# Utah S.B. 252: Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments Utah S.B. 252, Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB252-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 252 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Natural Resources, Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Department of Government Operations, Government Operations (State Issues), Facilities, Construction, and Management, Water, New Rulemaking Authority, Water Conservation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (82 yes, 31 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah state facilities face water-saving rules: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah agencies must audit and repair landscape irrigation systems at state facilities each year. Systems installed on or after that date must distribute water with at least 75% uniformity, a measure of evenness. The Division of Facilities Construction and Management must also… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jill Koford (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 41 | 28 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 2 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-03-04: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-03: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0252.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0252S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0252.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/SB0252.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0252S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0252.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-SB252-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).