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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="SB0328" sponsor="Jen Plumb" designation="SB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="House" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1496" date="2/27/2026 16:02:350" printDate="02-27 16:16" 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="C17B-2a-S1112_2026050620260506" fromuid="C17B-2a-S1112_2015051220150512" sort="17B02a11120020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">17B-2a-1112</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">Municipal Service District Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>House 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 provisions regarding municipal services districts.</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">requires a municipal services district to fulfill certain duties when providing planning or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>zoning services to a municipality;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">requires a municipal services district to ensure that at least one board member or one <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>district employee is available in any public meeting in which a municipal legislative <ln numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12"/>body considers a recommendation or proposal regarding planning or zoning that is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13"/>prepared by the municipal services district; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="16">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="18">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="17B-2a-1112" src="code" uid="C17B-2a-S1112_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="17B02a11120020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21"><bold>17B-2a-1112</bold>, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 352</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="22"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="17B-2a-1112" type="amend" src="code" uid="C17B-2a-S1112_2026050620260506" sort="17B02a11120020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="17B-2a-1112" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="24">Section 1. Section <bold>17B-2a-1112</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="25"><bold>17B-2a-1112<parens/>. Audit -- Transparency in certain municipal services.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-1" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(1)</amend></display>The board of trustees shall provide a copy of an accounting report, as defined in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-4"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="51-2a-102" start="0">51-2a-102</xref>, to each political subdivision that is provided municipal services by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-5"/>the municipal services district that is filed with the state auditor on behalf of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-6"/>municipal services district in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="51-2a-203" start="0">51-2a-203</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-2" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="17" groupid="15" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">When the district provides a municipal services to a municipality within the district's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-8"/>service area in regard to a proposal for planning or zoning, the district shall:</amend><subsection ssid="1-3" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="16" groupid="14" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">provide notice on the district's website that the district is engaged in a planning or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-10"/>zoning project for the municipality;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-4" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="22" groupid="19" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">analyze the potential impact of a proposed planning or zoning action on property <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-12"/>values within the municipality that may adopt the proposal;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="27" groupid="23" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">provide the district's analysis described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17B-2a-1112(2)(b)">(2)(b)</xref> with the proposal to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-14"/>municipality;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="44" groupid="35" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">consult with an independent third party to assess potential unintended consequences <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-16"/>of a proposed planning or zoning action on residents and property owners within a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-17"/>municipality;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-9" dnum="_-o:e-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(e)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="55" groupid="42" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">identify properties, if any, that would be adversely affected by a proposed planning <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-19"/>or zoning action, including by address, parcel number, general description of type of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-20"/>property, or another method that reasonably informs the municipality considering the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-21"/>proposal; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-7" dnum="_-o:f-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(f)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="43" groupid="34" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">provide any results of the consultation described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="17B-2a-1112(2)(d)">(2)(d)</xref> with the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-23"/>proposal to the municipality.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-8" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="49" groupid="38" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">A municipal services district shall ensure that at least one board member or one district <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-25"/>employee is available to answer questions and present information in any public meeting <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-26"/>of a municipality in which a municipal legislative body considers a recommendation or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-27"/>proposal regarding planning or zoning that is prepared by the municipal services district.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="51">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="52"><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>2-27-26 4:16 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>