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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah prohibits local executive officials from simultaneously serving on municipal or county legislative bodies
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Matt MacPherson and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 604 prohibits s—such as mayors, county executives, and managers—from serving on municipal or county legislative bodies within their jurisdiction, starting May 6, 2026. Officials holding conflicting offices as of that date are permitted to remain in the legislative seat until a replacement is sworn in or until January 31, 2027, whichever comes first.
Restricts dual-office holding for local government leaders, requiring certain elected or appointed executives to relinquish seats on local legislative boards within a defined transition period.
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 executive officials
Mayors, county executives, and managers are barred from simultaneously holding seats on municipal or county legislative bodies within their jurisdiction.
Municipal and county legislative bodies
Members who also hold local executive positions must step down or be replaced according to the bill's timeline.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in the Senate.
Procedural history
31 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 4, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Mar 4, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0604S01
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- Mar 4, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0604S01
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 3, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ substituted
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Mar 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0604S01
- Mar 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0604S01
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 27, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 27, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0604
- Feb 27, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0604
- Feb 26, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0604
- Feb 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0604
- Feb 26, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 26, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Separation of Local Executive and Legislative Roles
The legislation formally prohibits individuals from holding executive leadership and legislative seats concurrently within overlapping local jurisdictions.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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