# Utah H.B. 274: Water Amendments Utah H.B. 274, Water Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Casey Snider (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB274-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 274 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Water Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-20 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Casey Snider (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Natural Resources, Water Utilities, Irrigation, and Sewer, Municipalities, Water, Water Conservation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 25 (171 yes, 22 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Irrigation customers get water-use education: benefit, low. By April 1, 2030, secondary-water suppliers must provide customers with water-use education. It must appear on monthly statements or a customer-specific online portal showing usage more often than monthly. Utah's Division of Water Resources sets the education requirements by rule. The law guarantee… - Food growers get lowest irrigation rate: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2030, secondary-water suppliers using tiered conservation rates must charge food-growing customers the lowest tier rate. Customers qualify if they use any portion of their water to grow food. This includes gardens, fruit trees, and pasture for grazing. The law sets no rate amount… - Water systems can share conservation money: benefit, low. Public water systems may use conservation-rate revenue for conservation work shared with another public system or wholesale water supplier. For-profit systems cannot use conservation revenue from their highest-use block to pay profits or dividends to owners or investors. The law sets no funding amo… - Conservation costs shape household water rates: cost, low. Utah municipalities may use conservation to justify different customer rates, and water districts may include conservation costs in service charges. Retail drinking-water suppliers must consider conservation when setting rates. By July 1, 2027, primarily residential increasing-block plans must incl… - Irrigation suppliers must adopt tiered billing: cost, low. Secondary water is water used for irrigation. Contracts made or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, must allow tiered conservation billing. By July 1, 2030, suppliers must use tiers that consider stable revenue, conservation, and service costs. Suppliers with statutory metering exemptions or approval… - Water suppliers face billing enforcement penalties: cost, low. For covered secondary-water billing violations on or after April 1, 2030, suppliers lose access to state water-related money until compliance. The Division of Water Resources director can refer violations to the state engineer when enforcement is needed to protect or conserve state water. Administr… - Water billing expands with possible charges: mixed, low. Public water systems must provide billing services when a secondary-water supplier requests them and supplies needed data in a compatible format. Systems must exchange relevant customer information to keep records accurate. They may collect reasonable billing, administrative, and overhead costs fro… - Water board loses political party cap: mixed, low. The law removes the rule limiting Utah's Board of Water Resources to five members from the same political party. It does not directly change household water rates or service eligibility. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Casey Snider (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel McCay (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 60 | 9 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 17 | 10 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 2 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (50) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-13: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-12: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-12: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-12: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-08: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-08: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-08: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ circled (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ held (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ floor amendment failed (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ circled (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-06: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-06: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-27: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0274.pdf) - Substitute #5, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S05.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S04.pdf) - Amended 2/27/2025 12:02:910, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0274S03_2025-02-27_12-03-46.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0274.pdf) - [Substitute #5 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S05.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S04.pdf) - [Amended 2/27/2025 12:02:910 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0274S03_2025-02-27_12-03-46.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0274.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB274-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).