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Utah Senate rejects trespass amendment amid enforceability and access concerns
Summary
The Utah Senate refused to pass Senate Bill 45, a measure to tighten trespass rules on private land, after an extended floor debate about enforcement, hunter access and economic impacts; the measure failed on a recorded vote.
The Utah State Senate on the floor debated Senate Bill 45, an amendment to trespass law aimed at strengthening private-property protections, but rejected the measure after senators split on whether the change would be enforceable and whether it would harm hunting-related revenue.
Senator Richard B. Tempest, the bill sponsor, said the measure was intended to protect private agricultural and ranch land from unauthorized entry. "Currently, the…
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