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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah modifies housing and transit reinvestment zone rules, definitions, and tax increment caps
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsors: Wayne Harper and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill amends provisions relating to a housing and transit reinvestment zone.
Local governments, property tax entities, and developers face modified calculation rules for tax increment financing, density requirements, and project boundary adjustments near public transit stations.
- Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zones (HTRZs) in Utah are authorized mechanisms that allow municipalities or public transit counties to capture property tax increments to fund infrastructure and affordable housing near major transit stops. context
- S.B. 221 was introduced during the 2026 General Session of the Utah Legislature and is coordinated with S.B. 39 regarding investment zone amendments. 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.
Municipalities
Municipalities must prepare proposals, adhere to density and affordable housing requirements, and enter into agreements to implement approved reinvestment zones.
Taxing Entities
Taxing entities participate in property tax increment capture as outlined in approved housing and transit reinvestment zone proposals.
State Tax Commission
The State Tax Commission evaluates the administrative feasibility of tax implications and receives required commencement notices.
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 · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
40 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
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- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Mar 2, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 25, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 24, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 24, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0221S02
- Feb 24, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0221S02
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 23, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ substituted
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0221S02
- Feb 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0221S02
- Feb 11, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0221S01
- Feb 11, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0221S01
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 9, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0221S01
- Feb 9, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0221S01
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 2, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 2, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0221
- Feb 2, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0221
- Jan 29, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0221
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0221
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Refinement of Reinvestment Zone Frameworks
The bill systematically updates definitions, boundary adjustments, and coordination mechanisms for housing, first home, and convention center reinvestment zones.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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