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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Bill HB 586 Mandates Transit Fund Tax Deposits
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Cal Roberts
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill addresses transportation funding.
Determines how a portion of state sales tax growth is allocated for public transit funding starting in 2028, altering the destination of specific public revenues.
- The State Tax Commission is the state agency responsible for administering tax laws and collecting revenues in Utah. context
- The Transit Transportation Investment Fund receives dedicated state revenues to support public transit infrastructure projects across Utah. 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.
State Tax Commission
The State Tax Commission is required to annually deposit a certain amount of new growth derived from state sales and use taxes into the Transit Transportation Investment Fund beginning in fiscal year 2028.
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
15 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 25, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Not Considered
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
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- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 21, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0586
- Feb 20, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0586
- Feb 18, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0586
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0586
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Transit Fund Revenue Realignment
The bill establishes a new mandatory annual deposit mechanism into the Transit Transportation Investment Fund tied to sales and use tax growth starting in fiscal year 2028.
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Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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