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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Regulates Economic Development Incentives, Creates Reinvestment Account, and Establishes Regionally Significant Zones
Last action · March 25, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Cal Roberts and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
This bill modifies local and regional economic development provisions by restricting incentives for large load data centers, establishing the State Reinvestment Restricted Account, creating the optional County Energy Excise Tax, and introducing regionally significant development zones with financing capabilities. The measure takes effect on May 6, 2026.
Changes economic development funding mechanisms across Utah by establishing new state restricted accounts, altering local tax capture limits for infrastructure and housing, and prohibiting certain utility incentives for large data centers outside designated zones.
- Utah legislative sessions regularly address regional economic development, tax increment financing tools, and the coordination of infrastructure growth across local and state jurisdictions. context
- Community reinvestment agencies and public infrastructure districts operate across Utah to finance local public improvements through property tax increment revenue. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Political Subdivisions
Counties, municipalities, and special districts face new restrictions on offering economic development incentives to large load data centers and gain authority to create regionally significant development zones and levy new energy excise taxes.
Large Load Data Centers
Subject to new restrictions on receiving local economic development incentives outside of designated zones and subject to potential county energy excise taxes on delivered energy.
Residential Property Buyers in Public Infrastructure Districts
Sellers are now required to provide a disclosure of the expected annual cost of the public infrastructure district's tax rate at or before closing.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Can cities or counties offer tax incentives to large load data centers?
What disclosures are required when buying a home in a public infrastructure district?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
81 actions- Mar 25, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 16, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 16, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 12, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Mar 7, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 7, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0507S04
- Mar 6, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0507S04
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026Senate PresidentHouse Conference Committee - Final Passage
- Mar 6, 2026Conference CommitteeHouse Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026Conference CommitteeSenate Conference Committee - Final Passage
- Mar 6, 2026Conference CommitteeSenate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026Conference CommitteeConference Committee Report
- Mar 6, 2026Conference CommitteeBill Substituted by Conference Committee
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0507S04
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0507S04
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026Conference CommitteeHouse Conference Committee Appointed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026Conference CommitteeSenate Conference Committee Appointed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ refused to recede from Senate amendments
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ to House with amendments
- Mar 5, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ substituted
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Mar 5, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0507S03
- Mar 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0507S03
- Mar 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0507S03
- Mar 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0507S03
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Mar 1, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0507S02
- Feb 28, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0507S02
- Feb 27, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 26, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 25, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ substituted
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Feb 24, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0507S02
- Feb 24, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0507S02
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0507S01
- Feb 23, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0507S01
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0507S01
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0507S01
- Feb 13, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 11, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0507
- Feb 11, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0507
- Feb 11, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0507
- Feb 6, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0507
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0507
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Centralization of Economic Development Incentives
The legislation systematically restricts local political subdivisions from offering direct incentives to large load data centers outside of state-overseen regionally significant development zones.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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