Utah · House Bill 546 · 2026 General Session

Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments

HB 546 Sponsored by Ken Ivory Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 17, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 26, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Mar 5, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 12, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 25, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill addresses the jurisdictional management of public lands.

Every action

38 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0546
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0546
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0546
  8. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0546
  9. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
  11. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee8–2 vote
  12. HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
  13. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  14. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  15. HouseHouse/ floor amendment
  16. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading51–15 vote
  17. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  18. SenateSenate/ received from House
  19. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  20. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
  21. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee3–0 vote
  22. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  23. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  24. SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
  25. SenateSenate/ circled
  26. SenateSenate/ uncircled
  27. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension17–7 vote
  28. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  29. SenateSenate/ to House
  30. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  1. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from House for Enrolling
  3. Legislative Research and General CounselDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  5. HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. HouseHouse/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 51–15
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 51 No 15 Not voting 9
Democrats: 0 yes, 14 no Republicans: 51 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 51

No · 15

Not voting · 9

Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · Full Senate

Passed 17–7
Mar 5, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 17 No 7 Not voting 5
Democrats: 0 yes, 6 no Other parties: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 17 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 17

No · 7

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 23, 2026 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 8

No · 2

Absent · 4

 Passed 8–2
Mar 2, 2026 Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 3

Absent · 4

 Passed 3–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.