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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah classifies government financial and expenditure records as public and protects specific property tax relief details
Last action · March 24, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Lisa Shepherd and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts HB 325 to require that all records documenting a governmental entity's receipt or expenditure of funds—including accounts, budgets, vouchers, grants, general ledgers, and vendor compensation—be classified as public. The bill also classifies as private any properly categorized record revealing whether a specific taxpayer receives property tax exemptions, deferrals, abatements, or other tax relief. These changes take effect on May 6, 2026.
The law alters public and private access rights across state and local government agencies by guaranteeing open access to public spending records while restricting the release of individual property tax relief information.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
taxpayers
Individual taxpayer property tax exemption, deferral, abatement, and relief records are classified as private when properly categorized by governmental entities.
governmental entities
State and local government bodies must classify all fund receipts, expenditures, budgets, and vendor compensation records as public while managing specific tax relief records as private.
vendors and contractors
Records documenting compensation paid by a governmental entity to a vendor, contractor, or private provider are explicitly classified as public.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
52 actions- Mar 24, 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, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 23, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 17, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 13, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 13, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse/ substituted
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 12, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325S03
- Feb 12, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325S03
- Feb 11, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325S03
- Feb 11, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325S03
- Feb 4, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325S02
- Feb 4, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325S02
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325S02
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325S02
- Jan 31, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325S01
- Jan 31, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325S01
- Jan 29, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Not Considered
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325S01
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325S01
- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 25, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325
- Jan 25, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325
- Jan 23, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 22, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325
- Jan 22, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325
- Jan 22, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 22, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Discoveries
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Codification of Financial Record Openness
The bill standardizes statutory language across multiple sections of the Utah Code to guarantee that all municipal and state financial accounts, budgets, and vendor payments are explicitly open to public scrutiny.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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