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Proposed Utah Firearm Legislation HB0444

Legislation Overview

Title: State Land Access Road Amendments

Subject: Transportation: Trust Lands: Counties: State Lands: Recordings: Business: Land Use: Natural Resources: Public Lands: Wildlife: Open and Public Meetings: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: Political Subdivisions (Local Issues): Public Safety: Government Operations (State Issues): Roads/Highways: Motor Vehicles: Weapons: Off-highway Vehicles: Independent Entities: Real Property: School and Institutional Trust Land Administration: Notice Requirements

Description: State Land Access Road Amendments

Session: 2026 General Session

Last Action: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee

Last Action Date: February 27, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

2 sponsors: Troy Shelley (R); Keven Stratton (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (2 of 75)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Feb 27, 2026	Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate	Feb 26, 2026	Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate	Feb 25, 2026	Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
Senate	Feb 25, 2026	Senate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
House	Feb 24, 2026	House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House	Feb 24, 2026	House/ substituted in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
Senate	Feb 24, 2026	House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary
Senate	Feb 24, 2026	House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary
House	Feb 24, 2026	House/ floor amendment in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
	Feb 23, 2026	LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0444S02 in Released
	Feb 23, 2026	LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0444S02 in Version Sponsor
	Feb 20, 2026	LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0444S02 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
	Feb 20, 2026	LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0444S02 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
House	Feb 19, 2026	House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Transportation Committee
House	Feb 19, 2026	House Comm - Substitute Recommendation in House Transportation Committee
House	Feb 19, 2026	House/ comm rpt/ substituted in House Transportation Committee
House	Feb 19, 2026	House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House	Feb 17, 2026	House/ to standing committee in House Transportation Committee
House	Feb 12, 2026	House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House Rules Committee
	Feb 12, 2026	LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0444 in Released
	Feb 11, 2026	LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0444S01 in Version Sponsor
	Feb 11, 2026	LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0444S01 in Released
	Feb 9, 2026	LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0444S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
	Feb 9, 2026	LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0444S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
	Feb 4, 2026	LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0444 in Version Sponsor
House	Feb 2, 2026	House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
House	Feb 2, 2026	House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
	Jan 30, 2026	LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0444 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
	Jan 30, 2026	LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0444 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
	Jan 30, 2026	Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
	Jan 30, 2026	Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Amended	Feb 25, 2026	state link	bill text
Substitute	Feb 20, 2026	state link	bill text
Substitute	Feb 9, 2026	state link	bill text
Introduced	Jan 30, 2026	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
House Amendment 1	House Amendment 1	Feb 24, 2026	State Link	amendment text	Yes
House Amendment 1	House Amendment 1	Feb 4, 2026	State Link	amendment text	Yes

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation	02/19/2026	10	0	0	2	Yes
Chevrier, Kristen (R) Yea Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea Defay, Ariel (R) Yea Dominguez, Rosalba (D) Yea Ivory, Ken (R) Absent Matthews, Ashlee (D) Yea Okerlund, Clinton (R) Absent Petersen, Mike (R) Yea Roberts, Calvin (R) Yea Romero, Angela (D) Yea Sawyer, Jake (R) Yea Thurston, Norman (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation	02/19/2026	11	0	0	1	Yes
Chevrier, Kristen (R) Yea Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea Defay, Ariel (R) Yea Dominguez, Rosalba (D) Yea Ivory, Ken (R) Yea Matthews, Ashlee (D) Yea Okerlund, Clinton (R) Absent Petersen, Mike (R) Yea Roberts, Calvin (R) Yea Romero, Angela (D) Yea Sawyer, Jake (R) Yea Thurston, Norman (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
House/ passed 3rd reading	02/24/2026	66	0	0	9	Yes
Abbott, Nelson (R) Yea Acton, Cheryl (R) Yea Albrecht, Carl (R) Yea Arthur, John (D) Yea Auxier, Tiara (R) Yea Barlow, Stewart (R) Yea Bolinder, Bridger (R) Yea Brooks, Walt (R) Absent Burton, Jefferson (R) Yea Chevrier, Kristen (R) Yea Chew, Scott (R) Yea Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea Clancy, Tyler (R) Absent Cutler, Paul (R) Yea Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D) Yea Defay, Ariel (R) Yea Dominguez, Rosalba (D) Absent Dunnigan, James (R) Yea Eliason, Steve (R) Yea Elison, Joseph (R) Absent Fiefia, Doug (R) Yea Fitisemanu, Jake (D) Yea Garff Ballard, Melissa (R) Yea Gricius, Stephanie (R) Yea Gwynn, Matthew (R) Yea Hall, Katy (R) Yea Hansen, Leah (R) Yea Hawkins, Jon (R) Absent Hayes, Sahara (D) Yea Hollins, Sandra (D) Yea Ivory, Ken (R) Yea Jack, Colin (R) Yea Koford, Jill (R) Yea Kohler, Michael (R) Yea Kyle, Jason (R) Yea Lee, Trevor (R) Yea Lisonbee, Karianne (R) Yea Loubet, Anthony (R) Yea MacPherson, Matt (R) Yea Maloy, Cory (R) Yea Matthews, Ashlee (D) Yea Mauga, Verona (D) Yea Miller, Grant (D) Yea Miller, Tracy (R) Yea Monson, Logan (R) Yea Moss, Carol (D) Yea Nguyen, Hoang (D) Yea Okerlund, Clinton (R) Yea Owens, Doug (D) Yea Peck, Nicholeen (R) Yea Petersen, Mike (R) Yea Peterson, Karen (R) Yea Peterson, Thomas (R) Yea Peterson, Val (R) Absent Pierucci, Candice (R) Yea Roberts, Calvin (R) Yea Romero, Angela (D) Yea Sawyer, Jake (R) Yea Schultz, Mike (R) Yea Shallenberger, David (R) Yea Shelley, Troy (R) Yea Shepherd, Lisa (R) Absent Shipp, Rex (R) Yea Snider, Casey (R) Yea Stoddard, Andrew (D) Yea Strong, Mark (R) Yea Teuscher, Jordan (R) Yea Thompson, Jason (R) Yea Thurston, Norman (R) Absent Walter, R. Neil (R) Yea Ward, Raymond (R) Absent Watkins, Christine (D) Yea Welton, Doug (R) Yea Whyte, Stephen (R) Yea Wilcox, Ryan (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation	02/27/2026	6	0	0	2	Yes
Adams, J. Stuart (R) Absent Harper, Wayne (R) Yea Ipson, Don (R) Yea Kwan, Karen (D) Yea Millner, Ann (R) Yea Riebe, Kathleen (D) Yea Wilson, Chris (R) Absent Winterton, Ronald (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page