# Utah H.B. 376: Land Management Funding Amendments Utah H.B. 376, Land Management Funding Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Carl R. Albrecht (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB376-2026GS - 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. 376 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Land Management Funding Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Forestry and Fire, Natural Resources, Public Lands, Water Quality, Water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (192 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah coordinates forest and watershed restoration: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the law creates the Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State University. It studies forest and watershed health, recommends wildfire protection, and approves restoration funding based on need, benefits, and available money. Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative must… - Utah funds restoration, shifts university money: mixed, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $2.55 million from Utah’s Income Tax Fund for the Institute. It also cuts Utah State University Extension’s funding by $650,000, with stated intent to move that ongoing amount to the Institute. Lawmakers state an intent to spend no more than… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 70 | 1 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 1 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-27: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-26: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0376.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0376S01.pdf) - Amended 2/3/2026 10:02:756, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0376_2026-02-03_10-51-06.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0376.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - 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/HB0376.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0376S01.pdf) - [Amended 2/3/2026 10:02:756 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0376_2026-02-03_10-51-06.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0376.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) - [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-HB376-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).