Utah · House Bill 296 · 2026 General Session

Water Commitment Amendments

HB 296 Sponsored by Hoang Nguyen Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 21, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 23, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 6, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 20, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 3, 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 commitments of water by water providers.

Every action

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

Show the 31 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 HB0296
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0296
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0296
  8. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0296
  9. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
  11. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee10–0 vote
  12. HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
  13. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  14. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  15. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading48–19 vote
  16. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  17. SenateSenate/ received from House
  18. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  19. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
  20. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee5–0 vote
  21. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  22. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  23. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  24. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading23–2 vote
  25. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  26. SenateSenate/ circled
  27. SenateSenate/ uncircled
  28. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading25–2 vote
  29. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  30. SenateSenate/ to House
  31. 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

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 48–19
Feb 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 48 No 19 Not voting 8
Democrats: 12 yes, 0 no Republicans: 36 yes, 19 no
How each member voted

Yes · 48

No · 19

Not voting · 8

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 23–2
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 23 No 2 Not voting 4
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 16 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 23

No · 2

Not voting · 4

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 25–2
Feb 20, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 25 No 2 Not voting 2
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 25

No · 2

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 28, 2026 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 10

Absent · 4

 Passed 10–0
Feb 17, 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.