# Utah H.B. 490: State Parks Modifications Utah H.B. 490, State Parks Modifications, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Clinton Okerlund (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB490-2025GS - 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. 490 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: State Parks Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Clinton Okerlund (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: State Lands, Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (109 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Riverway grant statute and matching rules repealed: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, the law repeals the statute covering riverway enhancement grants, matching funds, and related rules. This removes that legal provision for grants and matching requirements. The law does not state grant amounts or identify effects on specific recipients. - Park concession operators face new rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's parks division can set reasonable lease or rental charges for concessions. This applies in state parks and on division-owned property. The division no longer has to follow the Utah Procurement Code when choosing concession operators. The law sets no charge amount or gu… - Long-term park plans and access rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's parks division must develop a long-term public-use plan, and its director must carry it out. The plan covers buying, protecting, running, maintaining, and developing parks, while considering recreation, historic and scientific resources, and public health. The division… - Higher golf charge funds park improvements: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, the nine-hole golf charge rises from 15% to 30% of revenue at three state parks. These are Wasatch Mountain, Palisade, and Green River. The charge is in addition to charges set by Utah's parks division. Money stays at the park where collected for facility upgrades or developm… - Park fees support operations and services: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's parks division must use revenue it collects to carry out park-law requirements, as far as possible. It can charge for special services, facilities, and outdoor recreation infrastructure, and collect service or regulatory fees. The law sets no revenue target or specific… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clinton Okerlund (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Derrin R. Owens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 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 - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-24: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-02-12: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0490.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0490S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0490S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0490.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/HB0490.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0490S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0490S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0490.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-HB490-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).