Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB419: Environmental Legal Action Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
This bill modifies provisions relating to bond requirements in environmental legal actions.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
0 Environmental Legal Action Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Colin W. Jack Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions relating to bond requirements in environmental legal actions. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - expands the definition of environmental action to include judicial review of certain permits issued by the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 78B-5-828 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 149 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 78B-5-828 is amended to read: 78B-5-828 . Bond required in an environmental action. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Administrative stay" means a stay or other temporary remedy issued by an agency under Section 63G-4-405 . (b) (i) "Environmental action" means a cause of action that: (A) (i) is filed on or after May 10, 2011; and (B) (ii) seeks judicial review of a final agency action to issue a permit by the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, or the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. : (A) the Department of Natural Resources; (B) the Department of Transportation; or (C) the School and Institutional …
Sponsors
- Colin Jack (R, 73) · primary sponsor
- David Hinkins (R, 26)
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 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 15 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 25, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 11, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 6, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 6, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Judicial Operations, Civil Litigation, Environment
Common questions
- What is HB419?
- HB419 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Environmental Legal Action Amendments.
- What does HB419 do?
- This bill modifies provisions relating to bond requirements in environmental legal actions.
- What is the status of HB419?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB419?
- Colin Jack (R, 73), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB419?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0419.html
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