SR 4 Utah Senate · 2026 General Session

Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development

This non-binding Senate resolution encourages Utah municipalities, developers, and builders to voluntarily integrate agricultural elements - like community gardens, orchards, or working farms - into new residential neighborhoods, promoting "agrihoods." It recognizes agriculture's historical and cultural importance to Utah while urging flexible planning to blend housing with food production, education, and community spaces. The resolution explicitly states it creates no legal requirements or mandates, instead expressing legislative support for these concepts. It targets local governments and developers as key stakeholders to consider during residential planning, without altering existing land-use laws or appropriating funds.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Feb 27, 2026
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The bill text was converted from a continuous narrative format into a standard legislative enrolled format with line numbers, bullet points for provisions, and page breaks. No substantive policy changes, funding, dates, or legal requirements were altered.
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Formatting was updated to include line numbers, page headers/footers, and bullet points for the 'Highlighted Provisions' section to match official enrolled bill standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

250
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 29
Feb 27, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
N Forward1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
18 Yea 4
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Scott Sandall
Scott Sandall
RRepublican
UT
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