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State Government / Utah / Legislation / SB 43

SB 43Session 2026SenateBecame law

Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office Amendments

Official source overview

This bill clarifies the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office's role and implements distribution accountability requirements for non-public education trust beneficiaries.

Published by Utah State Legislature for S.B. 43. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 19, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 22, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 5, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • defines terms;
  • clarifies the authority and purpose of the advocacy office as the primary representative of the trust beneficiaries;
  • refines the duties of the advocacy office director;
  • defines accountability requirements for use of trust distributions in response to a legislative audit;
  • updates the composition of the nominating committees for the trustee boards; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Education

Source subjects

EducationK-12 EducationTrust Lands

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorOwens, Derrin R.
cosponsorBurton, Jefferson S.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline33 actions⌄
  1. Mar 19, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 13, 2026

    Senate/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 13, 2026

    Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptSenate
  4. Mar 12, 2026

    Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

    Senate
  5. Mar 12, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledSenate
  6. Feb 9, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 9, 2026

    Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

    PassageSenate
  9. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  10. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  11. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

    PassageSenate
  12. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  13. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  14. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  15. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  16. Feb 2, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  17. Jan 28, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  18. Jan 21, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  19. Jan 21, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  20. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  21. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    House
  22. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ floor amendment

    Senate
  23. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  24. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  25. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  26. Jan 13, 2026

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptSenate
  27. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0043

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0043

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Jan 7, 2026

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptSenate
  30. Dec 22, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0043

    Utah State Legislature
  31. Dec 22, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0043

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Dec 22, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Dec 22, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.