HB0412 • 2026

Energy Development Planning Amendments

Energy

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Doug
Last action: 2026-03-25
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Energy Development Planning Amendments

This bill makes amendments to provisions regulating clean energy sources.

What This Bill Does

This bill makes amendments to provisions regulating clean energy sources.

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Bill History

2026-03-25 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-16 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-16 Executive Branch - Governor
House/ to Governor
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
2026-03-06 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-03-06 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-03-05 House Concurrence Calendar
House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
2026-03-05 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-05 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-05 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-05 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-05 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ substituted
2026-03-05 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House with amendments
2026-03-04 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0412S01
2026-03-04 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0412S01
2026-03-04 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0412S01
2026-03-04 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0412S01
2026-03-04 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-02-26 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-26 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-23 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-19 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-19 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-19 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-19 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-12 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-11 House Consent Calendar
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-11 House Consent Calendar
House/ circled
2026-02-09 House Consent Calendar
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-09 House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
2026-02-06 House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
2026-02-06 House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-04 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-04 House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-03 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0412
2026-02-02 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0412
2026-01-29 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-29 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-28 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-28 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0412
2026-01-28 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0412
2026-01-28 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill makes amendments to provisions regulating clean energy sources.

Current Bill Text

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54-17-1201
HB0412
54-17-1201 (05/06/26)
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Energy Development Planning Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens
Senate Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill makes amendments to provisions regulating clean energy sources.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
requires consultation with the Division of Wildlife Resources (division) as part of local
government approval of utility scale solar and wind power plant projects;
specifies consultation requirements; and
includes a coordination clause that coordinates with H.B. 16, Solar Power Plant
Amendments, regarding wildlife consultation requirements for solar power plants.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
54-17-1201
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
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54-17-1201
, Utah Code Annotated 1953

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54-17-1203
, as as enacted in H.B. 16 (2026)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
The following section is affected by a coordination clause at the end of this bill.
Section 1. Section
54-17-1201
is enacted to read:
12. Utility Scale Renewable Energy Facility Wildlife Review
54-17-1201
. Wildlife consultation required for utility scale renewable energy
facilities.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Division of Wildlife Resources" means the Division of Wildlife Resources created
in Section
23A-2-201
.
(b)
"Solar power plant" means a facility that:
(i)
has a nameplate generating capacity in excess of
10
megawatts; and
(ii)
converts sunlight into electricity.
(c)
"Utility scale renewable energy facility" means a solar power plant or wind power
plant.
(d)
"Wind power plant" means a facility that:
(i)
has a nameplate generating capacity in excess of
10
megawatts; and
(ii)
converts wind energy into electricity.
(2)
As part of an application for a permit to the appropriate local jurisdiction, an owner or
operator of a utility scale renewable energy facility shall consult with the Division of
Wildlife Resources regarding potential impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat.
(3)
The consultation described in Subsection
(2)
shall include:
(a)
submission by the owner or operator to the Division of Wildlife Resources of project
location, layout, timeline, and any wildlife surveys conducted;
(b)
a meeting between the owner or operator and Division of Wildlife Resources
personnel; and
(c)
the Division of Wildlife
Resources' recommendations for avoiding, minimizing, or
mitigating potential impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat.
(4)
The Division of Wildlife Resources shall:
(a)
within 30 days after the day on which the Division of Wildlife Resources receives a
complete consultation request, provide the owner or operator with written
recommendations; and
(b)
make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, establishing consultation procedures and standards.
(5)
An owner or operator shall include with an application to the appropriate local
jurisdiction proof of consultation with the Division of Wildlife Resources and a
description of measures the owner or operator will implement to address the Division of
Wildlife Resources' recommendations.
(6)
The appropriate local jurisdiction shall consider the Division of Wildlife Resources'
recommendations when evaluating a permit application for a utility scale renewable
energy facility.
(7)
This section does not:
(a)
grant the Division of Wildlife Resources authority to approve or deny a permit
application;
(b)
require an owner or operator to implement the Division of Wildlife Resources'
recommendations; or
(c)
limit local jurisdiction authority to approve or deny a permit application.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
Section 3.
Coordinating H.B. 412 with H.B. 16.
If H.B. 412, Energy Development Planning Amendments, and H.B. 16, Solar Power
Plant Amendments, both pass and become law, the Legislature intends that, on May 6, 2026:
(1) Section 54-17-1201 enacted in H.B. 412 be renumbered to Section 54-17-1301; and
(2) Section 54-17-1203 enacted in H.B. 16 be amended to read:
"54-17-1203. Consultation requirements.
The owner or operator of a solar power plant shall consult with the Division of Wildlife
Resources as required by Section 54-17-1301 regarding how the solar power plant could
potentially impact wildlife on affected land.".
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