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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 76: Data Center Water Transparency Amendments

4 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 23, 2026. This bill addresses reporting related to water use and large data centers.

  • Defines terms
  • Directs land use authorities to issue certain notices
  • Requires certain large data centers to communicate with water providers
  • Requires reporting by operators of certain large data centers before construction and annually
  • Addresses disclosure of the reported information
  • Provides for enforcement mechanisms

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Jill Koford

Utah House, January 29, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 76
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 72 Nays 0 N/V 3
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (69)

55 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 76
Result as recorded: Yeas 62 Nays 2 N/V 11
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (60)

47 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (2)

1 Republican, 1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (9)

9 Republican

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 3rd Sub. HB 76
Result as recorded: Failed, Ayes 13 Nays 15 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (13)

7 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (15)

15 Republican

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 3rd Sub. HB 76
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 19 Nays 5 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (19)

13 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (5)

5 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

4 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.