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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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H.B. 285: Local Planning and Regulation Impacts on Wildlife Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill modifies provisions relating to local government land use plans and regulations.

  • Requires municipalities and counties to consider development impacts on wildlife in the process of considering and adopting general plans and land use regulations
  • Requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide information relevant to a municipality's or county's consideration of the development impacts on wildlife
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Counties · Animals · Land Use · Natural Resources · Department of Natural Resources · Wildlife · Municipalities · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Planning and Zoning

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 285, dated January 21, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state expenditures.
  • Local government: As municipalities and counties create general plans or revise their plans every 5 to 10 years, assessing wildlife impacts could increase plan costs by $15,000 on average; the aggregate impact of including wildlife impact is unknown.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Doug Owens

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.