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H.B. 595: Public Trail 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 addresses the designation of a recreational trail as a state trail.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes the process for designating a state trail
  • Addresses management of state trails
  • Authorizes rulemaking by the Division of Outdoor Recreation to: establish the process for completing and submitting an application; and administer management of a state trail

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 · Natural Resources · Department of Natural Resources · Public Lands · Municipalities · Outdoor Recreation · Division of Recreation

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. 595, dated February 26, 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 could cost the Division of Outdoor Recreation an estimated $1,000 one-time in FY 2026 and $10,000 ongoing from the General Fund beginning in FY 2027 for staff time related to rulemaking, application review, evaluation of proposed land acquisitions; however, the agency has indicated these responsibilities can be absorbed within existing appropriations.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • 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.