Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB285: Local Planning and Regulation Impacts on Wildlife Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies provisions relating to local government land use plans and regulations.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 19, 2026:
0 Local Planning and Regulation Impacts on Wildlife Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions relating to local government land use plans and regulations. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires municipalities and counties to consider development impacts on wildlife in the process of considering and adopting general plans and land use regulations; - requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide information relevant to a municipality's or county's consideration of the development impacts on wildlife; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 10-20-401 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 10-20-402 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 10-20-404 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 10-20-501 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 17-79-401 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 14 17-79-402 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 14 17-79-403 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter …
Sponsors
- Owens, Doug (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0285
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0285
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0285
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0285
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Wildlife, Land Use, Planning and Zoning, Natural Resources, Counties, Department of Natural Resources, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Municipalities
Common questions
- What is HB285?
- HB285 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Local Planning and Regulation Impacts on Wildlife Amendments.
- What does HB285 do?
- This bill modifies provisions relating to local government land use plans and regulations.
- What is the status of HB285?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB285?
- Owens, Doug (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for HB285?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0285.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.