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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Expands Public Land Management Advisory Board to 13 Members
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsors: Karen Kwan and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah Senate Bill 53 adds two new official positions to the Public Land Management Advisory Board, increasing its total membership from 11 to 13, effective May 6, 2026.
The legislation alters the composition of a state advisory body by including the state historic preservation officer and the director of the , alongside adjusting the requirement and staggering member terms.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Public Land Management Advisory Board
The board gains two new members and requires seven members instead of six to form a quorum.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
18 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate/ failed
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
Show 12 earlier actions
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 13, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 13, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0053
- Jan 13, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0053
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0053
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0053
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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