HB 429: Special Districts Amendments - Utah

Substitute #2 → Enrolled · 6 edits · Mar 23, 2026

MODERATE

The bill updates the timeline for filing withdrawal notices and records, clarifies when withdrawals become effective, and modifies the contest period for denied withdrawals. It also corrects a typo regarding the date a garbage disposal district must receive notice of intent to withdraw.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains focused on special districts and infrastructure financing districts, but the procedural deadlines for municipalities and counties have been adjusted.

TIMELINE

Filing deadlines for withdrawal notices and plats were updated to specific dates (January 31 and July 31) based on when notices or agreements are received or executed, replacing previous vague timeframes.

The effective date of the bill was changed from May 6, 2026, to May 6, 2027, based on the date of the enrolled version.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for publishing withdrawal resolutions was amended to allow publishing a summary notice instead of the entire resolution, provided specific details are included.

The contest period for denied withdrawals was clarified to allow sponsors to suggest mitigating terms within 60 days, with a subsequent 60-day window for the board to review those suggestions.

Judicial review deadlines were standardized to 60 days after publication or adoption of resolutions, with specific rules for when the resolution is not published.

TECHNICAL

A typo was corrected in the section regarding garbage disposal districts, changing 'prior tobefore' to 'prior to'.

Introduced → Substitute #1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to remove the specific process for counties to withdraw from law enforcement districts, narrowing the bill's focus exclusively to garbage disposal districts. The Senate sponsor was also updated, and the effective date was changed from May 6, 2026, to February 5, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing provisions related to law enforcement district withdrawals, leaving only the procedures for withdrawing from garbage disposal districts.

SCOPE

Deleted Section 2, which established a separate withdrawal process for counties of the first class to leave law enforcement districts.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'withdrawing entity' in Section 17B-1-505.7 to explicitly include both counties of the first class and municipalities located in those counties.

REQUIREMENT

Simplified Section 17B-1-511 by removing the specific trigger date for tax continuation related to law enforcement district withdrawals, retaining only the garbage disposal district trigger.

Removed references to law enforcement district withdrawals in Section 17B-1-512, which governs the filing of documents and the effective date of withdrawals.

TECHNICAL

Changed the Senate Sponsor from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Daniel McCay' and moved the effective date from May 6, 2026, to February 5, 2026.

Substitute #1 → Substitute #2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to expand its scope beyond garbage disposal districts to include first responder and other municipal service districts. It clarifies when municipalities are automatically withdrawn from these districts versus when they must follow a formal petition process, and it updates the list of affected Utah Code sections to reflect these new categories.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened from exclusively covering garbage disposal districts to also covering first responder districts and other municipal service districts, and it was updated to include specific provisions for automatic withdrawals based on municipal incorporation or annexation.

SCOPE

Expanded the bill's focus to include first responder districts and other municipal services, not just garbage disposal districts.

DEFINITION

Updated the highlighted provisions to reflect the new inclusion of first responder districts and changes to the withdrawal process.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific rules for automatic withdrawal when a municipality is incorporated or annexed into a special district providing fire, law enforcement, or other municipal services.

Established a requirement for newly incorporated municipalities to adopt a resolution within 180 days to approve automatic withdrawal from certain service districts.

TECHNICAL

Updated the list of Utah Code sections affected to include 17B-1-502 and 17B-1-505.5, and removed references to 17B-1-505.7 from the amendments list as it is now enacted separately.

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