Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB386: Public Waters Access Act Amendments
Status: Failed, March 7, 2025
This bill addresses access to public waters.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Public Waters Access Act Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Scott H. Chew Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses access to public waters. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies the definition of "navigable water"; - addresses public recreation access; - addresses when a stream bed is considered private property; - clarifies when an easement for public recreational access is created; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 73-29-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 34 73-29-201 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 410 73-29-203 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 410 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 73-29-102 is amended to read: 73-29-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Division" means the Division of Wildlife Resources. (2) "Floating access" means the right to access public water flowing over private property for floating and fishing while floating upon the water. (3) "Impounded wetlands" means a wetland or wetland pond that is formed or the level of which is controlled by a dike, berm, or headgate that retains or manages the flow or depth of water, including connecting channels. (4) "Navigable water" means a …
Sponsors
- Chew, Scott H. (R, 68) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0368
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Easements, Water, Natural Resources, Sovereign Lands, Public Lands
Common questions
- What is HB386?
- HB386 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Public Waters Access Act Amendments.
- What does HB386 do?
- This bill addresses access to public waters.
- What is the status of HB386?
- Failed as of March 7, 2025. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB386?
- Chew, Scott H. (R, 68).
- Where is the official record for HB386?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0386.html
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