HB 490 Utah House · 2025 General Session

State Parks Modifications

HB 490 modifies Utah's state parks management by removing the requirement for the Division of State Parks to follow the Utah Procurement Code when selecting concessionaires. It directs the division to operate primarily using fees and charges collected from park visitors, mandates a long-term use plan, and renames the State Parks Restricted Account. The bill also repeals outdated provisions related to boating accounts and river grants, while making technical updates to park-related statutes. No new state funds are appropriated for these changes, shifting operational responsibility toward revenue generated by park users.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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Substitute #2 → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was updated to correct a typo in the Iron Mission Historical Monument section, changing 'Nonprofit' to 'Nonprofit Corporation' for consistency. A significant formatting error was fixed in the Buffalo Proceeds section, which incorrectly duplicated the phrase 'State Park Fees' and inserted extra words like 'ininto' and 'underin'. Finally, the bill's effective date was changed from May 7, 2025, to March 12, 2025, and the timestamp was updated to reflect the new version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains unchanged; the modifications are technical corrections to text and a change to the effective date.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in Section 10 by changing 'Nonprofit Corporation' to 'Nonprofit Corporation' for consistency.

Fixed severe text corruption in Section 13 where 'State Park Fees' was duplicated and extra words were inserted.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from May 7, 2025, to March 12, 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Mar 7, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ committee report favorable

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor