HB 421 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Grazing Amendments

HB 421 requires Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources to obtain approval from three entities before using funds from the Wildlife Conservation Fund to purchase or acquire grazing permits. Specifically, the division must get approval from the local land use authority, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Agriculture and Food. This bill amends existing law to add this requirement, making it a technical adjustment to the existing process without appropriating new funds. It directly affects how the wildlife division manages grazing permit acquisitions using conservation fund money.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Amended Excerpts 2/20/2025 15:02:549 Amended 2/20/2025 15:02:549 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill requires the Division of Wildlife Resources to obtain approval from three agencies before purchasing or acquiring grazing permits: a local land use authority, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Agriculture and Food. If any agency does not deny the request within 60 days, the permit is considered approved. The bill also clarifies that these approval actions are not subject to standard land use review processes.
Scope change
The bill expands oversight of grazing permit acquisitions by adding mandatory multi-agency approval requirements.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for Division of Wildlife Resources to obtain approval from local land use authority, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Agriculture and Food before purchasing or acquiring grazing permits.

Established a 60-day review period where failure to deny a grazing permit request results in automatic approval.

Clarified that grazing permit approval actions are exempt from standard municipal and county land use review processes.

DEFINITION

Added definitions for 'wildlife conservation permit program' and 'wildlife exposition program' to clarify fund usage.

Added definition for 'land use authority' to specify which municipal and county authorities are covered.

REPORTING

Added annual reporting requirement to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee regarding fund amounts, sources, and expenditures.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
House/ floor amendment
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House/ committee report favorable
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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