
17-66-102
except a county recorder, a county constable, or a county sheriff.
(2)
(a)
A county officer shall collect, in advance, for exclusive county use and benefit:
(i)
a fee established by the county legislative body under Section
17-63-707
; and
(ii)
any other fee authorized or required by law.
(b)
As long as the Children's Legal Defense Account is authorized by Section
51-9-408
,
the county clerk shall:
(i)
assess $10 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established under
authority of this section; and
(ii)
transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the Division of Finance for deposit
into the Children's Legal Defense Account.
(c)
(i)
As long as the Division of Child and Family Services, created in Section
80-2-201
, has the responsibility under Section
80-2-301
to provide services,
including temporary shelter, for victims of domestic violence, the county clerk
shall:
(A)
collect $10 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established
under authority of this section and in addition to the amount described in
Subsection
(2)(b)
, if an applicant chooses, as provided in Subsection
(2)(c)(ii)
,
to pay the additional $10; and
(B)
to the extent actually paid, transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the
Division of Finance for distribution to the Division of Child and Family
Services for the operation of shelters for victims of domestic violence.
(ii)
(A)
The county clerk shall provide a method for an applicant for a marriage
license to choose to pay the additional $10 referred to in Subsection
(2)(c)(i)
.
(B)
An applicant for a marriage license may choose not to pay the additional $10
referred to in Subsection
(2)(c)(i)
without affecting the applicant's ability to be
issued a marriage license.
(d)
If a county operates an online marriage application system, the county clerk of that
county:
(i)
may assess $20 in addition to the other fees for a marriage license established
under this section;
(ii)
except as provided in Subsection
(2)(d)(iii)
, shall transmit $20 from the marriage
license fee to the state treasurer for deposit annually as follows:
(A)
the first
$400,000
$600,000
shall accrue to the Utah Marriage Commission,
created in Title
63M, Chapter 15
, Utah Marriage Commission, as dedicated
credits for the operation of the Utah Marriage Commission; and
(B)
proceeds in excess of
$400,000
$600,000
shall be deposited into the General
Fund; and
(iii)
may not transmit $20 from the marriage license fee to the state treasurer under
this Subsection
(2)(d)
if both individuals seeking the marriage license certify that
they have completed premarital counseling or education in accordance with
Section
81-2-206
.
(3)
This section does not apply to a fee currently being assessed by the state but collected
by a county officer.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-6-26 10:29 AM