HB 345 Utah House · 2025 General Session

State Park Road Amendments

HB 345 updates Utah's legal descriptions of highway access routes to 12 state parks, including Hyrum, Jordanelle, and Kodachrome Basin. The bill amends two sections of Utah law (72-3-204 and 72-3-206) to add precise details about starting points, directions, distances, and governing authorities for each park's access roads. It directly affects park visitors and local jurisdictions managing these routes by clarifying official access points without changing park operations or fees. The bill contains no new funding or policy changes, solely providing updated, standardized descriptions for public reference.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 26, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Utah state law to add and revise the official descriptions of access highways for various state parks. The changes clarify how visitors can reach specific parks, including new access routes for parks like Soldier Hollow, Cascade Springs, and multiple Wasatch Mountain State Park entrances, while removing outdated or duplicate entries. This helps ensure accurate legal descriptions for park access roads, which is important for jurisdictional clarity and visitor guidance.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of defined state park access highways by adding new entries for Soldier Hollow, Cascade Springs, and multiple Wasatch Mountain State Park access points, while removing duplicate numbering for Millsite and Otter Creek State Parks.
DEFINITION

Added access descriptions for Soldier Hollow and Cascade Springs as new entries in the state park access highways list.

Added three new access routes for Wasatch Mountain State Park (East, South, and West Access) to clarify multiple entry points.

Removed duplicate numbering for Millsite State Park (previously item 9, now renumbered to 10) and Otter Creek State Park (previously item 10, now renumbered to 11) to fix sequencing errors.

Updated the list of state parks covered under 72-3-204 to include Painted Rocks (Yuba East Shore) as the final entry, maintaining consistency with the bill's title.

Reorganized and renumbered the state park access list in 72-3-206 to ensure proper sequential numbering from 1 to 14.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 26, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
legislature
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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