# Utah H.B. 546: Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments Utah H.B. 546, Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Ken Ivory (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB546-2026GS - 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. 546 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-11 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ken Ivory (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Public Lands, Federalism, Revenue and Taxation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (79 yes, 24 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah asserts authority over federal lands: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah agencies must identify federally controlled lands where the state claims governing authority. Agencies must presume federal ownership does not include governing authority unless the federal government shows specific constitutional authority or authority Utah granted. The… - Utah maps large lands and forest risks: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office must identify and digitally map qualifying lands before January 1, 2028. These are contiguous areas of at least 250,000 acres under common ownership, lease, or unified management. Maps must show public access, landscape public nu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ken Ivory (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 17 | 7 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 51 | 15 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 2 | | ## Actions (33) - 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/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ circled (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) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-23: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-17: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-11: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-11: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-11: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0546.pdf) - Amended 2/27/2026 09:02:256, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0546_2026-02-27_09-21-35.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0546.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/HB0546.pdf) - [Amended 2/27/2026 09:02:256 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0546_2026-02-27_09-21-35.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0546.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-HB546-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).