UT HB 494
died on adjournmentTransfer of Water Interests
Utah · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did UT HB 494 pass?
No. UT HB 494 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-07): House/ filed
What is UT HB 494 about?
UT HB 494 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Transfer of Water Interests”.
Who sponsors UT HB 494?
Owens, Doug is the primary sponsor of UT HB 494, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-23
- Latest action
- 2026-03-07 — House/ filed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Owens, Dougprimary
- Owens, Derrin R.cosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-04
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-04
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-02-04
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0494
2026-02-04
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0494
2026-02-05
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
receipt
2026-02-05
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-06
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0494
2026-02-06
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0494
2026-02-06
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
receipt
2026-02-18
House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
referral-committee
2026-02-23
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
amendment-introduction
2026-02-23
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-25
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0494S01
2026-02-25
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0494S01
2026-02-27
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-27
House/ substituted
2026-02-27
House/ passed 3rd reading
passage
2026-02-27
House/ to Senate
2026-02-27
Senate/ received from House
receipt
2026-02-27
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-27
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]
referral-committee
2026-03-01
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0494S01
2026-03-01
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0494S01
2026-03-04
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-05
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]
reading-2
2026-03-07
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-07
Senate/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-07
Senate/ to House
2026-03-07
House/ received from Senate
receipt
2026-03-07
House/ filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-27 · pass · 62-0
Member-level votes (75)
- Abbott, N.: yes
- Acton, C.K.: yes
- Albrecht, C.: yes
- Arthur, J.: yes
- Auxier, T.: yes
- Ballard, M.G.: yes
- Barlow, S.: yes
- Bolinder, B.: yes
- Brooks, W.: yes
- Burton, J.: yes
- Chevrier, K.: yes
- Chew, S.: yes
- Clancy, T.: yes
- Cutler, P.: yes
- Defay, A.: yes
- Dominguez, R.: yes
- Dunnigan, J.: yes
- Eliason, S.: yes
- Elison, J.: yes
- Fitisemanu, J.: yes
- Gricius, S.: yes
- Gwynn, M.: yes
- Hall, K.: yes
- Hayes, S.: yes
- Hollins, S.: yes
- Jack, C.: yes
- Koford, J.: yes
- Kohler, M.: yes
- Kyle, J.: yes
- Loubet, A.: yes
- MacPherson, M.: yes
- Maloy, A. Cory: yes
- Matthews, A.: yes
- Mauga, V.: yes
- Miller, G.: yes
- Miller, T.: yes
- Monson, L.: yes
- Moss, C.: yes
- Nguyen, H.: yes
- Okerlund, C.: yes
- Owens, D.: yes
- Petersen, M.: yes
- Peterson, K.: yes
- Peterson, T.: yes
- Peterson, V.: yes
- Pierucci, C.: yes
- Romero, A.: yes
- Sawyer, J.: yes
- Schultz, M.: yes
- Shepherd, L.: yes
- Shipp, R.P.: yes
- Snider, C.: yes
- Stoddard, A.: yes
- Strong, M.A.: yes
- Teuscher, J.: yes
- Thompson, J.: yes
- Thurston, N.: yes
- Ward, R.: yes
- Watkins, C.: yes
- Welton, D.: yes
- Whyte, S.: yes
- Wilcox, R.: yes
- Christofferson, K.: other
- Dailey-Provost, J.: other
- Fiefia, D.: other
- Hansen, L.: other
- Hawkins, J.: other
- Ivory, K.: other
- Lee, T.: other
- Lisonbee, K.: other
- Peck, N.: other
- Roberts, C.: other
- Shallenberger, D.: other
- Shelley, T.: other
- Walter, N.: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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