HB 550 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Building Permit Fee Prohibition Amendments

HB 550 prevents municipalities and counties from charging inspection fees to water conservancy districts that hire their own qualified inspectors for new infrastructure projects. This directly affects water conservancy districts by eliminating a potential cost when they manage inspections internally. The bill amends Utah code to clarify that local governments cannot impose these fees, while maintaining existing fee limits for other building permit services. It includes a specified repeal date for this provision but does not appropriate new funds or create new requirements.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025

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Substitute #1 → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 19, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates the repeal dates for several existing laws, effectively extending the timeframes before certain provisions related to community councils, law enforcement interlocal agreements, and county government forms expire. The changes ensure these legal requirements remain in effect for a few more years, providing continued stability for local governance and law enforcement structures. Additionally, the bill's official effective date was updated to reflect the final passage of the legislation.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on repealing specific sections of the state code, but the dates for these repeals have been extended, altering the timeline for when those laws cease to apply.

TIMELINE

Extended the repeal date for community council feasibility study requirements from 2026 to 2028.

Extended the repeal date for sheriff interlocal agreement duties from 2025 to 2026.

Extended the repeal date for provisions regarding the process of changing county government forms from 2025 to 2028.

Adjusted the effective date of the bill itself to May 7, 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 19, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Mar 12, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Mar 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ concurs with Senate amendment

upper

Mar 8, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ to House with amendments

lower

Mar 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor