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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah HB 477 Revises Municipal Incorporation, Planning Commissions, and Land Use Regulations
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Jill Koford and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill modifies land use regulations across Utah by requiring certain municipalities to allow s on lots of 10,000 square feet or larger, updating planning commission training mandates, and revising rules for feasibility requests, business use classifications, and infrastructure completion assurances.
Property owners on lots 10,000 square feet or larger in specified municipalities gain the right to build s, while developers and local governments face updated financial assurance and planning commission compliance standards.
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.
Property owners
Property owners on lots of 10,000 square feet or larger gain the right to build detached accessory dwelling units under new municipal regulations.
Municipalities and counties
Local governments must update land use ordinances, planning commission removal and training rules, and infrastructure completion assurance accounts.
Planning commission members
Planning commission members must complete four hours of annual land use and ethics training and adhere to new removal and recusal standards.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What properties are required to allow detached accessory dwelling units under HB 477?
Are planning commission members required to complete training?
Can municipalities require cash deposit completion assurances to be placed in interest-bearing accounts?
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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
18 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 24, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0477S01
- Feb 24, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0477S01
Show 12 earlier actions
- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0477S01
- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0477S01
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 7, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0477
- Feb 7, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0477
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0477
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0477
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Discoveries
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Mandatory ADU Allowance by Lot Size
The bill shifts local zoning authority by requiring specified municipalities to permit detached accessory dwelling units on parcels of 10,000 square feet or larger.
Interest on Completion Assurances
Requires local governments to place developer cash completion assurance deposits into interest-bearing accounts and return earned interest upon completion.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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