Environment
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Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
StateUtahEnacted
HB 2: New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations
Val Peterson
HB 2 status: Enacted — Governor Signed (updated Mar 26, 2026).
Source
OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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What this bill does
Official summary alongside an AI-generated read on where it stands and why.
Overall Score
Not enough information
Score:Not enough information
Risk:Low Risk
Impact:High Impact 85/100
Constitutionality100%
Bipartisan50%
Public opinion50%
Bill summary
What changes
The bill provides supplemental funding to the current fiscal year budget.
Who is affected
State departments and agencies requiring additional fiscal resources.
Requirements and enforcement
Departments must manage resources according to the adjusted appropriation levels.
Costs and funding
Increases the total state expenditure for the fiscal year.
When it takes effect
Affects the current fiscal year budget; now enacted.
Potential benefits
Enables the state to address immediate financial needs and service requirements.
Risks and tradeoffs
Standard concerns regarding supplemental spending include reduced budget planning accuracy and limited transparency.
What is still unknown
Specific agency allocations and the rationale behind each individual funding request remain unknown.
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Impact analysis
✦ AI analysisModeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Economy
Mixed / Neutral
50%
Benefits
- Provides necessary funding for unforeseen operational requirements
- Allows for rapid fiscal adjustment to address changing economic conditions
- Ensures continuation of essential state-funded services
Risks
- Increases total state spending levels beyond initial projections
- Reduces fiscal flexibility for future budget cycles
- Risk of inefficient resource allocation in rapid supplemental requests
Society
Not enough information
Not enough information to score this sector.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Technology Industry
Not enough information
Not enough information to score this sector.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Civic Accountability
Mixed / Neutral
50%
Benefits
- Maintains legislative control over public purse strings
- Requires formal legislative review of budgetary changes
- Provides public record of shifts in state financial priorities
Risks
- Supplemental bills are often fast-tracked with less public scrutiny
- Can obscure the true total cost of programs from original budgets
- Limited time for external stakeholders to review funding impacts
Public Health & Safety
Not enough information
Not enough information to score this sector.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
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How trustworthy & consequential it is
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Source
OpenStates
Official bill text or data from OpenStates.
Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Source note
LegiScan returned a PDF-only document. PDF extraction is not enabled in this build, so the pipeline used a safer fallback.
Analysis scope
Source provided is a summary abstract; full text of specific appropriations is not available.
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Where it stands
Official recordGovernor Signed
- IntroducedComplete
- CommitteeComplete
- Chamber votesComplete
- Final agreementComplete
- GovernorComplete
- EnactedComplete
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