# Utah H.B. 12: Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Amendments

Utah H.B. 12, Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Doug Welton (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB12-2026GS
- As of: 2026-10-14
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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 12
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Last action: 2026-02-27, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Doug Welton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Parks and Recreation, Natural Resources, Outdoor Recreation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (109 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Utah expands grants for accessible outdoor recreation: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s outdoor recreation grants cover building or improving trails and facilities, or buying equipment, to improve access for disabled or adaptive users. Eligible projects also include trails, water recreation, wildlife watching, winter recreation, community parks with outdo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Doug Welton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Derrin R. Owens (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 74 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-02-27: Governor Signed
- 2026-02-24: House/ to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-24: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House)
- 2026-02-20: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2026-02-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2026-02-05: Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- 2026-02-03: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House)
- 2026-02-03: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-02-03: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
- 2026-01-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-01-23: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-01-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-01-20: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-01-20: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House)
- 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)
- 2025-12-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0012.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-12-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0012.pdf)

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- H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0012.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0012.pdf)

## Related
- [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS)
- [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS)
- [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS)
- [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS)
- [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS)
- [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB12-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).