Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB536: Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
This bill concerns criminal conduct on public lands.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Stewart E. Barlow Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill concerns criminal conduct on public lands. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - creates the Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund (fund) to be administered by the State Historic Preservation Office; - amends the criminal offense of defacing by graffiti on public lands, including to add conduct involving natural and archaeological features; - amends penalty provisions for certain criminal violations of the offense of antiquities alteration, removal, injury, or destruction; - provides that a court may order criminal restitution to be deposited into the fund for a violation of: - defacing by graffiti, damage, or destruction on public lands; or - antiquities alteration, removal, injury, or destruction, if the violation is on state lands; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 9-8a-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 536 76-6-107.5 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 111, 411 76-6-902 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 111 ENACTS: 9-8a-207 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of …
Sponsors
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Don Ipson (R, 29)
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 6, 2026): 23 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 6, 2026): 66 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 3, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (March 3, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 23, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Restitution, Natural Resources, Public Funds and Accounts, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Public Lands
Common questions
- What is HB536?
- HB536 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments.
- What does HB536 do?
- This bill concerns criminal conduct on public lands.
- What is the status of HB536?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB536?
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB536?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0536.html
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