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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 30: Wildlife Management Area Amendments

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

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 25, 2026. This bill addresses wildlife management areas.

  • Creates the Wildlife Management Area Stewardship Fund
  • Repeals language related to access to wildlife management areas requiring a hunting, fishing, or combination license
  • Defines terms
  • Requires that an individual meet certain conditions to access a wildlife management area
  • Directs the Division of Wildlife Resources (division) to approve an educational video and provide digital verification of completion of the educational video
  • Provides for exceptions to the conditions to access a wildlife management area

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor David Shallenberger

Utah House, February 3, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 30
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 58 Nays 11 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (56)

13 Democratic, 43 Republican

No (9)

9 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 18, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 30
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 1 Abs 8
Official record

Yes (20)

14 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (8)

7 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 30
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 1 Abs 0
Official record

Yes (28)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (1)

1 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.