Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 154 — Water Loss Study Amendments

Last action — House/ filed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 06, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

55 added · 49 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 154 has added a requirement for the Division of Water Resources to study water loss, emphasizing the need to understand this issue better. It also includes a repeal date, which establishes a timeline for when the provisions of the bill will no longer be in effect. These changes matter because they ensure ongoing attention to water loss, a critical environmental issue, while also providing a clear timeframe for the bill's relevance.

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and H ▸ makes technical and conforming amendments.
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u b Utah Code Sections Affected:
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H AMENDS:
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B 63I-2-273 (Effective 05/06/26) (Superseded 07/01/26), as last amended by Laws of Utah.
63I-2-273 (Effective 05/06/26) (Superseded 07/01/26), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5 63I-2-273 (Effective 07/01/26), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 124 ENACTS:
2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5 1 63I-2-273 (Effective 07/01/26), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 124 4 ENACTS:
73-10-32.7 (Effective 05/06/26), Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
73-10-32.7 (Effective 05/06/26), Utah Code Annotated 1953 1st Sub.
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154 02-18 14:35 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
63I-2-273 (Effective 05/06/26) (Superseded 07/01/26).
63I-2-273.
63I-2-273 (Effective 07/01/26).
63I-2-273.
Section 73-10-32.7 is enacted to read:
Section 3 is enacted to read:
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Action History

  1. House/ filed

  2. House/ received from Senate

  3. Senate/ to House

  4. Senate/ strike enacting clause

  5. Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

  6. Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  7. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  8. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  9. Senate/ received from House

  10. House/ to Senate

  11. House/ held

  12. House/ passed 3rd reading

  13. House/ 3rd reading

  14. House/ 2nd reading

  15. House/ committee report favorable [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  16. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  17. House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

  18. Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]

  19. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  20. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0154S01

  21. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  22. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0154

  23. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0154S01

  24. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0154

  25. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  26. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0154S01

  27. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0154S01

  28. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0154

  29. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0154

  30. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  31. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 154?
HB 154 is sponsored by Michael K. McKell (Republican) and Doug Owens (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 154?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 06, 2026. It awaits signature.
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