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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah authorizes district court debt and housing divisions and alters appellate judicial nomination lists
Last action · March 24, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Kirk Cullimore and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts SB 270 to allow the to establish specialized district court divisions for debt collection and housing actions beginning January 1, 2027, while updating the number of nominees the Appellate Court Nominating Commission certifies for multiple simultaneous vacancies.
The measure alters how debt and housing cases are processed in district courts and changes the volume of candidate names submitted to the governor when multiple appellate vacancies occur at once.
- The Judicial Council serves as the administrative rule-making body for Utah's court system. 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.
Judicial Council
Gives the council discretionary authority to establish specialized district court divisions and requires resource allocation.
Appellate Court Nominating Commission
Alters the number of certified applicants required when evaluating multiple concurrent appellate vacancies.
Litigants in debt collection or housing actions
Requires district courts to transfer eligible debt collection and housing cases to a centralized division for pretrial and post-judgment processing.
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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
56 actions- Mar 24, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 6, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ concurs with House amendment
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 4, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ substituted
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Mar 4, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0270S02
- Mar 4, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0270S02
- Mar 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0270S02
- Mar 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0270S02
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Mar 2, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0270S01
- Mar 2, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0270S01
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 27, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 27, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 27, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate/ substituted
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0270S01
- Feb 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0270S01
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 24, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 9, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 6, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0270
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0270
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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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
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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