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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0324" sponsor="Melissa G. Ballard" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1362" date="1/22/2026 13:01:930" printDate="01-22 13:06" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C17-66-S303_2026050620260506" fromuid="C17-66-S303_2025110620251206" sort="17 66 03030020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">17-66-303</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Utah Marriage Commission Fee Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </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 modifies funds the Utah Marriage Commission receives.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">eliminates the $400,000 limit on funds the Utah Marriage Commission may receive from <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>county marriage license fees.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="11">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="13">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="17-66-303" src="code" uid="C17-66-S303_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="17 66 03030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><bold>17-66-303</bold>, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"/>Chapter 13</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="18"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="17-66-303" type="amend" src="code" uid="C17-66-S303_2026050620260506" sort="17 66 03030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="17-66-303" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="20">Section 1. Section <bold>17-66-303</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="21"><bold>17-66-303<parens/>. Fees of county officers.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this section, "county officer" means a county officer enumerated in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="17-66-102"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-4"/>17-66-102</xref> except a county recorder, a county constable, or a county sheriff.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-5" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>A county officer shall collect, in advance, for exclusive county use and benefit:<subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-6" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>a fee established by the county legislative body under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="17-63-707">17-63-707</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-7" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>any other fee authorized or required by law.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-8" level="2"><display>(b)</display>As long as the Children's Legal Defense Account is authorized by Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="51-9-408">51-9-408</xref>, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-9"/>the county clerk shall:<subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-10" level="3"><display>(i)</display>assess $10 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-11"/>authority of this section; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-12" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the Division of Finance for deposit <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-13"/>into the Children's Legal Defense Account.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-14" level="2" space="false"><display>(c)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>As long as the Division of Child and Family Services, created in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="80-2-201"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-15"/>80-2-201</xref>, has the responsibility under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="80-2-301">80-2-301</xref> to provide services, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-16"/>including temporary shelter, for victims of domestic violence, the county clerk <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-17"/>shall:<subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-18" level="4" tab="1"><display>(A)</display>collect $10 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-19"/>under authority of this section and in addition to the amount described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-20"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17-16-21(2)(b)">(2)(b)</xref>, if an applicant chooses, as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17-16-21(2)(c)(ii)">(2)(c)(ii)</xref>, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-21"/>to pay the additional $10; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-22" level="4" tab="1"><display>(B)</display>to the extent actually paid, transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-23"/>Division of Finance for distribution to the Division of Child and Family <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-24"/>Services for the operation of shelters for victims of domestic violence.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-25" level="3" space="false"><display>(ii)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="A-o" level="4" placement="sameline"><display>(A)</display>The county clerk shall provide a method for an applicant for a marriage <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-26"/>license to choose to pay the additional $10 referred to in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17-16-21(2)(c)(i)">(2)(c)(i)</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-27" level="4"><display>(B)</display>An applicant for a marriage license may choose not to pay the additional $10 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-28"/>referred to in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17-16-21(2)(c)(i)">(2)(c)(i)</xref> without affecting the applicant's ability to be <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-29"/>issued a marriage license.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-30" level="2"><display>(d)</display>If a county operates an online marriage application system, the county clerk of that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-31"/>county:<subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-32" level="3"><display>(i)</display>may assess $20 in addition to the other fees for a marriage license established <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-33"/>under this section;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-34" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17-16-21(2)(d)(iii)">(2)(d)(iii)</xref>, shall transmit $20 from the marriage <ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-35"/>license fee to the state treasurer for deposit annually <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="3" groupid="2" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">as follows:</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="A-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-36" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1018" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="4" groupid="3" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">the first $400,000 shall accrue </amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">as a dedicated credit </amend>to the Utah Marriage <ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-37"/>Commission, created in Title <xref depth="1" refnumber="63M-15">63M, Chapter 15</xref>, Utah Marriage Commission,<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="11" groupid="9" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-38"/>as dedicated credits</amend><amendoutend style="2"/> for the operation of the Utah Marriage Commission; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="B-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-39" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1019" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="8" groupid="6" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">proceeds in excess of $400,000 shall be deposited into the General Fund; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-40" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>may not transmit $20 from the marriage license fee to the state treasurer under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-41"/>this Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17-16-21(2)(d)">(2)(d)</xref> if both individuals seeking the marriage license certify that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-42"/>they have completed premarital counseling or education in accordance with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-43"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-2-206">81-2-206</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-44" level="1"><display>(3)</display>This section does not apply to a fee currently being assessed by the state but collected <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-45"/>by a county officer.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="65">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="66"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" 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>1-22-26 1:06 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>