Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB172: Airport and Air Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill amends law relating to airports and drones.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Airport and Air Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper House Sponsor: Doug Welton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends law relating to airports and drones. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - amends provisions regarding a license required to operate an airport; - modifies requirements for how an airport handles lost property; - amends a restriction on how law enforcement can use a drone; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 72-10-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 423, 515 72-10-109 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 423, 452 72-10-110 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 483 72-10-110.5 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 436 72-10-118 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 431 72-10-202 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 431 72-10-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 431 72-10-301 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270 72-10-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 17 72-10-802 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 216 77-11d-102 …
Sponsors
- Wayne Harper (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Douglas Welton (R, 65)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 5, 2026): 64 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 13, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Department of Transportation, Airports, Transportation, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Unmanned Aircraft, Aeronautics
Common questions
- What is SB172?
- SB172 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Airport and Air Amendments.
- What does SB172 do?
- This bill amends law relating to airports and drones.
- What is the status of SB172?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB172?
- Wayne Harper (R, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB172?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0172.html
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