Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB30: Wildlife Management Area Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
This bill addresses wildlife management areas.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Wildlife Management Area Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: David Shallenberger Senate Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses wildlife management areas. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the Wildlife Management Area Stewardship Fund; - repeals language related to access to wildlife management areas requiring a hunting, fishing, or combination license; - defines terms; - requires that an individual meet certain conditions to access a wildlife management area; - directs the Division of Wildlife Resources (division) to approve an educational video and provide digital verification of completion of the educational video; - provides for exceptions to the conditions to access a wildlife management area; - authorizes rulemaking and requires reporting regarding rulemaking; - provides for voluntary financial contributions for the benefit of wildlife management areas; - permits the division to oversee the provision of volunteer labor to benefit a wildlife management area, including addressing liability issues; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 23A-6-402 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 116 ENACTS: 23A-3-217 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 23A-6-405 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. …
Sponsors
- David Shallenberger (R, 58) · primary sponsor
- Keven Stratton (R, 24)
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 & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 4, 2026): 28 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 18, 2026): 20 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 3, 2026): 58 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation, Natural Resources, Public Funds and Accounts, New Rulemaking Authority, Department of Natural Resources, Fishing, Hunting
Common questions
- What is HB30?
- HB30 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Wildlife Management Area Amendments.
- What does HB30 do?
- This bill addresses wildlife management areas.
- What is the status of HB30?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB30?
- David Shallenberger (R, 58), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB30?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0030.html
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