HB 529 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Secretary of State Amendments

HB 529 proposes creating an elected Secretary of State position for the 2028 general election, transferring most duties currently held by Utah's Lieutenant Governor to this new office. Key provisions include moving election oversight, redistricting responsibilities, municipal administration, management of the state seal, and regulation of lobbyists and notaries to the Secretary of State. The bill requires a prior constitutional amendment to establish the office and includes technical updates to relevant Utah Code sections. It does not appropriate funds and is contingent on the constitutional amendment's passage.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Amended Excerpts 2/24/2026 14:02:927 → Amended 2/24/2026 14:02:927 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends HB 529 to transfer election oversight and other administrative duties from the lieutenant governor to the secretary of state, while updating the bill's header information and code section references. The changes reflect a shift in governmental responsibility for election administration and related functions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include the secretary of state as the primary administrator for elections and related duties, previously handled by the lieutenant governor.

SCOPE

Transferred election oversight and administrative duties from the lieutenant governor to the secretary of state, including redistricting, lobbyist regulation, and document authentication.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header information from 'Amended Excerpts 2/24/2026 14:02:927' to 'Amended 2/24/2026 14:02:927' and added Secretary of State Amendments section.

Replaced House Committee Amendments section with Secretary of State Amendments section, indicating a change in the reviewing committee or amendment authority.

Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced

House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor