HB0558 • 2026

Elections Amendments

Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. Wilcox, Ryan D.
Last action: 2026-03-06
Official status: House/ filed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Elections Amendments

This bill requires the posting of certain information relating to a candidate for public office.

What This Bill Does

This bill requires the posting of certain information relating to a candidate for public office.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-06 House file for bills not passed
House/ filed
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
House/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-05 House Rules Committee
House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted
2026-03-02 House Government Operations Committee
House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
2026-02-26 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0558S01
2026-02-26 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0558S01
2026-02-25 House Government Operations Committee
House Comm - Held
2026-02-25 House Government Operations Committee
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-02-25 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0558S01
2026-02-25 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0558S01
2026-02-19 House Government Operations Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-17 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-17 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0558
2026-02-17 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0558
2026-02-13 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-13 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-13 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-02-13 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0558
2026-02-13 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0558
2026-02-13 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill requires the posting of certain information relating to a candidate for public office.

Current Bill Text

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20A-9-203.5
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Elections Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox
Senate Sponsor:
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires the posting of certain information relating to a candidate for public office.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
requires an election officer to post the following information relating to a candidate for
public office:
the name and campaign contact information of the candidate;
the office that the candidate is seeking; and
the political party affiliation of the candidate, regardless of whether the candidate is a
candidate for partisan or nonpartisan office; and
exempts a judge who is a candidate in a retention election from the provisions of this bill.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
20A-9-203.5
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 48
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
20A-9-203.5
is amended to read:
20A-9-203.5
. Requirement to post candidate information on website.
The clerk of a county or a municipality
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection
(2)
, an election officer
shall, within three business
days after the day on which the
clerk
election officer
accepts a declaration of
candidacy, post the following information on the
election officer's
website
of the county
or municipality
:
(1)
(a)
the name and campaign contact information of the candidate;
and
(2)
(b)
the office that the candidate is seeking
.
; and
(c)
regardless of whether the office sought by the candidate is a partisan or nonpartisan
office:
(i)
the political party with which the candidate is affiliated; or
(ii)
if the candidate is not affiliated with a political party, that the candidate is not
affiliated with a political party.
(2)
(a)
For an election officer who does not have a website, the election officer shall,
within three business days after the day on which the election officer accepts a
declaration of candidacy, publish the information described in Subsection
(1)
on the
Utah Public Notice Website.
(b)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a candidate in a retention election described in
Chapter 12, Selection and Election of Judges.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
2-25-26 1:18 PM