HB0377S03 (Substitute)
Real Estate Amendments
Introduction
Jan 27
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 17
House Floor Vote
Feb 23
Senate Rules
Mar 4
Senate Committee
Feb 27
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 6
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 6
House Concurrence
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 18
This bill amends provisions relating to real estate.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's new property manager licensing system — originally set to take effect July 1, 2026 — gets pushed back to January 1, 2027 under this bill, which also reshapes key rules around who needs a license and how licensed property managers must operate. The bill creates a new "dual broker" license category for principal brokers who also run a separate property management company, allowing them to do so without obtaining an additional property manager license, and it limits the property manager license to managing residential rental units only. Property managers employed by large companies (those managing at least 750 rental units) or by housing authorities are exempt from the requirement to affiliate with a principal broker. The bill also changes when property managers must hold client funds — such as security deposits and rent — in a trust account, replacing the previous security bond option with a new standard that allows trust account requirements to be waived only if both the property management agreement and the lease agreement explicitly state that funds need not be held in trust.
Current version: HB0377S03 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 27
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 17
House Floor Vote
Feb 23
Senate Rules
Mar 4
Senate Committee
Feb 27
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 6
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 6
House Concurrence
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 18
IntroductionJan 27
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 17
House Floor VoteFeb 23
Senate RulesMar 4
Senate CommitteeFeb 27
Senate 2nd ReadingMar 6
Senate 3rd ReadingMar 6
House ConcurrenceMar 6
Governor SignedMar 18
This bill amends provisions relating to real estate.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's new property manager licensing system — originally set to take effect July 1, 2026 — gets pushed back to January 1, 2027 under this bill, which also reshapes key rules around who needs a license and how licensed property managers must operate. The bill creates a new "dual broker" license category for principal brokers who also run a separate property management company, allowing them to do so without obtaining an additional property manager license, and it limits the property manager license to managing residential rental units only. Property managers employed by large companies (those managing at least 750 rental units) or by housing authorities are exempt from the requirement to affiliate with a principal broker. The bill also changes when property managers must hold client funds — such as security deposits and rent — in a trust account, replacing the previous security bond option with a new standard that allows trust account requirements to be waived only if both the property management agreement and the lease agreement explicitly state that funds need not be held in trust.
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 Mar 26, 2026, 9:41 PM