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Utah legislators may revisit 2025's HB309 requiring licenses for access to 30 wildlife areas.

Some lawmakers argue the law, which went into effect in May, restricts public land access.

At least two legislative committees are exploring potential changes ahead of the 2026 legislative session.

SALT LAKE CITY — State Rep. Nelson Abbott referenced Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" as he raised concerns with a provision in a bill that he and his colleagues passed earlier this year.

Guthrie promises that this land belongs to everyone, but Abbott, R-Orem, believes HB309 — an omnibus wildlife resources bill that included the addition of a hunting or fishing license requirement to enter most Utah Division of Wildlife Resources lands within the Wasatch Front — has ultimate

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