Municipal Incorporation Amendments

HB 592 sets a deadline of February 1, 2026, for new applications to create preliminary municipalities (areas seeking to become towns). It allows existing applications filed by that date to continue processing, but prohibits new filings after the cutoff. The bill requires landowners to fully compensate counties for infrastructure damage before transitioning to a town, mandates compliance with prior development agreements between landowners and counties, and requires petitions to certify all county damages have been paid. This affects developers and landowners seeking to form new municipalities in Utah.