# Utah H.B. 348: Dedicated Water Amendments Utah H.B. 348, Dedicated Water Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jill Koford (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB348-2026GS - 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. 348 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Dedicated Water Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jill Koford (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Water Rights, Agriculture & Food, State Engineer, Water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Water applicants can submit fewer drawings: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, certain water-use proof filings can include one map, profile, or drawing instead of all three. The document must come from a Utah-licensed land surveyor or professional engineer. The State Engineer can waive it when written proof adequately describes the works and actual wate… - Water dedication applicants pay filing fees: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, applicants pay a fee for each dedicated-water application, based on water flow or volume. When direct flow and storage are both proposed, the storage component governs, using the greater of flow rate or annual stored volume. The law does not specify fee amounts. Revenue goes… - Water dedications face reporting and cancellation: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the State Engineer can require annual notices stating intent to dedicate water and expected volumes. Owners can also be required to provide information verifying delivery, water quantity, and their legal interest in the right. Approval ends automatically if the underlying rig… - Priority water reviews include farm protections: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the State Engineer must prioritize dedicated-water applications under existing water-right review procedures. The engineer may deny a dedication that removes the same field from farming for a full irrigation season in more than two years out of five. Dedicated applications ar… - State divisions gain limited water-buying authority: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s wildlife, parks, and forestry divisions can file dedicated-water applications and permanent, fixed-time, or temporary changes. This includes the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. Divisions can use rights they own or obtain through leases, gifts, agreements,… - Water users gain new dedication options: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, water users can apply to add stream flows, sovereign-land uses, or qualifying reservoir deliveries to existing water rights. Dedications can last a fixed time or indefinitely, with different uses in different seasons of the same year. Stream and sovereign-land uses must suppo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jill Koford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sahara Hayes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-23: 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 - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-27: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0348.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0348S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0348.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/HB0348.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0348S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0348.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-HB348-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).