# Utah H.B. 307: Wildfire Funding Amendments Utah H.B. 307, Wildfire Funding Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Casey Snider (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB307-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 307 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Wildfire Funding Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Casey Snider (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Public Funds and Accounts, Environment, Forestry and Fire, Fire Protection, Fire Control, Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 30 (301 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah combines wildfire funds and balances: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Utah Wildfire Fund replaces older wildfire funds and program rules. It pays wildfire costs on state lands and private land in unincorporated areas where fire management authority is delegated. Payments require written approval from the state forester or an authorized rep… - Utah sets yearly wildfire prevention funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah must fund wildfire prevention each fiscal year using the larger of two amounts. One is $10 million. The other is $3 million plus 10% of prior-year wildfire fund deposits not spent on wildfire costs. If the state forester finds catastrophic need, this money may instead p… - Yearly transfers support Utah wildfire response: benefit, low. The wildfire fund receives 30% of prior-year mineral lease bonuses, capped at $2 million and 20% of prior-year fund spending. Starting with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, annual state transfers are $4 million until they total $20 million. After that, yearly transfers equal the smaller of $4… - Broader wildfire costs can be recovered: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, delegated state fire management responsibility includes wildfire and prevention costs, not just suppression costs. When Utah’s forestry division accepts that authority, it may seek repayment from property owners or other entities responsible for those costs. The law does not… - Local wildfire help comes with duties: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, more local political subdivisions can qualify for cooperative wildfire agreements with the division director’s approval. They must be responsible for providing wildfire suppression services and paying their costs. Eligible entities must agree to carry out prevention, prepare… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Casey Snider (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | House | House Conference Committee - Final Passage | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ refused to recede from Senate amendments | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ refused to recede from Senate amendments | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (70) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-13: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-13: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House Conference Committee - Final Passage (House) - 2025-03-05: House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Conference Committee Report - 2025-03-04: Bill Substituted by Conference Committee - 2025-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: House Conference Committee Appointed (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate/ refused to recede from Senate amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ motion to reconsider (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-23: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0307.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307S03.pdf) - Amended 2/26/2025 12:02:901, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0307S02_2025-02-26_12-16-38.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0307.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307S03.pdf) - [Amended 2/26/2025 12:02:901 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0307S02_2025-02-26_12-16-38.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0307.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB307-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).