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This bill amends provisions related to political signs.
This bill:
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Utah's rules on political sign disclosure requirements, vandalism protections, and sign placement would be expanded and clarified under this bill. Currently, political signs measuring 4-by-8 feet or smaller are exempt from stating who paid for them; this bill instead exempts only signs smaller than 24-by-18 inches, while also creating a new exemption for any size sign paid for and authorized by a candidate that clearly displays that candidate's name, and it adds requirements that disclosure text be clearly readable, including on billboards. The bill also makes it a criminal infraction to attach a political sign to a utility pole, light pole, electric utility box, traffic signal, or railroad sign, and expands the existing misdemeanor for defacing signs to cover attaching objects that block or misrepresent a sign's message, while carving out exceptions allowing sign owners, property owners, government employees, and others to remove signs that lack required disclosures, violate polling-place electioneering rules, are illegally attached to utility infrastructure, or remain on a roadway more than 14 days after an election. Removed signs meeting these exceptions must be dropped off at locations that counties and cities are now required to designate, and local governments must attempt to contact the sign's owner and give them five business days to reclaim it before disposing of it or, after repeated unclaimed drop-offs in the same election cycle, seeking up to $20 in reimbursement per incident. Finally, the bill would prevent local governments from banning political signs on park strips (the strip of land between a sidewalk and street) when placed by an adjacent property owner or resident responsible for maintaining that strip, or with that person's consent, though governments could still regulate signs there to prevent traffic or visibility hazards.
Current version: HB0033S01 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Jan 21
House Floor Vote
Jan 23
Senate Rules
Jan 26
Senate Committee
Jan 28
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 4
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 12
House Concurrence
Feb 13
Governor Signed
Mar 23
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House CommitteeJan 21
House Floor VoteJan 23
Senate RulesJan 26
Senate CommitteeJan 28
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 4
Senate 3rd ReadingFeb 12
House ConcurrenceFeb 13
Governor SignedMar 23
This bill amends provisions related to political signs.
This bill:
AI-generated summary, not yet reviewed by Better Utah staff. Please consult the bill text.
Utah's rules on political sign disclosure requirements, vandalism protections, and sign placement would be expanded and clarified under this bill. Currently, political signs measuring 4-by-8 feet or smaller are exempt from stating who paid for them; this bill instead exempts only signs smaller than 24-by-18 inches, while also creating a new exemption for any size sign paid for and authorized by a candidate that clearly displays that candidate's name, and it adds requirements that disclosure text be clearly readable, including on billboards. The bill also makes it a criminal infraction to attach a political sign to a utility pole, light pole, electric utility box, traffic signal, or railroad sign, and expands the existing misdemeanor for defacing signs to cover attaching objects that block or misrepresent a sign's message, while carving out exceptions allowing sign owners, property owners, government employees, and others to remove signs that lack required disclosures, violate polling-place electioneering rules, are illegally attached to utility infrastructure, or remain on a roadway more than 14 days after an election. Removed signs meeting these exceptions must be dropped off at locations that counties and cities are now required to designate, and local governments must attempt to contact the sign's owner and give them five business days to reclaim it before disposing of it or, after repeated unclaimed drop-offs in the same election cycle, seeking up to $20 in reimbursement per incident. Finally, the bill would prevent local governments from banning political signs on park strips (the strip of land between a sidewalk and street) when placed by an adjacent property owner or resident responsible for maintaining that strip, or with that person's consent, though governments could still regulate signs there to prevent traffic or visibility hazards.
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
House/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Clerk of the House
Last updated Aug 29, 2026, 5:26 PM
