Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB546: Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
This bill addresses the jurisdictional management of public lands.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
4 Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ken Ivory Senate Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the jurisdictional management of public lands. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - asserts the state's jurisdictional interest in land controlled by the federal government under a proprietary interest; - directs the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (office) to promote the state's jurisdictional interests on landscape-scale public lands; - requires the office to: - identify and map landscape-scale lands in the state; - establish map layers for certain criteria on landscape-scale lands; - map a landscape public nuisance area on landscape-scale lands containing forested areas; and - report annually on the map to the Federalism Commission and Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; - requires the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands to assist the office in identifying a landscape public nuisance area for landscape-scale lands containing forested areas; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-16-101 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 401 63L-11-302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 84, 184 ENACTS: 63L-11-501 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 63L-11-502 , Utah Code Annotated …
Sponsors
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39) · 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 5, 2026): 17 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 51 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 23, 2026): 8 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Public Lands, Revenue and Taxation, Federalism
Common questions
- What is HB546?
- HB546 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments.
- What does HB546 do?
- This bill addresses the jurisdictional management of public lands.
- What is the status of HB546?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB546?
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB546?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0546.html
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