Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

HB 490 — Water Optimization Reporting Amendments

Last action — House/ filed

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  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 February 04, 2026. It awaits signature.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 44% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill repeals certain reporting requirements and adds a study on agricultural water diversions.

  • 63I-2-273

    Section 73-10g-207, Study on classification of water diversions, is repealed July 1, 2027. → Section 73-10g-207, Study on classification of water diversions, is repealed July 1, 2027.

    This change repeals the requirement for a study on agricultural water diversions on the specified date.

  • 63I-2-273

    Subsection 73-10g-607(5), regarding a requirement to report to an interim committee, is repealed January 1, 2027. → Subsection 73-10g-607(5), regarding a requirement to report to an interim committee, is repealed January 1, 2027.

    This change removes a requirement for reports to an interim committee effective from the specified date.

  • 73-10g-205

    73-10g-207.5 (Effective 05/06/26). Study on classification of water diversions.

    This adds a new section requiring a study of agricultural water diversions.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. House/ filed

  2. House/ strike enacting clause

  3. House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [House Rules Committee]

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

  5. House Comm - Held [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

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

  7. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  8. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0490

  9. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0490

  10. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  11. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  12. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0490

  13. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0490

  14. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  15. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (103)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 490?
HB 490 is sponsored by Doug Owens (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 490?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 04, 2026. It awaits signature.
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