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SB 245UTAHSession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Utah SB 245 restricts impact fee service areas and revenue spending

Original title: Impact Fee Amendments

Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsor: Cal Musselman

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What This Bill Proposed

Utah SB 245 prohibits local political subdivisions from designating an entire municipality or county as a single starting May 6, 2026. The bill also restricts how revenue generated by impact fees can be expended and tightens accounting requirements.

Why it matters

Local governments and private utilities must alter how they map s for development fees, limiting broad multi-facility zones, and must track fee expenditures more rigidly by specific project types within a six-year window.

Background

Impact fees are one-time charges levied by local governments on new developments to help pay for public infrastructure expansion required by growth. context
Calvin R. Musselman serves in the Utah Senate, representing District 9. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

local political subdivisions

Counties, municipalities, and special districts must redraw service area boundaries, separate ledger accounts, and restrict impact fee spending to specific project types.

Directly affected

developers

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an impact fee under this legislation?

An is a payment of money imposed upon new development activity as a condition of development approval to mitigate the impact of the new development on public infrastructure.

How long does a local government have to spend collected impact fees?

A local political subdivision must generally expend or an within six years after it is collected, unless it identifies an extraordinary and compelling reason in writing along with an absolute expenditure date.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.

Procedural history

18 actions

Mar 6, 2026Senate
Senate/ filed
Mar 6, 2026Senate
Senate/ strike enacting clause
Mar 4, 2026Senate
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
Feb 24, 2026Senate
Senate/ circled
Feb 24, 2026Senate
Senate/ 2nd reading
Feb 17, 2026Senate
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

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Feb 17, 2026Senate
Senate/ comm rpt/ amended
Feb 13, 2026Senate
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Feb 13, 2026Senate
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Feb 6, 2026Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0245
Feb 6, 2026Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0245
Feb 4, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate/ to standing committee
Feb 4, 2026SenateIntroduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Feb 4, 2026Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0245
Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0245
Feb 3, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Feb 3, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed

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Discoveries

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policy shift98% confidence

Prohibition of Jurisdiction-Wide Service Areas

The bill eliminates the practice of designating an entire municipality or county as a single impact fee service area.

Connected Entities

Calvin R. Musselman

PersonCalvin R. Musselman“Chief Sponsor of SB 245”Map →

Sources

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le.utah.gov

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Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
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