Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 53 — Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments

Last action — Senate/ filed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 29, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill expands the Public Land Management Advisory Board by adding two new members: the state historic preservation officer and the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.

  • 63L-9-104

    11 → 13

    Increases the total number of members on the board from 11 to 13.

  • 63L-9-104

    the state historic preservation officer, created in Section 9-8a-202, or the state historic preservation officer's designee;

    Adds the state historic preservation officer or the officer's designee as a member of the board.

  • 63L-9-104

    the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, created in Section 53C-1-201, or the director's designee;

    Adds the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration or the director's designee as a member of the board.

  • 63L-9-104

    Three → Seven

    Increases the quorum requirement from six to seven members for board meetings.

Action History

  1. Senate/ filed

  2. Senate/ strike enacting clause

  3. Senate/ filed

  4. Senate/ failed

  5. Senate/ 2nd reading

  6. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  7. Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  8. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  9. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  10. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  11. Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  12. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0053

  13. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0053

  14. Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

  15. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0053

  16. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0053

  17. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  18. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 53?
SB 53 is sponsored by Jason E. Thompson (Republican) and Karen Kwan (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 53?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 29, 2025. It awaits signature.
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