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2026 floor votes

H.B. 494: Transfer of Water Interests

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

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill addresses water rights, shares in water companies, and their relationship to land conveyances.

  • Modifies provisions related to the transfer of shares in water companies
  • Addresses that ownership of a share of stock is not maintained on the records of the state engineer
  • Addresses the nature of water company shares and the relationship to water companies
  • Makes technical and conforming amendments

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Doug Owens

Utah House, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 494
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 62 Nays 0 N/V 13
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (59)

46 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (12)

11 Republican, 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.