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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 187: Water Amendments

3 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 25, 2026. This bill addresses water in the lower basin as defined by the Colorado River Compact.

  • Exempts from provisions related to abandonment or forfeiture for nonuse certain water rights of a water conservancy district that are related to the lower basin
  • Prohibits certain instream flow change applications related to the lower basin
  • Provides a coordination clause between this bill and H.B. 348, Dedicated Water Amendments, to include dedicated water applications in certain prohibitions of instream flow applications related to the lower basin
  • Makes technical and conforming amendments

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Colin W. Jack

Utah House, February 12, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 187
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 0 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (64)

52 Republican, 12 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

2 Democratic, 5 Republican

Utah Senate, February 25, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 2nd Sub. HB 187
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 2 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (24)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (2)

2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 187
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 1 Abs 8
Official record

Yes (20)

16 Republican, 4 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (8)

6 Republican, 1 Forward, 1 Democratic

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.