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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0017" sponsor="Doug Welton" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Brady Brammer" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0399" date="2/10/2026 09:02:550" printDate="03-04 10:09" subVer="-2" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>6</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="3" uid="C17D-4-S205_2026050620260506" fromuid="C17D-4-S205_2021050520210505" sort="17D04 02050020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">17D-4-205</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="5" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo><amendinfo level="1"/><aminfo anum="-1" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="3" uid="C17D-4-S205_2026050620260506" fromuid="C17D-4-S205_2021050520210505" sort="17D04 02050020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">17D-4-205</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="5" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>3</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Doug Welton</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill requires public infrastructure district meetings be held at a location in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>boundaries of the public infrastructure district subject to certain exceptions.</gd><hphead lineno="7">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">requires a public infrastructure district board to hold meetings at a location in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>boundaries of the public infrastructure district; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">provides exceptions that permit a board to hold meetings outside the boundaries of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12"/>public infrastructure district.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="14">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="16">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="17D-4-205" src="code" uid="C17D-4-S205_2026050620260506" buid="3" sort="17D04 02050020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><bold>17D-4-205</bold>, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 314</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="20"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="3" num="17D-4-205" type="amend" src="code" uid="C17D-4-S205_2026050620260506" sort="17D04 02050020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="17D-4-205" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="22">Section 1. Section <bold>17D-4-205</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="23"><bold>17D-4-205<parens/>. Transparency -- Meetings of the board.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="3-1" dnum="_-o:1-e" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="both">(1)</amend></display>A public infrastructure district shall file annual reports with the creating entity <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-4"/>regarding the public infrastructure district's actions as provided in the governing <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-5"/>document.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-2" dnum="_-o:2-e" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-3" dnum="_-o:a-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="e" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="20" groupid="16" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">Notwithstanding Subsection <xref tempid="361">17B-1-310(2)</xref>, and except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17D-4-205(2)(b)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-7"/>(2)(b)</xref>, a board shall hold regular and special meetings at a location within the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-8"/>boundaries of the public infrastructure district.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-4" dnum="_-o:b-e" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="19" groupid="15" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17D-4-205(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref> does not prohibit a board from holding a regular or special meeting <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-10"/>at a location outside the boundaries of the public infrastructure district if:</amend><subsection ssid="3-5" dnum="_-o:i-e" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="3" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><subsection ssid="3-8" dnum="_-o:A-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="4" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="e" level="1">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="26" groupid="20" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">there are no locations in the public infrastructure district that are able to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-12"/>accommodate the board and the public that the board reasonably expects will <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-13"/>attend the meeting; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-6" dnum="_-o:B-e" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="24" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">the location the board selects is near the public infrastructure district;</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-9" dnum="_-o:ii-e" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="42" groupid="31" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">it is not practicable to hold the regular or special meeting at a location within the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-16"/>boundaries of the public infrastructure district due to emergency circumstances; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-20" dnum="_-o:iii-e" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="108" groupid="77" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">the location the board selects is within the boundaries of the creating entity.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="5" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="39">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="40"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-23-26 10:50 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>