HB 423 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Voting Registration Amendments

HB 423 requires Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources offices to provide voter registration forms and information when customers purchase hunting or fishing licenses in person or online. It applies to individuals eligible to register or preregister to vote who are buying licenses at these offices. The bill mandates that offices include a clear opt-in option ("Yes/No") for registration forms and direct questions to the lieutenant governor's office. It also requires online license purchases to include a link to the state's online voter registration system. The law takes effect on May 7, 2025, with no new funding required.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Substitute #1 · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill was significantly rewritten to simplify voter registration at hunting and fishing license offices. The original version required county clerks to send forms to wildlife offices and mandated that staff actively distribute and process forms. The new version shifts responsibility to the Lieutenant Governor to supply forms, removes the requirement for wildlife staff to actively distribute forms, and clarifies that staff should only direct questions to the Lieutenant Governor or county clerks.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from requiring active distribution of forms by wildlife staff to simply providing forms and information upon request, and the responsibility for processing forms was removed from wildlife offices entirely.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the process so that the Lieutenant Governor now provides voter registration forms to wildlife offices instead of county clerks providing them.

Removed the requirement for wildlife office staff to actively distribute voter registration forms to applicants; they now only provide forms if requested.

Removed the requirement for wildlife office staff to assist applicants in completing voter registration forms.

Removed the requirement for wildlife offices to transmit completed forms to county clerks within five days; wildlife offices no longer process or forward forms.

Changed the contact instruction so that applicants with questions are directed to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor or county clerk rather than receiving help from wildlife staff.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'voter registration information' to clarify what materials must be provided alongside forms.

ELIGIBILITY

Narrowed eligibility to only include individuals purchasing licenses in-person at wildlife offices, removing the provision for online license purchases in the main section.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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