SB0044 • 2026

Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Stratton, Keven J.
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments

This bill addresses the statewide resource management plan.

What This Bill Does

This bill addresses the statewide resource management plan.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-03 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-03 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-02 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-02 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-20 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-02-20 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-18 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-18 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-18 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-02-18 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-02-18 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-18 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-12 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-12 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-11 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-05 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-22 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-21 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-01-21 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-01-21 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-01-21 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-12 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-07 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-05 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0044
2026-01-05 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0044
2025-12-22 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2025-12-22 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0044
2025-12-22 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0044
2025-12-22 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses the statewide resource management plan.

Current Bill Text

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63L-10-103
1
Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton
House Sponsor: Ken Ivory
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses the statewide resource management plan.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
adopts a statewide resource management plan to replace a previously adopted plan.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63L-10-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 115
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
63L-10-103
is amended to read:
63L-10-103
. Statewide resource management plan adopted.
(1)
(a)
The statewide resource management plan, dated
May 7, 2025
May 6, 2026
, and
on file with the office, is adopted.
(b)
The plan described in Subsection
(1)(a)
replaces and supersedes the plan dated
January 8, 2024
May 7, 2025
.
(2)
The office shall, to the extent possible and as funding allows, monitor federal, state, and
local government compliance with the plan.
(3)
(a)
If the office finds the need to modify the plan, the office shall notify the
commission of the modification and the office's reasoning for the modification.
(b)
The office shall coordinate with the commission to discuss policy direction and to
draft any modifications to the plan.
(4)
(a)
The commission may request additional information of the office regarding any
modifications to the plan, as described in Subsection
(3)
.
(b)
The office shall promptly respond to any request for additional information, as
described in Subsection
(4)(a)
.
(c)
The commission may make a recommendation that the Legislature approve a
modification or disapprove a modification, or the commission may decline to take
action.
(5)
The office shall annually:
(a)
prepare a report detailing any modifications the office recommends for the plan and
deliver the report to the commission before August 31; and
(b)
report on the implementation of the plan at the federal, state, and local levels to the
commission before August 31.
(6)
(a)
If the commission makes a recommendation that the Legislature approve a
modification to the plan, the commission shall prepare a bill in anticipation of the
annual general session of the Legislature for approval of the modification.
(b)
A modification to the plan does not take effect until approved by the Legislature.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
2-20-26 10:00 AM