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Summit County staff and lobbyists review 2023 Utah legislative session, flagging housing, water and elections changes
Summary
Summit County—s lobbying team briefed the County Council on dozens of bills from the 2023 Utah Legislature, highlighting changes to housing reporting (HB 364), water policy and conservation (HB 150, SB 277), elections administration, and new penalties and reporting duties that could affect county programs and funding.
Summit County—s lobbying team on April 19 gave the County Council a wide-ranging wrap-up of the 2023 Utah legislative session, flagging several bills that county staff say will require code updates, new reporting, and closer coordination with state agencies.
Jeff Jones, the county—s economic development and housing director, told the council that House Bill 364 tightened timelines and reporting for moderate-income housing plans and added an appeal process. The bill also introduces penalties for noncompliance that could make counties ineligible for tax-increment financing and other state funding if deficiencies are not cured.
"We now have to submit the plan two months earlier and demonstrate real actions taken," Jones said, summarizing the law—s requirement that jurisdictions report on progress for a five-year…
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