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Senate advances moratorium on new school impact fees, inserts coordinating clause with Mansell bill
Summary
The Senate voted to move second substitute House Bill 32 (moratorium on school impact fees) after adding a coordination clause linking it with Sen. Mansell—s development‑fees bill. Lawmakers debated whether the moratorium should be temporary and how existing collections would be treated; the bill passed the Senate—s calendar and will go back to the House for its consideration.
The Utah Senate on Tuesday debated and advanced second substitute House Bill 32, a measure that places a moratorium on school impact fees while lawmakers study development‑fee frameworks.
Sponsor remarks and coordination clause
Senator Hilliard and other supporters said the bill is intended to give districts and the Legislature time to study how impact fees should be used and to address problems that have arisen in Park City and other districts. The Senate adopted an amendment adding a coordination clause so that if Seventh Substitute Senate Bill 95 (the development‑fees act) also passes, the two measures— provisions would be reconciled and one would supersede the other where they conflict; senators explained the clause was added to avoid legal and administrative uncertainty.
Scope and protections
Supporters emphasized the moratorium would not penalize districts or localities that have already collected fees: "It holds those harmless…
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