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2026 floor votes

H.B. 168: Hunting and Fishing Amendments

1 recorded floor vote in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill addresses practices related to hunting and fishing.

  • Creates the Poaching Mitigation Fund
  • Provides for restitution money to be deposited into the Poaching Mitigation Fund for use by the Division of Law Enforcement within the Department of Natural Resources
  • Removes references to spotters
  • Provides that money in the Guide and Outfitter Fund be used by the Division of Law Enforcement within the Department of Natural Resources
  • Removes outdated language related to the Division of Professional Licensing
  • Modifies definitions related to guide and outfitter provisions, including the definition of a guide or outfitter

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Rex P. Shipp

Utah House, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 168
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 65 Nays 3 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (61)

49 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (3)

3 Republican

Absent or not voting (7)

2 Democratic, 5 Republican

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.