# Utah H.B. 496: Forestry and Fire Amendments Utah H.B. 496, Forestry and Fire Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Troy Shelley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB496-2026GS - 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. 496 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Forestry and Fire Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Troy Shelley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: State Lands, Environment, Forestry and Fire, Natural Resources, Public Lands - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (153 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah expands uses for wildfire money: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Utah Wildfire Fund covers wildfire and prevention costs for eligible entities with cooperative wildfire agreements. It also covers costs the state incurs under cooperative forest-management agreements. Utah can use fund money to restore federal land after wildfires. The s… - Utah forestry division gains fire enforcement powers: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands helps enforce state forestry and fire laws. It also investigates possible wildland-fire violations and gathers evidence. This change gives households no direct payment or new personal duty. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Troy Shelley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Derrin R. Owens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 61 | 5 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 1 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 55 | 15 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (43) - 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) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: 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/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-02: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-12: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0496.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0496S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0496S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0496.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/HB0496.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0496S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0496S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0496.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-HB496-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).