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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah establishes a county nomination process for preserving historical and scientific sites on trust lands
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Carl Albrecht and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah allows rural county legislative bodies to nominate culturally or scientifically significant sites on school and institutional for state preservation review. The director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration must notify eligible counties by January 1, 2027, and review nominations within 180 days.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
The administration must notify qualified counties, review nominations within 180 days, maintain an approved site list, and potentially modify development plans to preserve sites.
Rural county legislative bodies
Eligible county legislative bodies gain the authority to nominate up to two culturally or scientifically significant sites on trust lands and consult on preservation measures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum size allowed for a nominated site?
Are lands with energy or mineral resources eligible for nomination?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
32 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
Show 26 earlier actions
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ amended
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 4, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 3, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 14, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0064
- Jan 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0064
- Dec 22, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0064
- Dec 22, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0064
- Dec 22, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 22, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Total
7
- Yes
- 4
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 0
Show 3 earlier roll calls
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Total
7
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
House/ passed 3rd reading
Total
75
- Yes
- 71
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 4
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (72)
48 more members
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Total
14
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 5
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (14)
Lobbying Activity
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Discoveries
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Establishment of Trust Land Preservation Pathway
The bill introduces a structured statutory mechanism for local rural governments to initiate heritage and scientific preservation on commercial trust lands.
Connected Entities
Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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