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Utah House leaders say base budgets passed, push child tax credit bills as affordability measure

Utah House of Representatives (press exchange) · February 2, 2026
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Summary

House leaders said Utah’s base budgets were signed by the governor, averting a state shutdown, and announced child tax credit bills (including HB 290) will move this week as part of a push to make life more affordable for families.

Speaker 1 said the Utah Legislature has finished work on base budgets and that the governor signed those bills over the weekend, ensuring the state will not face a government shutdown. He said the caucus is asking agencies to ‘‘roll up our sleeves’’ and seek roughly 5% efficiencies in programs and administration while stressing that the legislature did not intend to cut education or essential social…

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