UtahUtah will use a May 2026 statewide resource plan
Starting May 6, 2026, Utah will use a statewide resource management plan dated that day instead of the May 7, 2025 plan.
What it does
Starting May 6, 2026, Utah adopts a statewide resource management plan dated that day and replaces the plan dated May 7, 2025.
The office will monitor federal, state, and local compliance when possible and funding is available, then report each year on plan changes and implementation.
Plan changes would need legislative approval before taking effect, while the commission may request information, recommend action, or decline to act.
Argument forA single statewide plan could give governments a shared framework for managing resources and checking implementation.
Argument againstRequiring legislative approval for every plan modification could slow responses when resource conditions change.
More detail
Utah adopts the statewide resource management plan dated May 6, 2026. The plan applies to statewide resource management and replaces the plan dated May 7, 2025. This provision takes effect on May 6, 2026.
The office monitors government compliance, coordinates possible plan modifications with the commission, and reports annually on modifications and implementation. Monitoring covers federal, state, and local government compliance with the statewide plan. Monitoring is required only to the extent possible and as funding allows. If the office finds a need to modify the plan, it must notify the commission and coordinate with it on policy direction and a draft modification. The office must deliver its annual reports to the commission before August 31 each year.
The commission may recommend that the Legislature approve or reject a plan modification, but a modification cannot take effect without legislative approval. This process covers modifications to the statewide resource management plan that the office proposes and the commission reviews. The commission may request more information from the office or choose not to act. If the commission recommends approval, it must prepare a bill for the Legislature's annual general session. A modification remains ineffective until the Legislature approves it.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 26Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 3Senate/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 3Senate/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 2Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 2Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Feb 20Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Feb 20Bill Received from Senate for EnrollingMinor
- Feb 18Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Feb 18House/ to Senate
- Feb 18House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to SenateMajor
- Feb 18House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Feb 18House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 12House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 12House/ committee report favorable [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]Minor
- Feb 11House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]Minor
- Feb 5House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]Minor
- Jan 22House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 21House/ received from SenateMinor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Senate/ to House
- Jan 21Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspensionPassed Senate
- Jan 21Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspensionMinor
- Jan 20Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 20Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 12Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal AnalystMinor
- Jan 7Senate/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- Jan 5LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0044
- Jan 5LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0044
- 2025
- Dec 22LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0044
- Dec 22LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0044
- Dec 22Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 22Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced
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