H.B. 175
FailedPublic Funds and Political Activities Amendments
Public Funds and Political Activities Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses political activities of persons receiving public funds.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- prohibits an entity from receiving a government contract or a state grant if:
- the entity participates in a political campaign;
- the entity devotes more than an insubstantial part of the entity's activities to attempting to influence legislation; or
- the entity's primary objective can only be attained by legislative action or inaction and the entity advocates for that action or inaction;
- prohibits a current or prospective government contractor or a current or prospective state grant recipient from making a contribution to a political entity or to another person for a political purpose; and
- provides enforcement of the provisions in this bill.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Beginning July 1, 2026, this bill bars any organization from receiving a state government contract or state grant if it participates in political campaigns, spends more than an insignificant portion of its activities trying to influence legislation, or exists primarily to achieve goals that require legislative action. It also prohibits any current or prospective contractor or grant recipient from making political contributions — to a campaign, political party, or any person for a political purpose — for the entire period they are applying for or receiving public funds, and violations can result in contract termination, loss of grant funding, and repayment of money already received. Nonprofit organizations that both lobby or engage in advocacy and rely on state grants or contracts would face a direct choice between those political activities and access to public funding.
H.B. 175
FailedPublic Funds and Political Activities Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House Committee
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses political activities of persons receiving public funds.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- prohibits an entity from receiving a government contract or a state grant if:
- the entity participates in a political campaign;
- the entity devotes more than an insubstantial part of the entity's activities to attempting to influence legislation; or
- the entity's primary objective can only be attained by legislative action or inaction and the entity advocates for that action or inaction;
- prohibits a current or prospective government contractor or a current or prospective state grant recipient from making a contribution to a political entity or to another person for a political purpose; and
- provides enforcement of the provisions in this bill.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Beginning July 1, 2026, this bill bars any organization from receiving a state government contract or state grant if it participates in political campaigns, spends more than an insignificant portion of its activities trying to influence legislation, or exists primarily to achieve goals that require legislative action. It also prohibits any current or prospective contractor or grant recipient from making political contributions — to a campaign, political party, or any person for a political purpose — for the entire period they are applying for or receiving public funds, and violations can result in contract termination, loss of grant funding, and repayment of money already received. Nonprofit organizations that both lobby or engage in advocacy and rely on state grants or contracts would face a direct choice between those political activities and access to public funding.
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Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:39 PM