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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah regulates political sign placement and removal, penalizes utility pole posting, and requires municipalities to store collected signs
Last action · March 23, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jordan Teuscher and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts new rules governing political sign placements, making it a misdemeanor to attach signs to utility poles or conceal opposing messages, while requiring counties and municipalities to establish designated sign-drop locations and notify owners to retrieve them within five business days.
Campaign workers, candidates, and local governments must change how they handle political signage, facing potential misdemeanor charges for improper placement on utility infrastructure or covering up competitor signs, alongside new administrative duties for cities and counties to store and track removed signs.
- HB 33 was passed during the 2026 General Session of the Utah State Legislature and signed into law by the governor. 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 candidates
Candidates and their campaign committees must ensure signs meet updated disclosure and size requirements and comply with placement restrictions on public infrastructure.
Counties and municipalities
Local governments must designate sign-deposit locations, attempt to contact sign owners, store retrieved signs, and manage disposal or reimbursement processes.
Property owners adjacent to park strips
Property owners and lawful occupants are legally permitted to post political signs on adjacent park strips that they maintain, overriding local prohibitions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if someone attaches a political sign to a utility pole?
How long do sign owners have to retrieve removed signs from a municipality?
Can local governments forbid residents from placing political signs on park strips?
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News Coverage
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
52 actions- Mar 23, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Feb 24, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate/ to House with amendments
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate/ substituted
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 11, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0033S01
- Feb 11, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0033S01
- Feb 10, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0033S01
- Feb 10, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0033S01
- Feb 5, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 5, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 4, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 28, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 26, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Jan 23, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Jan 21, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 13, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0033
- Jan 13, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0033
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0033
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0033
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Establishment of Municipal Sign Safekeeping Mandates
The legislation shifts responsibility to local governments to create designated holding locations and notify owners before disposing of removed campaign signs.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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