WFRC Bill Tracker

2026 General Session, Utah Legislature

2026 WFRC Bill Tracker

Notes on Priority and Position columns:

  • Priority 1 – top priority with potentially significant or direct impacts to WFRC and its members.
  • Priority 2 – mid-level priority with potentially significant or indirect impacts to WFRC and its members.
  • Priority 3 – important but not a top priority with significant or direct impacts to WFRC and its members.
  • WFRC will “support”, “neutral”, or “oppose” legislation. Bills for which a position has not yet been taken will be indicated as such with “TBD”. Positions are established by Council members who choose to participate in informal discussions held during the legislative session when WFRC does not have a regularly scheduled meeting. The unofficial positions do not necessarily reflect the views of any individual Council member or organization represented on the Council.
  • Positions on legislation that are staff recommendations that have not yet been considered by WFRC members are noted below with an asterisk (*).
CategoryBill NbrBill Title
Bill Description
Primary SponsorWFRC PositionWFRC PriorityStatus/Notes
Housing / Land UseHousing Affordability Amendments
Fillmore
Housing / Land UseHousing Affordability Modifications
Fillmore
Housing / Land UseHousing Affordability Revisions
Fillmore
Housing / Land UseUtah Housing Affordability Modifications
Fillmore
Housing / Land UsePoint of the Mountain State Land Authority Amendments
Teuscher
Local Land Use Modifications
Fillmore
Housing / Land UseLocal Land Use Amendments
Teuscher
Housing / Land UseCommunity Reinvestment Agency Amendments
Harper
Housing / Land UseBILLHousing Amendments
Reorganizes various state housing programs under a new "Division of Housing" at the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. This would pull existing housing programs and offices within other state entities under GOEO, including DWS, etc. The bill (1) creates a new deputy director position within the DIvision of Housing who is appointed by the Governor, (2)renames the division of Housing and Community Development to "Community Development" at DWS, (3) Allows UDOT to continue to dispose of certain surplus property for affordable housing reasons, (4) Repeals the Commission on Housing Affordability (CHA), and requires coordination between the Division of Housing and Utah Housing Corporation.
Roberts
Misc.County Formation Amendments
Teuscher
Misc.County Governance Amendments
Teuscher
Misc.SB28County Classification Modifications
This bill clarifies when a county can move to the next highest or lowest county classification based on the county's population and revenue to the current classification. It also requires the Utah Population Commission and State Tax Commission to report every 5 years the population and revenue.
Winterton
Misc.Federal Funds Contingency Planning Amendments
Ivory
Revenue and TaxationCounty Option Sales and Use Tax Amendments
Fillmore
Revenue and TaxationTax Increment Financing Revisions
Ward
Revenue and TaxationIncrement Financing Reporting Amendments
Kohler
Transportation HB12Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Amendments
This bill modifies the term "outdoor recreation project" to include the construction of trails or facilities, or improvements to trails or facilities, or acquisition of equipment for disabled or adaptive users.
Welton
TransportationBILLTransportation Commission Amendments
Requires the Utah Department of Transportation to complete a study on the (1) composition of the Utah Transportation Commission, including the distribution and number of members, (2) geographic regions of the Department, and (3) office of the Executive director, including the required professional qualifications of the individual in that role.
Transportation Interim Committee
TransportationAirport Land Use Amendments
Schallenberger
TransportationAdvanced Air Mobility Amendmnents
Harper
TransportationTransportation Amendments
Harper
TransportationTransportation Funding and Governance Amendments
Harper
TransportationHousing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments
Harper
TransportationTraffic Safety Amendments
Fitesemanu
TransportationTraffic Amendments
Defay