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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 19: Drinking Water Utilities 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 February 27, 2026. This bill addresses security at drinking water facilities.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires a community water system to: complete an emergency response plan; and report a security breach to the Utah Cyber Center within two hours of discovering the breach
  • Requires the Division of Drinking Water to report annually to two legislative committees on security at community water systems
  • Classifies a community water system's emergency response plan as a protected record
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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

Utah House, January 20, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 19
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 75 Nays 0 N/V 0
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (71)

57 Republican, 14 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · HB 19
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

4 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 5, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 19
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 0 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (28)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

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.