Utah · House Bill 251 · 2026 General Session

Diligence Claims Water Amendments

HB 251 Sponsored by Scott H. Chew Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 28, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 12, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 26, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 11, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 25, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill addresses use of water related to diligence claims.

Every action

42 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 34 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0251
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0251
  5. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0251
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0251
  7. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  8. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  9. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
  11. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0251S01
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0251S01
  13. CommitteeHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee12–0 vote
  14. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee12–0 vote
  15. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
  16. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  17. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0251S01
  18. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0251S01
  19. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  20. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading68–0 vote
  21. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  22. SenateSenate/ received from House
  23. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  24. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
  25. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee5–0 vote
  26. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  27. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  28. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  29. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading24–0 vote
  30. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  31. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading19–0 vote
  32. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  33. SenateSenate/ to House
  34. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  1. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from House for Enrolling
  3. Legislative Research and General CounselDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  5. HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. HouseHouse/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 68–0
Feb 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 68 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 12 yes, 0 no Republicans: 56 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 68

Not voting · 7

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 24–0
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 24 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 17 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 24

Not voting · 5

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 19–0
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 19 No 0 Not voting 10
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 13 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 19

Not voting · 10

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 2, 2026 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Members

Yes · 12

Absent · 2

 Passed 12–0
Feb 2, 2026 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 12

Absent · 2

 Passed 12–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

 Passed 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.