# Utah H.B. 489: Water Infrastructure Amendments

Utah H.B. 489, Water Infrastructure Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Thomas W. Peterson (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (House/ filed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 489
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Water Infrastructure Amendments
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-03-06, House/ filed
- Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Environment, Natural Resources, Water Quality, Water, Great Salt Lake
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (75 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 60 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-03-06: House/ filed (House)
- 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-24: House/ held (House)
- 2026-02-24: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-24: House/ floor amendment (House)
- 2026-02-24: House/ uncircled (House)
- 2026-02-24: House/ circled (House)
- 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-18: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-18: House/ committee report favorable (House)
- 2026-02-18: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-13: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-02-12: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2026-02-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Amended 2/26/2026 14:02:376, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0489_2026-02-26_14-44-13.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0489.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Amended 2/26/2026 14:02:376 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0489_2026-02-26_14-44-13.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0489.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-HB489-2026GS (as of 2026-10-16).