HB0507S04 (Substitute)
State Coordination of Regional and Local Economic Development Projects Amendments
Introduction
Feb 6
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 18
House Floor Vote
Feb 25
Senate Rules
Feb 26
Senate Committee
Mar 2
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 2
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 5
House Concurrence
Mar 5
Governor Signed
Mar 25
This bill addresses local and regional economic development projects and related provisions.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
This wide-ranging economic development bill makes several significant changes to how Utah state and local governments can fund and manage development projects. It prohibits local governments from offering financial incentives to large data centers (with some exceptions), creates a new "State Reinvestment Restricted Account" to hold certain tax revenues, and establishes a new "County Energy Excise Tax" that counties may optionally adopt. The bill creates a new process for counties and cities to propose "regionally significant development zones," which can capture tax increment — meaning a portion of future property and other tax growth within a defined area — to fund infrastructure and development, managed by community reinvestment agencies under specific budgeting, auditing, and reporting requirements. It also sunsets several existing reinvestment zone types, including housing and transit reinvestment zones and first home investment zones, prohibiting new ones from being created after January 1, 2028. Homebuyers purchasing property within a public infrastructure district would be entitled to disclosure of the estimated annual cost of that district's tax rate, giving them clearer information about ongoing costs attached to the property they are buying.
Current version: HB0507S04 (Substitute)
Introduction
Feb 6
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 18
House Floor Vote
Feb 25
Senate Rules
Feb 26
Senate Committee
Mar 2
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 2
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 5
House Concurrence
Mar 5
Governor Signed
Mar 25
IntroductionFeb 6
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 18
House Floor VoteFeb 25
Senate RulesFeb 26
Senate CommitteeMar 2
Senate 2nd ReadingMar 2
Senate 3rd ReadingMar 5
House ConcurrenceMar 5
Governor SignedMar 25
This bill addresses local and regional economic development projects and related provisions.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
This wide-ranging economic development bill makes several significant changes to how Utah state and local governments can fund and manage development projects. It prohibits local governments from offering financial incentives to large data centers (with some exceptions), creates a new "State Reinvestment Restricted Account" to hold certain tax revenues, and establishes a new "County Energy Excise Tax" that counties may optionally adopt. The bill creates a new process for counties and cities to propose "regionally significant development zones," which can capture tax increment — meaning a portion of future property and other tax growth within a defined area — to fund infrastructure and development, managed by community reinvestment agencies under specific budgeting, auditing, and reporting requirements. It also sunsets several existing reinvestment zone types, including housing and transit reinvestment zones and first home investment zones, prohibiting new ones from being created after January 1, 2028. Homebuyers purchasing property within a public infrastructure district would be entitled to disclosure of the estimated annual cost of that district's tax rate, giving them clearer information about ongoing costs attached to the property they are buying.
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, 9:42 PM