---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wildlife Crossing Amendments"
description: "Wildlife Crossing Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 431"
citation: "Utah HB 431 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture & Food", "Animals", "Department of Transportation", "Fishing", "Hunting", "Livestock", "Motor Vehicles", "Natural Resources", "Transportation", "Transportation Commission", "Transportation Funding", "Transportation Investment Fund of 2005", "Vehicle Registration", "Wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chew, Scott H."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-30T16:17:26+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-18T16:25:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8519a705-a134-4a72-b838-f621c457b317"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0431.html"
source_hash: "8599b3a2c04d5ec91d30ed6a1315d4bedcd510f2fc2ebe1c1ebe37275822f6a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---

# Utah HB 431 (2026) — Wildlife Crossing Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0431.xml)
2. **Amended 2/12/2026 10:02:409** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0431S01_2026-02-12_10-23-08.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/12/2026 10:02:409** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0431S01_2026-02-12_10-23-08.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0431 To HB0431S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0431S01 To HB0431S02.pdf)
6. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0431S01.Hamd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0431S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0431S02.xml)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0431.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **61–5** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **25–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chew, Scott H. — primary (person)
- Owens, Derrin R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-30T16:17:26+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-30T16:17:26+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-30T16:17:28+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0431
- **2026-01-30T16:17:28+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0431
- **2026-01-30T16:53:30+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-30T18:52:09+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-02T12:58:56+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0431
- **2026-02-02T17:13:37+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0431
- **2026-02-02T18:44:52+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-06T16:09:53+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0431S01
- **2026-02-06T16:09:53+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0431S01
- **2026-02-09T18:25:00+00:00** Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]
- **2026-02-09T19:35:53+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Transportation Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09T22:51:16+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0431S01
- **2026-02-10T14:46:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0431S01
- **2026-02-11T21:49:24+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Transportation Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-11T21:50:08+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Transportation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12T17:23:24+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Transportation Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-12T17:23:25+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-19T22:39:27+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-19T22:44:40+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-19T22:44:42+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-19T23:06:26+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-20T17:15:41+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-24T21:12:36+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T00:29:14+00:00** Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee] `failure`
- **2026-03-02T15:13:02+00:00** Senate Comm - Held [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]
- **2026-03-04T20:53:52+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0431S02
- **2026-03-04T20:53:52+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0431S02
- **2026-03-04T21:17:29+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T23:57:09+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0431S02
- **2026-03-05T00:01:08+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05T00:01:09+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T00:03:14+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05T00:08:08+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T00:33:51+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-05T00:38:16+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-05T00:38:17+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-05T00:38:18+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-05T15:44:13+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-05T15:44:14+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-05T15:56:29+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0431S02
- **2026-03-06T17:31:41+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-06T17:31:42+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-10T21:28:44+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-10T21:28:48+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-12T18:57:31+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-12T18:57:33+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18T16:25:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8519a705-a134-4a72-b838-f621c457b317`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).