Outdoor Recreation Revisions
HB 439 revises Utah's Off-highway Vehicle Account rules to clarify definitions and expand grant opportunities. It defines "off-highway vehicle facility" (including trails, storage, and infrastructure) and allows the Division of Outdoor Recreation to provide upfront cash grants from the account to counties of the third through sixth class for projects improving off-highway vehicle access. The bill makes technical updates to existing code without appropriating new funds, focusing on how existing account money can be used for facility construction, maintenance, and user education. This directly affects smaller counties seeking funding for off-highway vehicle infrastructure projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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The bill text was finalized with minor formatting adjustments, such as removing a stray section number and correcting a typo in the funding section. The substantive policy content, including definitions, grant eligibility, and effective dates, remains unchanged from the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Removed a stray 'Section 1' label at the beginning of the text that was likely a formatting error.
Corrected a typo in Section 41-22-19(5)(b) where the phrase 'pursuant toin accordance' was changed to 'pursuant to in accordance' to fix a run-on word.
Corrected a typo in Section 41-22-19(3)(c) where the phrase 'deposited ininto' was changed to 'deposited into' to fix a run-on word.
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
7
Committee
5
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
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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