New Utah laws taking effect May 6, 2026

370 laws take effect May 6, 2026.

Of the 1,107 bills enacted since 2025, 1,106 have an effective date and 1 doesn't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.

Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 3:44 a.m. EDT.

Healthcare (60)

Crime (51)

Government (43)

Education (30)

Public Lands (24)

Finance (19)

Traffic (19)

Climate (16)

Housing (15)

  • HB 215 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Landscaping Restrictions Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 79.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 306 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Reinvestment Fee Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 123.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 308 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Homeless Services Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 363.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 404 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Sex-Designated Housing Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 315.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 436 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 320.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 492 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 371.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 520 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Higher Education Student Housing Study

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 375.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB 582 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Asbestos Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 398.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 122 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    HOA Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 62.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 144 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Relocation Assistance Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 51.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 196 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Wrongful Lien Act Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 273.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 228 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 141.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 278 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Development Authority Modifications

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 165.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 284 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Local Land and Water Modifications

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 166.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB 39 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    Investment Zones Amendments

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: Laws of Utah 2026, Chapter 94.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

Taxes (15)

Civil Rights (12)

Elections (10)

Budget (8)

Agriculture (6)

Technology (6)

Wages (6)

Mining and Drilling (5)

Defense (3)

AI (2)

Foreign Policy (2)

Affordability (1)

Other (17)

Enacted, but not yet dated (1)

These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect May 6, 2026 too; the record doesn't say.

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  • HB 481ContingentBallot Proposition RequirementsH.J.R. 10 becoming law