HB 558 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Elections Amendments

HB 558 requires Utah county and municipal election officers to post candidate information online within three business days of accepting a candidacy. The required details include the candidate's name, campaign contact information, office sought, and political party affiliation (even for nonpartisan offices). It exempts judges running in retention elections and applies to all candidate filings without additional costs. The law takes effect on May 6, 2026, and aims to standardize candidate information availability for voters.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Substitute #1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a specific exemption for judges running in retention elections, meaning they no longer need to post their political party affiliation or lack thereof. Additionally, an effective date of May 6, 2026, was added to the text, and the document's timestamp was updated to reflect the later revision.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding an exception that excludes judges in retention elections from the requirement to disclose political party affiliation.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption stating that Subsection (1) does not apply to candidates in a retention election described in Chapter 12 (Selection and Election of Judges).

TIMELINE

Added a new Section 2 establishing that the bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the highlighted provisions summary to explicitly state that the bill exempts judges in retention elections from its requirements.

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Committee

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted [House Rules Committee]

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Held [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

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