# Utah H.B. 111: Wildlife Amendments Utah H.B. 111, Wildlife Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Bridger Bolinder (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB111-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 111 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Wildlife Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Bridger Bolinder (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Environment, Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife, Easements, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Aeronautics, Weapons, Hunting, Real Property, New Rulemaking Authority, Occupational and Professional Licensing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (145 yes, 22 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 13 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier medical proof for free fishing: benefit, low. Utah residents seeking free fishing licenses for intellectual disability or terminal illness can use more medical providers for verification. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners can verify these conditions, along with physicians. Residents with an intellectual disability must not already q… - More providers can verify license refunds: benefit, low. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners can now verify illness or injury for wildlife license, certificate, or permit refunds. Physicians can still provide verification. The illness or injury must prevent use, and the license, certificate, or permit must be unused. You must surrender it before… - Registration relief for outdoor service businesses: benefit, low. The law removes separate resident and nonresident spotter registrations and their related fees. It also gives outfitter businesses another way to meet the hunting or fishing license requirement. At least one person designated by the business must hold the right license for the activity. - Online notice before wildlife land purchases: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah wildlife officials must post online notice before acquiring privately held real property. Notice must appear on the division's website and a public legal notice website, replacing newspaper notice. The governor must approve the acquisition. These requirements cover purch… - Utah must prevent grizzly bear establishment: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah wildlife officials must request immediate federal removal of grizzlies found where they are federally listed. The state must prevent grizzlies from becoming established anywhere in Utah until they are fully delisted and outside federal control statewide. Lawfully captive… - Wildlife payments fund anti-poaching work: benefit, low. The law creates the Poaching Mitigation Fund, supported by investigation repayments, wildlife restitution, legislative appropriations, and fund earnings. The Division of Law Enforcement uses it for anti-poaching work, including education, detection equipment, projects, and training. Beginning May 6… - Wildlife offenders must repay investigation costs: cost, medium. People convicted of covered wildlife or guide-and-outfitter offenses must repay documented operational expenses from the investigation. This also applies to qualifying guilty or no-contest pleas held in abeyance and qualifying diversion agreements. Covered offenses include unlawful taking, possessi… - Hunters can face reporting penalties: cost, low. The division can adopt rules requiring hunting license or permit holders to report hunt information. Any reporting requirement and penalty must be set by rule. A monetary penalty cannot exceed $25. The law itself does not impose an immediate reporting requirement. - Hunters face limits on hired help: cost, low. For protected-wildlife hunts on public land, hired service providers must be registered and in good standing. Usually, no more than two people can provide regulated services; once-in-a-lifetime or limited-entry big game hunts allow three. Hunters cannot simultaneously use another outfitter for the… - Registration rules for guides and outfitters: cost, low. Covered guides and outfitters on public lands must register each year; regulation starts at $100 in compensation. A guide works for or is linked to an outfitter. Annual fees follow Utah's fee-setting process and vary by residency, provider type, and wildlife served; these amendments do not set doll… - Pilots face escalating wildlife crime penalties: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, pilots face penalties for knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly flying when it results in unlawful wildlife taking or locating from the aircraft. A first offense is a class B misdemeanor; a second is a class A misdemeanor. A third or later offense is a third-degree felony.… - Weapon users face wildlife-area shooting limits: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, dangerous-weapon discharge is restricted in waterfowl and wildlife management areas near specified structures. The restriction covers locations within 300 feet of homes, dwellings, other buildings, or structures where domestic animals are kept or fed. Written permission from… - State park golf-course shooting restriction narrows: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, golf courses leave the list of state park locations covered by this improper-discharge restriction. This removes that specific limit for weapon users and removes the protection it provided at those golf courses. Other listed locations remain covered. The change does not remov… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bridger Bolinder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 50 | 15 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 18 | 5 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 65 | 1 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-26: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0111.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0111S02.pdf) - Amended 2/6/2026 16:02:469, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0111S01_2026-02-06_16-05-13.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0111S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0111.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0111.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0111S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/6/2026 16:02:469 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0111S01_2026-02-06_16-05-13.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0111S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0111.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB111-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).