---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments"
description: "Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 536"
citation: "Utah HB 536 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice", "Natural Resources", "Public Funds and Accounts", "Public Lands", "Restitution"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barlow, Stewart E."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-10T21:06:20+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-25T15:15:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac766ce5-0008-497c-9b9c-56b720d119e0"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0536.html"
source_hash: "6ba743c98d9d22e4ef2e1eebdcc34b781bebaf8018aac7cb53de1bb40bf6e76b"
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 536 (2026) — Criminal Conduct on Public Lands 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/HB0536.xml)
2. **Amended 3/3/2026 18:03:811** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0536S02_2026-03-03_18-44-04.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 3/3/2026 18:03:811** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0536S02_2026-03-03_18-44-04.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0536 To HB0536S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0536S01 To HB0536S02.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0536S02.Samd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0536S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0536S02.xml)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0536.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **66–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **23–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barlow, Stewart E. — primary (person)
- Ipson, Don L. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-10T21:06:20+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-02-10T21:06:20+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-02-10T21:06:23+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0536
- **2026-02-10T21:06:23+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0536
- **2026-02-10T21:53:26+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-02-11T00:06:28+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-11T23:07:42+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0536
- **2026-02-11T23:07:43+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0536
- **2026-02-12T14:33:25+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-20T19:01:57+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23T13:36:48+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0536S01
- **2026-02-23T13:36:48+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0536S01
- **2026-02-23T15:55:12+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-02-23T15:55:48+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23T21:14:46+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-02-23T21:14:47+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-24T16:54:12+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0536S02
- **2026-02-24T16:54:12+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0536S02
- **2026-02-25T12:24:48+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0536S01
- **2026-02-25T16:39:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0536S02
- **2026-02-26T22:28:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0536S01
- **2026-02-26T22:29:37+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0536S02
- **2026-02-27T03:18:45+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-27T03:21:59+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-02-27T03:23:05+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-27T03:23:07+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-27T16:02:23+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-27T17:16:39+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-27T23:03:05+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03T22:49:43+00:00** Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03T22:50:56+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T01:46:05+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ amended [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04T01:46:06+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`
- **2026-03-06T03:02:26+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T17:34:44+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T17:37:05+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T17:37:06+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-06T19:28:45+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T19:28:46+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T21:37:02+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T21:37:03+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-07T03:49:53+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T03:49:54+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-07T03:49:55+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-07T07:16:35+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T07:16:36+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T18:49:35+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T18:49:37+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T15:23:13+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T15:23:15+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-17T16:57:48+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-17T16:57:50+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25T15:15:00+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/ac766ce5-0008-497c-9b9c-56b720d119e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).