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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 546

HB 546Session 2026HouseBecame law

Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments

Official source overview

This bill addresses the jurisdictional management of public lands.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 546. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 25, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 11, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 5, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

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

  • 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;
  • 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.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesAgriculture & Natural Resources

Source subjects

Department of Natural ResourcesFederalismNatural ResourcesPublic LandsRevenue and Taxation

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorIvory, Ken
cosponsorStratton, Keven J.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline38 actions⌄
  1. Mar 25, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 12, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 12, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Mar 11, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Mar 11, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Mar 6, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 6, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  13. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  14. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  15. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  16. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  17. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  18. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  19. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  20. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  21. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  22. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  23. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  24. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ floor amendment

    House
  25. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  26. Feb 23, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  27. Feb 23, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  28. Feb 23, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  29. Feb 17, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  30. Feb 13, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  31. Feb 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0546

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Feb 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0546

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Feb 11, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  34. Feb 11, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  35. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0546

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0546

    Utah State Legislature
  37. Feb 11, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Feb 11, 2026

    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.