Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 430 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Pierucci, Candice B.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires that a food delivery company mark military land as a food delivery dead zone;
• authorizes delivery drivers and staff on military land to report a violation of a food delivery dead zone;
• authorizes the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs to enforce a food delivery dead zone;
• requires that a county recorder make a form available for an individual to disclose the individual's connection to a restriction foreign entity;
• requires that a county recorder send a form upon which an individual has disclose the individual's connection to a restricted foreign entity to the Department of Public Safety; and
• creates a criminal offense for:
• a person purchasing land on behalf of a restricted foreign entity; and
• an individual who fails to disclose to a county recorder the individual's connection to a restricted foreign entity.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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13-75-101
13-75-201
63L-13-201
63L-13-204
71A-1-201
13-75-101
13-75-201
63L-13-201
63L-13-204
71A-1-201
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Security and Land Restriction Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci
Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell
Cosponsor:
Tracy J. Miller
Troy Shelley
Jefferson S. Burton
Nicholeen P. Peck
Ryan D. Wilcox
Michael L. Kohler
Michael J. Petersen
Jason B. Kyle
Jake Sawyer
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions relating to security.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
requires that a food delivery company mark military land as a food delivery dead zone;
authorizes delivery drivers and staff on military land to report a violation of a food 
delivery dead zone;
authorizes the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs to enforce a food delivery 
dead zone;
requires that a county recorder make a form available for an individual to disclose the 
individual's connection to a restricted foreign entity;
requires that a county recorder send a form upon which an individual shall disclose the 
individual's connection to a restricted foreign entity to the Department of Public Safety; 
and
creates a criminal offense for:
a person purchasing or leasing land on behalf of a restricted foreign entity; and
an individual who fails to disclose to a county recorder the individual's connection to a 
restricted foreign entity.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63L-13-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 504
71A-1-201
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 44 and last amended by 
Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 154
ENACTS:
13-75-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
13-75-201
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63L-13-204
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
13-75-101
 is enacted to read:
75. FOOD DELIVERY ACT
1. Definitions
13-75-101
. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Delivery driver" means an individual working for a food delivery service.
(2)
"Department" means the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs established in 
Section 
71A-1-201
.
(3)
"Food delivery company" means an entity that operates a food delivery service.
(4)
"Food delivery dead zone" means a defined geographic area in which a food delivery 
service may not:
(a)
permit the delivery or pickup of food; or
(b)
allow an individual delivering food on behalf of the food delivery service to enter.
(5)
"Food delivery service" means a service that:
(a)
facilitates the delivery of food from a restaurant or other food establishment to a 
consumer; and
(b)
conducts operations online or through a mobile application.
(6)
"Military land" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
10-9a-537
.
Section 2, Section 
13-75-201
 is enacted to read:
2. Food Delivery Dead Zone Food delivery dead zone
13-75-201
. Department to enforce food delivery dead zone.
(1)
A food delivery company shall ensure that the physical boundaries of military land are 
marked as a food delivery dead zone.
(2)
A delivery driver may report to the department a food delivery company's failure to 
mark the physical boundaries of military land as a food delivery dead zone.
(3)
Staff employed on military land may report to the department any deliveries made by a 
delivery driver.
(4)
The department shall:
(a)
create a process by which a delivery driver or staff employed on military land may 
make a report described in Subsection 
(2)
;
(b)
upon receiving a report described in Subsection 
(2)
, investigate whether the food 
delivery company has marked the physical boundaries of military land as a food 
delivery dead zone; and
(c)
if the investigation demonstrates that a food delivery company has not marked the 
physical boundaries of military land as a food delivery dead zone, the department 
shall impose a fine on the food delivery company of $1,000.
Section 3, Section 
63L-13-201
 is amended to read:
63L-13-201
. Acquisition of land prohibited -- Exceptions -- Enforcement.
(1)
As used in this section, "department" means the Department of Public Safety created 
under Section 
53-1-103
.
(2)
Subject to Subsection (3) and Section 
63L-13-202
, a restricted foreign entity may not 
acquire an interest in land in this state.
(3)
A restricted foreign entity that, in violation of Subsection (2), obtains an interest in land 
shall alienate the interest in accordance with Section 
63L-13-202
.
(4)
The department shall:
(a)
maintain a publicly available list of restricted foreign entities;
(b)
create a process by which a county recorder may report a land conveyance the county 
recorder suspects is prohibited under this section;
(c)
provide an annual notice to each county recorder in the state that includes:
(i)
instruction on how to identify a restricted foreign entity;
(ii)
the process by which a county recorder may report to the department a land 
conveyance the county recorder suspects is prohibited under this section; and
(iii)
any additional information the department deems necessary;
(d)
investigate the validity of each land conveyance a county recorder reports under this 
section;
(e)
when, after investigation, the department determines that a land conveyance violates 
this section:
(i)
give notice to the restricted foreign entity that:
(A)
the land conveyance violates this section; and
(B)
Section 
63L-13-202
 requires the restricted foreign entity to alienate the 
restricted foreign entity's interest in the land within one year or the Division of 
Facilities Construction and Management will sell the interest in accordance 
with Subsection 
63L-13-202
(3); and
(ii)
notify the county recorder of the county in which the land is located of the land 
conveyance; and
(f)
coordinate with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to facilitate 
a sale of the interest in land as described in Section 
63L-13-202
.
(5)
A county recorder:
(a)
is not liable for a conveyance to a restricted foreign entity;
 and
(b)
shall, upon notice from the department under Subsection (4)(e)(ii), create a public 
record of each violation of this section
.
;
(c)
shall make available a form on which an individual purchasing an interest in land 
may disclose that the individual served in the military of a restricted foreign entity; 
and
(d)
shall send a form on which an individual makes a disclosure as described in 
Subsection 
(5)(c)
 to the department.
Section 4, Section 
63L-13-204
 is enacted to read:
63L-13-204
. Purchase of interest of land or lease of an interest in land on behalf 
of restricted foreign entity prohibited -- Disclosure required.
(1)
A person may not purchase an interest in land or lease an interest in land on behalf of a 
restricted foreign entity.
(2)
A person violates Subsection 
(1)
 if the person knowingly purchases an interest in land 
or leases an interest in land:
(a)
using funds provided by a restricted foreign entity; or
(b)
under the direction of a restricted foreign entity.
(3)
An individual purchasing an interest in land shall disclose if the individual served in the 
military of a restricted foreign entity.
(4)
An individual violates Subsection 
(3)
 if the individual fails to disclose to the county 
recorder of the county in which the interest in land is located, on a form described in 
Subsection 
63L-13-201(5)
, that the individual served in the military of a restricted 
foreign entity.
(5)
A person that violates Subsection 
(1)
 is guilty of a third degree felony.
(6)
An individual who violates Subsection 
(3)
 is guilty of a third degree felony.
Section 5, Section 
71A-1-201
 is amended to read:
71A-1-201
. Department of Veterans and Military Affairs -- Creation -- 
Appointment of executive director -- Department responsibilities.
(1)
There is created the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs.
(2)
The governor shall appoint an executive director for the department who is subject to 
Senate confirmation.
(3)
The executive director shall be a veteran.
(4)
The department shall:
(a)
conduct and supervise all veteran and military affairs activities as provided in this 
title;
(b)
adopt rules in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative 
Rulemaking Act
, to carry out the provisions of this title;
(c)
in accordance with Section 
41-1a-418
:
(i)
determine which campaign or combat theater awards are eligible for a special 
group license plate;
(ii)
verify that an applicant for a campaign or combat theater award special group 
license plate is qualified to receive it; and
(iii)
provide an applicant that qualifies a form indicating the campaign or combat 
theater award special group license plate for which the applicant qualifies;
(d)
maintain liaison with local, state, and federal veterans agencies and with Utah 
veterans organizations;
(e)
provide current information to veterans, service members, their surviving spouses 
and family members, and Utah veterans and military organizations on benefits they 
are entitled to;
(f)
assist veterans, service members, and their families in applying for benefits and 
services;
(g)
cooperate with other state entities in the receipt of information to create and maintain 
a record of veterans in Utah;
(h)
create and administer a veterans assistance registry in accordance with 
Chapter 5, 
Veterans Assistance Registry
, with recommendations from the council, that provides 
contact information to the qualified donors of materials and labor for certain qualified 
recipients;
(i)
identify military-related issues, challenges, and opportunities, and develop plans for 
addressing them;
(j)
develop, coordinate, and maintain relationships with military leaders of Utah military 
installations, including the Utah National Guard;
(k)
develop and maintain relationships with military-related organizations in Utah;
 and
(l)
consult with municipalities and counties regarding compatible use plans as described 
in Sections 
10-9a-537
 and 
17-27a-533
.
; and
(m)
enforce a food delivery dead zone as described in Section 
13-75-201
.
(5)
(a)
The department may award grants for the purpose of supporting veteran and 
military outreach, employment, education, healthcare, homelessness prevention, and 
recognition events.
(b)
The department may award a grant described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
 to:
(i)
an institution of higher education listed in Section 
53B-1-102
;
(ii)
a nonprofit organization involved in veterans or military-related activities; or
(iii)
a political subdivision of the state.
(c)
In accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, the 
department shall make rules for the administration of grants, including establishing:
(i)
the form and process for submitting an application to the department;
(ii)
the method and criteria for selecting a grant recipient;
(iii)
the method and formula for determining a grant amount; and
(iv)
the reporting requirements of a grant recipient.
(6)
In accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, the 
department may make rules related to:
(a)
the consultation with municipalities and counties regarding compatible use plans as 
required in Subsection 
(4)(l)
; and
(b)
criteria to evaluate whether a proposed land use is compatible with military 
operations.
(7)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as altering or preempting any provisions of 
Title 39A, National Guard and Militia Act
, as specifically related to the Utah National 
Guard.
Section 6. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
3-11-25 3:32 PM