H.B. 2 New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations

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What the bill does

This bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.

Hearings and debates

• Mar 3, 2026 House floor debate (day 42)▶ Watch
  Transcript (29 turns)

  1. Madam Reading Clerk32:14

     Madam Reading Clerk House bill two. New fiscal year supplemental appropriations by representative Val Peterson, Representative Val Peterson.

  2. Rep. Val L. Peterson32:31

     Speaker. So this bill is our supplemental appropriations bill for the next year, for fiscal year 2027, which begins on July 1st. These are the additions to appropriations made in the base budget bills earlier this session. So as you remember, we, we did our base budgets by day 10. Uh, and so our appropriations process has spanned the last six weeks of the session. And, uh, this is a culmination of those supplementals that have come out of our appropriations committees. It also provides, uh, intent, language and, uh, recommendations from the appropriations committees. I'll, I'll let you know that the Executive Appropriations Committee has worked really hard to follow, uh, your recommendations. Um, also the pages will be bringing a, a blue sheet like you got Friday. It's a, a reprint of that, which, uh, lets you know about all of the, the appropriations that are in the bill. Also, uh, uh, those fiscal note bills that were approved last Friday, those will actually be in the bill of Bills this Friday along with your fiscal note bills, which we did speed dating for yesterday. And so, um, there are also four other fiscal bills that'll be made public this week. We have Senate Bill three, which is, uh, supplemental appropriations for the current fiscal year Senate Bill two, which is, uh, appropriations for Public Education. And, uh, and then you have Senate Bill eight, which is, uh, compensation adjustments and, and House Bill eight, which approves our fees and our, and sets our rates. Uh, this bill Appropriates $1.2 billion, including 366 million from the general and income tax funds. And it transfers another 29 million from the general and income tax funds into other funds and accounts. Just let me remind you that this is a carefully negotiated bill between the House and the Senate. And so, um, there's things in there that some people don't like that, uh, that's a normal part of the process. Uh, we have different, we have different priorities. We have different people who have different projects that they're interested in. And so with that, Mr. Speaker, I'm open for any questions.

  3. Speaker (presiding)34:44

     Thank you, Representative Peterson. Representative Abbott, Representative Abbott. Motion to circle That motion is in order. Would you like to speak to it?

  4. Rep. Nelson T. Abbott34:55

     Yes. I have a, an amendment that has been in work for probably, I don't know, 30 minutes or an hour. And it's not quite up on the board and it's a little more complicated because what I, in looking at this, uh, last night, I realized for the first time that we're spending $10 million to build what's called a Pioneer trail. And, um, that has grown over the years. It started is my understanding, it started at 1 million and it Uintah 2 million. And, um, the subcommittees voted not to fund it, but it ended up in our budget as 10 million. It's not easy to do a voice amendment on that because, um, it's spread out. There's 5 million from one fund, 2 million from another fund, 2 million from a third fund, and then a million from a fourth fund. And so I think it does deserve an amendment rather than a voice amendment. And so I'd just like a couple minutes to have that come up and then we can talk about that and debate it. But when I was elected, my constituents told me they wanted to really keep government small and to, for me to be really careful in how we spend our money. And I think sometimes it's easy once we get up here to just say, you know, we got the money. Tax revenues are up, we have the money, let's just find something to spend it on. And the Pioneer Trail would be a great thing. I think it would be fantastic. But does it de deserve $10 million in state money? I don't think so. I think there's better, more important things that we can spend state money on or give it back to the taxpayers, and then those that want to build it can go to the taxpayers and say, Hey, use some of that money that you got back and, uh, contribute it to us and we'll build this for you. And so that's the debate I think we need to have, and that's what I want to do. And so, um, I'd hope I can get your support to circle this and give us a couple minutes to get that amendment up

  5. Speaker (presiding)36:53

     And Peterson on the motion to circle.

  6. Rep. Val L. Peterson36:55

     I'd resist the motion to circle. We've been working on our budgets for the last six weeks. This is, uh, something that, uh, we put out in caucus last Friday. Uh, there's been plenty of time to work on this. It's been on the board since yesterday. And so I think that we need to pass our budget bill as, uh, as I've stated, uh, there's things in here that, that people love. There's other things that people don't like. And, uh, uh, as we start to try to mess with our budget bill, that unravels all the work that we've done over the last, uh, six weeks.

  7. Speaker (presiding)37:27

     Thank you Representative Peterson. Discussion to the motion to circle Representative Snider.

  8. Rep. Casey Snider37:37

     Oh, you hear me? Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, I also oppose the motion to circle and let me maybe articulate why the budget is a complicated process that many of us, all of us actually have participated in over the last several months. I participate on natural resources appropriations, and there are appropriations committees that cover every facet of this budget. All of you colleagues have crafted those, the policies that are herein. And there are things that may exist on in this that I do not agree with, but I have deference to my colleagues and support what they have done as a function of this budget bill. I don't claim to be the central location of all facts and figures as it relates to this budget, but I trust each of you to have made the decision wisely and prudently in your respective committees. This bill is the fruits of all of our labors collectively, and we are here at this juncture to move it as we do every year, the last week of session. And I would again, oppose the motion to circle and encourage my colleagues to support the underlying bill. Thank you.

  9. Speaker (presiding)38:41

     Thank you Representative Snider for the discussion to the motion to circle representative ch

  10. Unknown speaker38:47speaker not certain

      Thank you Mr. Speaker. I support the motion to circle. I will say that there were several recommendations that our committee made that are not reflected in the budget. In fact, they went the other direction. So I am in favor of the motion to take more time to consider

  11. Speaker (presiding)39:06

      Representative Shelley. Further discussion to the motion to circle Representative Lee.

  12. Unknown speaker39:13speaker not certain

      Thank you Mr. Speaker. I also wanna rise and, uh, support the motion to circle, uh, as has been explained by others. Uh, this was something that was debated in a committee and was something that they did not want to go into the budget and it was thrown in. I think it is okay to have a discussion on something worth $10 million, especially if it was something that those doing their job on the committee said, it is not something they want funded. Thank you Representative Lee.

  13. Speaker (presiding)39:36

      Further discussion to the motion to circle Representative Watkins.

  14. Rep. Christine F. Watkins39:40

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I urge you to, um, vote against this, um, to be circled. This, um, expenditure came through my committee and, um, I think it's well worth it. And there's more than just one little thing that's involved in this. This has been an ongoing process and I think we need to, um, vote against this, uh, um, proposal. Thank you.

  15. Speaker (presiding)40:16

      Thank you, Representative Abbott. Further discussion to the motion to circle Representative MacPherson.

  16. Rep. Matt MacPherson40:22

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would support a motion to circle only because I want to state for the record that I think all of our bills are subject to amendments. They're subject to substitutions, including base budget bills. If there's a conversation to be had and, uh, we need a few minutes to get an amendment to discuss, I think that's, uh, worthy of our time to, to wait and discuss it. We can still vote to oppose that amendment if it comes out, if, uh, that discussion turns out differently. But I think, uh, the good, uh, uh, sponsor of the, of the, uh, substitute motion is, uh, brought up an interesting point worth considering. Thank you. Representative MacPherson.

  17. Speaker (presiding)41:02

      Representative Cutler.

  18. Rep. Paul A. Cutler41:05

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the underlying sponsor of the bill. That mayor, is that, uh, in, in order Representative Peterson, uh, Sponsor of the yield? This is, this is, is it to, to the motion to circle or I I think it's germane to the motion to circle, yes. Um, a question, if the, if the sponsor Will, will yield Representative Peterson, will you yield

  19. Speaker (presiding)41:28

      Sponsor will Yield, yes. Representative

  20. Rep. Paul A. Cutler41:31

      Keller. Uh, when, when a, when a bill that is funded in this base budget is, uh, not passed by the Senate, how does the, how does this bill get amended to reflect that your speaker?

  21. Rep. Val L. Peterson41:47

      Um, well obviously this is a carefully crafted bill, and so if you pull that line out, um, what the Senate does is hard to say. I mean, they could decide to not pass the bill. We could, they could, they could bring it back for discussions. I mean, we've been having discussions on the budget bill for the last six weeks. And so, uh, as you start to try to pick apart different things, I mean, we all have things in here we probably don't like, but, uh, this is a culmination of work that, uh, is all of us, this is all of our work from our appropriations committees. All of us serve on appropriations committees. This is many, many, uh, meetings of legislators, uh, all putting their input in to try to craft a budget that will fund our state for the next year.

  22. Rep. Paul A. Cutler42:38

      I, I apologize Mr. Speaker. I probably didn't word that question very well. I'm, I'm more looking to understand the technical process. Uh, if, if a bill that is funded in the base budget bill does not pass the Senate, is, is there an official amendment to the base bill or does the base budget bill stay the same?

  23. Rep. Val L. Peterson42:58

      Uh, the base bill stays the same. And, and that money does not, Doesn't, doesn't go anywhere. Doesn't Go anywhere. It just goes back to the general fund. It Goes back to the general fund.

  24. Rep. Paul A. Cutler43:07

      Thank you for that explanation.

  25. Speaker (presiding)43:11

      Thank you Representative Cutler. Representative Abbott, back to you for summation.

  26. Rep. Nelson T. Abbott43:19

      No, thank you. I'm just asking for a couple minutes for the amendment to come up. While, while we're talking, the, the drafter called me, I didn't answer because I didn't feel that was appropriate and that I'm standing right here. But it shouldn't be long. And then we can, I think, have an appropriate debate. I think each one of us was elected by our constituents to keep the government small and to really be responsible with the money that they've entrusted to us. And I think each one of us owes it to our constituents to do that for them. And, um, I understand that others have negotiated this and, you know, whatnot, but I think we personally owe that sacred responsibility to our voters to be careful stewards of their money. And that's what I'm asking for Representative.

  27. Speaker (presiding)44:07

      Go place the motion. The motion before is the house circle HB two. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? No rule. That motion fails Back to debate on the bill I back to Representative Peterson for summation.

  28. Rep. Val L. Peterson44:26

      Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is our cumulative work here. This funds the state of Utah. We've worked very hard to come up with a budget that is reasonable, that has reduced taxes, which has increased our child tax credits, which has increased funding to education by five 1.5 0.1%. We've been able to reduce, um, our budget by 2.4% so that we could do reallocation. So this has been a tremendous amount of amount of work by all of us. And so I urge you to support this bill and move it forward so that we can fund our state.

  29. Speaker (presiding)45:11

      Thank you. Representative Peterson Voting will now be open on HB two. Representative Loubet, would you like to vote? Being all present, having voted voting is now closed. HB two passed this body with 68 Yes. Votes six no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

• Mar 4, 2026 Senate floor debate (day 43)▶ Watch
  Transcript (12 turns)

  1. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)34:41

     Roll that motion passes. The bill is Uncircled. Senator Stevenson.

  2. Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson34:44

     Thank you very much. Uh, this bill supplements appropriations for the next fiscal year, fiscal year, uh, 2027, which begins on July the first. These are additions to the appropriations made in the base budget bills earlier this year contained many of the funding items, uh, appropriation adjustments and intent language approved by the Executive Appropriations Committee last Friday. From recommendations provided by the appropriations subcommittees, we have distributed, uh, an index which, uh, showing each approval funding item and there is a, in that is included in the Appropriations Act. For those items approved last Friday, there are fiscal note bills on those to be funded in the bill of bills, which will be a bill, which will be in house Bill three unless they carry their own appropriation. Uh, four other bills made public this week also contain fundamental, uh, funding items approved by the Executive Appropriations Committee last Friday. Senate Bill three, uh, that includes, uh, supplement supplemental appropriations in the current fiscal year of 2026, includes the Senate Bill two supplements, appropriations for public education in both the current and next fiscal years. It, it appropriates, uh, uh, Senate bill or includes Senate Bill eight, which appropriates money for the compensation adjustment and House Bills eight approves, uh, fees, sets, rates and, and, uh, appropriations money for the rate, uh, impacts this bill Appropriates, 1.2 billion, uh, uh, excuse me, including 366 million from the general and income tax funds for the, for fiscal year, uh, 2027. And the state appro are operating in capital budgets and expendable funds and accounts. It transfers another 29 million from general income tax funds into other funds and accounts. And with that, I would've, I would be happy to take any questions.

  3. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)37:00

     Thank you for that presentation.

  4. Unknown speaker37:01speaker not certain

     Senator Stevenson and the ba the budget is balanced. Correct? Budget Is balanced. Okay. I knew that would be the case For today. We'll probably do that two or three times between now and Friday. There We go. But we're gonna keep working, aren't we?

  5. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)37:15

     Uh, say no discussion. Senator, I'm gonna go to you for a motion.

  6. Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson37:20

     Thank you. It's a big bill. Uh, motion. Uh, to, uh, under motion under suspension of the rules to pass house bill two new fiscal year appro, uh, supplemental appropriations.

  7. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)37:34

     Thank you. Senator Stevenson. The and the question is, shall house bill two under suspension of the Rolls Pass. Roll call vote.

  8. Senate clerk (roll call)37:42

     Senator Vickers. Baldy Aye. Lewin Aye. Brammer Bus comore as Camia Fillmore Grover Aye. Harper Kins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson. Aye. Quan McKay Mikel Milner Aye. Musman Owens pitcher Plum Rebe Sandal Stevenson Stratton Vickers Weiler Wilson Winterton, president Adams

  9. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)38:39

     Aye. House Bill two, having received 25 yay votes, zero nay votes four being absent, passes his body and will be signed by the President and returned to the house for the sign. Fifth speaker. Gonna go to Senator Sandall.

  10. Sen. Scott D. Sandall38:56

      Thank you Mr. President. Motion to Hun Circle House Bill eight. First substitute, We have a motion to encircle, first substitute house bill.

  11. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)39:07

      Eight State agency fees and internal service fund authorization and appropriations. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Will the motion passes. The bill is encircled. Senator Sandall.

  12. Sen. Scott D. Sandall39:22

      Thank you Mr. President. This bill does two things. It authorizes the fees that state agencies assess the public and authorizes the rates

All votes

• 68-6-1House floor · House/ passed 3rd reading · Mar 3, 2026Roll call
• 25-0-4Senate floor · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · Mar 4, 2026Roll call

Tallies are yeas–nays–absent.