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Proposed Utah Firearm Legislation HB0444

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Legislation Overview

Title: State Land Access Road Amendments

Subject: Transportation

Description: State Land Access Road Amendments

Session: 2026 General Session

Last Action: House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

Last Action Date: February 19, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Troy Shelley (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 75)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 19, 2026 House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Transportation Committee
House Feb 19, 2026 House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House Feb 19, 2026 House/ comm rpt/ substituted in House Transportation Committee
House Feb 19, 2026 House Comm - Substitute Recommendation in House Transportation Committee
House Feb 17, 2026 House/ to standing committee in House Transportation Committee
House Feb 12, 2026 House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House Rules Committee
Feb 12, 2026 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0444 in Released
Feb 11, 2026 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0444S01 in Version Sponsor
Feb 11, 2026 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0444S01 in Released
Feb 9, 2026 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0444S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
Feb 9, 2026 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0444S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Feb 4, 2026 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0444 in Version Sponsor
House Feb 2, 2026 House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
House Feb 2, 2026 House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
Jan 30, 2026 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
Jan 30, 2026 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0444 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
Jan 30, 2026 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0444 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Jan 30, 2026 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Substitute Feb 20, 2026 state link bill text
Substitute Feb 9, 2026 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Amendment 1 House Amendment 1 Feb 4, 2026 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/19/2026 10 0 0 2 Yes
  • Chevrier, Kristen (R) Yea
  • Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea
  • Defay, Ariel (R) Yea
  • Dominguez, Rosalba (D) Yea
  • Ivory, Ken (R) Absent
  • Matthews, Ashlee (D) Yea
  • Okerlund, Clinton (R) Absent
  • Petersen, Mike (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Calvin (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Sawyer, Jake (R) Yea
  • Thurston, Norman (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/19/2026 11 0 0 1 Yes
  • Chevrier, Kristen (R) Yea
  • Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea
  • Defay, Ariel (R) Yea
  • Dominguez, Rosalba (D) Yea
  • Ivory, Ken (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Ashlee (D) Yea
  • Okerlund, Clinton (R) Absent
  • Petersen, Mike (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Calvin (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Sawyer, Jake (R) Yea
  • Thurston, Norman (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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