Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB53: Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies the composition of the Public Land Management Advisory Board.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, December 29, 2025:
0 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Karen Kwan House Sponsor: Jason E. Thompson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies the composition of the Public Land Management Advisory Board. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - adds as a member of the Public Land Management Advisory Board: - the state historic preservation officer or the officer's designee; and - the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration or the director's designee; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63L-9-104 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 451 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 63L-9-104 is amended to read: 63L-9-104 . Public Land Management Advisory Board. (1) There is created the Public Land Management Advisory Board. (2) The board consists of the following 11 13 members: (a) the lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee; (b) the state historic preservation officer, created in Section 9-8a-202 , or the state historic preservation officer's designee; (c) the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, created in Section 53C-1-201 , or the director's designee; (b) (d) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests …
Sponsors
- Karen Kwan (D, 12) · primary sponsor
- Jason Thompson (R, 3)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ failed
- : Senate/ 2nd reading
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ committee report favorable
- : Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- Senate/ failed (February 3, 2026): 10 yea, 16 nay, failed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 22, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Natural Resources, State Lands, Public Lands
Common questions
- What is SB53?
- SB53 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments.
- What does SB53 do?
- This bill modifies the composition of the Public Land Management Advisory Board.
- What is the status of SB53?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB53?
- Karen Kwan (D, 12), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB53?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0053.html
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