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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah caps development impact fees at $50,000 per public facility type
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Tom Peterson
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah prohibits local s and private entities from imposing development s that exceed $50,000 for a single public facility type, effective May 6, 2026.
Caps the maximum financial charge a local government can levy on a single development category, directly altering municipal revenue collection and reducing upfront capital costs for builders and developers.
- Impact fees are charges levied by local governments on new developments to help pay for infrastructure like roads, water systems, and parks necessitated by growth. context
- The Utah Code governs impact fees under Title 11, Chapter 36a, which outlines procedural and substantive rules for local political subdivisions. 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.
local political subdivisions
Local governments face a strict $50,000 ceiling on single public facility impact fees and lose the authority to collect fees above that amount.
developers
Builders and developers experience capped maximum fee amounts for single public facility types on development activities.
school districts and charter schools
Educational institutions receive additional explicit protections and exemptions from specific park, recreation, and law enforcement impact fees.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
14 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
Show 8 earlier actions
- Feb 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0568
- Feb 19, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0568
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0568
- Feb 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0568
- Feb 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Hard Financial Ceiling on Local Impact Fees
The legislation establishes a strict dollar-value ceiling ($50,000) for a single public facility type, restricting local revenue tools previously determined at municipal discretion.
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Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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