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Friday, November 6, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 496: Forestry and Fire 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 forestry and fire related issues.

  • Provides for the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands enforcement and investigatory powers related to wildland fires and heritage trees
  • Addresses use of money related to cooperative agreements for forest management
  • Makes technical and conforming amendments

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Troy Shelley

Utah House, February 27, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 496
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 55 Nays 15 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (52)

39 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (14)

14 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

1 Democratic, 4 Republican

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 2nd Sub. HB 496
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 1 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (27)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 496
Result as recorded: Yeas 61 Nays 5 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (58)

44 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (5)

5 Republican

Absent or not voting (8)

8 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.