# Utah H.B. 296: Water Commitment Amendments

Utah H.B. 296, Water Commitment Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Hoang Nguyen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 296
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Water Commitment Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Hoang Nguyen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Environment, Natural Resources, Water, Great Salt Lake, Water Conservation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (111 yes, 23 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Water providers gain lake commitment planning: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah water providers can include Great Salt Lake water commitments in their conservation plans. This option covers retail water suppliers and water conservancy districts. Plans can describe committing available water to uses on the lake. Providers do not have to include this…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Hoang Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 48 | 19 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-03-25: Governor Signed
- 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House)
- 2026-02-25: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House)
- 2026-02-25: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2026-02-25: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2026-02-25: Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- 2026-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ uncircled (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ circled (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-10: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-01-29: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-01-29: House/ committee report favorable (House)
- 2026-01-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-01-23: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-01-22: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2026-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-01-21: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2026-01-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0296.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0296.pdf)

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- H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed)
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- H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0296.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0296.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB296-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).