# Utah H.B. 187: Water Amendments Utah H.B. 187, Water Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Colin W. Jack (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB187-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 187 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Water Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Environment, Natural Resources, Water Rights, Compacts, Water, Water Conservation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (133 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Districts keep qualifying unused water rights: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, qualifying water conservancy district rights are protected from loss for nonuse; the exemption expires December 31, 2030. The district must own, lease, or have a contract right to use the water. The water must be used or diverted in the lower basin, or approved or certified f… - More state agencies can request water changes: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, two more state divisions can file water-change applications for stream flows or state-owned lands. The Division of State Parks and Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands join the Division of Wildlife Resources. Applications must support wildlife, state park management, o… - New limits on lower-basin water applications: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, water users outside the listed state divisions cannot request permanent, fixed-time, or temporary water-use changes for lower-basin diversion points. State divisions also cannot file lower-basin applications under the reservoir-delivery rule. A coordinated provision with H.B.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 2 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-02: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-02: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-26: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-21: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0187.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0187S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0187S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0187.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0187.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0187S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0187S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0187.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB187-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).