Improvement districts; master development districts; requirements and procedures; bonds. Effective date.

The bill type was changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Floor Substitute,' reflecting its progression in the legislative process.

The definitions section was renumbered and reorganized to include new terms such as 'Acquired,' 'City,' 'Engineer,' 'Cost,' 'Governing document,' 'Improvement plan,' 'Mail,' 'Publish,' 'Street,' 'Surface property owner,' and 'Trustee.'

Existing definitions were updated to clarify that powers granted to districts are exercised independently by their boards of supervisors or municipal governing bodies.

The definition of 'Publish' was updated to specify requirements for newspaper circulation and the timing of publication notices.

The document header was updated to reflect the 'House Committee Substitute' status and the 2026 legislative session, replacing the 'Enrolled' status and 2025 session details.

The summary of the bill's purpose was renumbered and slightly rephrased to align with the new page layout, but the legal meaning of the summary remains identical.

Section headers and statutory text were renumbered (e.g., changing 'Section 39-101' references to match the new page flow) and inserted into a new page structure with page numbers.

Formatting inconsistencies in the definitions section were corrected, such as renumbering list items to ensure sequential order (e.g., changing '5. 4.' to '4.' and '10. 17.' to '17.') without altering the actual definitions.

The bill status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating it is the final version ready for the Governor's signature.

The list of House sponsors was updated to include Lawson and Hefner alongside Caldwell.

Drafting artifacts, such as page headers and bracketed line numbers used for editing, were removed to produce clean final text.

A numbering error in the definitions section was corrected, renumbering the 'Engineer' definition from item 4 to item 5 to align with the previous items.

Added a specific definition for 'Master development district' to clarify its status as a separate entity within a city or county.

Added a definition for 'Governing document' to specify the legal documents that create these districts.

Renumbered and reordered the list of defined terms, merging or splitting items to create a new structure for the definitions section.

Removed the 'Engrossed House Amendment' header and specific instructions to replace a House author with a new one, as this was a procedural step now finalized.

Updated the bill header to reflect the 'Engrossed Senate Bill' status and corrected the list of authors to include Representatives Caldwell and Hefner.

Renamed the act to the 'Improvement District Building Utilities and Infrastructure for Long-term Development (BUILD) Act' and updated related references.

Added a new definition for 'Engineer' to include qualified persons employed by public or private entities, broadening the pool of eligible advisors.

Added a new definition clarifying that district powers are exercised independently by the board of supervisors for master districts versus the municipal body for standard districts.

Changed the requirement for creating a master development district to mandate 100% written consent from all surface owners within the boundaries.

Added a provision prohibiting certain utility ownership or services from being provided.