# Utah H.B. 509: Wetlands Study Amendments Utah H.B. 509, Wetlands Study Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Doug Owens (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB509-2026GS - 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. 509 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Wetlands Study Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Doug Owens (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Environment, Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Hunting, Water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (163 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah studies wetlands and posts permits: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s Department of Natural Resources must post wetlands land use permits collected by the Utah Geological Survey online. The department must also study wetlands in first- and second-class counties. The study covers wetland changes, including possible changes in classificati… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Doug Owens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 57 | 8 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 58 | 10 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 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) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-17: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-17: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-12: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-11: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-06: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0509.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509S03.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509S01.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509S02.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509.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/HB0509.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509S03.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509S01.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509S02.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0509.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-HB509-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).