Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB336: State Park Accessibility Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 24, 2026
This bill addresses accessibility in state parks.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
State Park Accessibility Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Douglas R. Welton Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses accessibility in state parks. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies the term "outdoor recreation project" to include construction of trails or facilities, improvements of trails or facilities, or equipment for disabled or adaptive users. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 79-8-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 68, 274 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 79-8-102 is amended to read: 79-8-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Accessible to the general public" in relation to the awarding of an infrastructure grant, means: (a) the public may use the infrastructure in accordance with federal and state regulations; and (b) no community or group retains exclusive rights to access the infrastructure. (2) "Advisory committee" means the Utah Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Advisory Committee created in Section 79-7-206 . (3) "Children," in relation to the awarding of a UCORE grant, means individuals who are six years old or older and 18 years old or younger. (4) "Director" means the director of the Division of Outdoor Recreation. (5) "Division" means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. (6) …
Sponsors
- Douglas Welton (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 25, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Outdoor Recreation, Natural Resources, State Lands, Disabilities, Division of State Parks
Common questions
- What is HB336?
- HB336 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): State Park Accessibility Amendments.
- What does HB336 do?
- This bill addresses accessibility in state parks.
- What is the status of HB336?
- Chaptered as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB336?
- Douglas Welton (R, 65), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB336?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0336.html
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