HB 604 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Local Government Official Amendments

HB 604 prohibits certain local executive officials from serving on municipal or county legislative bodies in their own jurisdictions. It bans county executives, county managers, and mayors/managers (whether elected or appointed) from holding legislative seats in the same area they lead, directly affecting current and future officials in these roles. Existing violations (where officials were already serving in conflict as of May 6, 2026) are temporarily allowed until January 31, 2027, or a replacement is sworn in, whichever comes first. The bill takes effect May 6, 2026, with the exception clause set to expire July 1, 2027.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Substitute #1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a formal legislative text to a substitute version with updated formatting and simplified language. The core policy remains the same: prohibiting state executive officials and local executives from serving on opposing local government bodies, with sunset provisions and grandfathering for existing violations.

Scope change

The scope of prohibited officials was simplified by replacing 'state executive branch official' with 'local executive official' in the definitions, though the practical restrictions remain similar.

DEFINITION

Changed 'state executive branch official' to 'local executive official' in the definitions section to simplify terminology.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific geographic language clarifying that officials cannot serve on legislative bodies in their own political subdivision.

TECHNICAL

Updated formatting, line numbers, and removed metadata like timestamps and version identifiers.

Reorganized the highlighted provisions section to use bullet points instead of semicolons.

Changed the bill title from 'Local Government Official Amendments' to 'Local Government Official Amendments' with updated subtitle formatting.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable [House Judiciary Committee]

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

House/ to standing committee [House Judiciary Committee]

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor