Water Rights Amendments

This bill changes how Utah approves and challenges requests to use public water (called water rights). People, businesses, or organizations can object to a new water right application, but only for certain legal reasons—like if there isn’t enough water available, if it would harm someone else’s existing water right, or if the application isn’t clear. Broader concerns are handled by other agencies. The bill also updates rules for temporary water use, saved water, and says rights are lost after 7 years of nonuse. Only those directly affected can sue.

50.0%

Alignment

Yes

Abstain

House

House/ passed 3rd reading · Feb 3, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Tom Peterson	Republican	UT0001L	yes	N/A
Mike Petersen	Republican	UT0002L	yes	N/A
Jason Thompson	Republican	UT0003L	no	N/A
Tiara Auxier	Republican	UT0004L	yes	N/A
Casey Snider	Republican	UT0005L	yes	N/A
Matt Gwynn	Republican	UT0006L	yes	N/A
Ryan Wilcox	Republican	UT0007L	yes	N/A
Jason Kyle	Republican	UT0008L	yes	N/A
Jake Sawyer	Republican	UT0009L	yes	N/A
Jill Koford	Republican	UT0010L	yes	N/A
Katy Hall	Republican	UT0011L	yes	N/A
Mike Schultz	Republican	UT0012L	yes	N/A
Karen Peterson	Republican	UT0013L	yes	N/A
Karianne Lisonbee	Republican	UT0014L	no	N/A
Ariel Defay	Republican	UT0015L	yes	N/A
Trevor Lee	Republican	UT0016L	yes	N/A
Stewart Barlow	Republican	UT0017L	yes	N/A
Paul Cutler	Republican	UT0018L	yes	N/A
Ray Ward	Republican	UT0019L	yes	N/A
Melissa Ballard	Republican	UT0020L	yes	N/A
Sandra Hollins	Democratic	UT0021L	no	N/A
Jen Dailey-Provost	Democratic	UT0022L	no	N/A
Hoang Nguyen	Democratic	UT0023L	no	N/A
Grant Miller	Democratic	UT0024L	no	N/A
Angela Romero	Democratic	UT0025L	no	N/A
Matt MacPherson	Republican	UT0026L	yes	N/A
Anthony Loubet	Republican	UT0027L	yes	N/A
Nicholeen Peck	Republican	UT0028L	yes	N/A
Bridger Bolinder	Republican	UT0029L	yes	N/A
Jake Fitisemanu	Democratic	UT0030L	no	N/A
Verona Mauga	Democratic	UT0031L	no	N/A
Sahara Hayes	Democratic	UT0032L	no	N/A
Doug Owens	Democratic	UT0033L	no	N/A
Carol Moss	Democratic	UT0034L	no	N/A
Rosalba Dominguez	Democratic	UT0035L	no	N/A
Jim Dunnigan	Republican	UT0036L	yes	N/A
Ashlee Matthews	Democratic	UT0037L	N/A	N/A
Cheryl Acton	Republican	UT0038L	yes	N/A
Ken Ivory	Republican	UT0039L	yes	N/A
Andrew Stoddard	Democratic	UT0040L	no	yes
Gay Lynn Bennion	Democratic	UT0041L	N/A	yes
John Arthur	Democratic	UT0041L	no	yes
Clint Okerlund	Republican	UT0042L	yes	N/A
Steve Eliason	Republican	UT0043L	yes	N/A
Jordan Teuscher	Republican	UT0044L	yes	N/A
Tracy Miller	Republican	UT0045L	yes	N/A
Cal Roberts	Republican	UT0046L	yes	N/A
Mark Strong	Republican	UT0047L	yes	N/A
Doug Fiefia	Republican	UT0048L	N/A	N/A
Candice Pierucci	Republican	UT0049L	yes	N/A
Derek E Brown		UT0049L	N/A	N/A
Stephanie Gricius	Republican	UT0050L	yes	N/A
Leah Hansen	Republican	UT0051L	no	N/A
Cory Maloy	Republican	UT0052L	yes	N/A
Kay Christofferson	Republican	UT0053L	yes	N/A
Kristen Chevrier	Republican	UT0054L	no	N/A
Jon Hawkins	Republican	UT0055L	N/A	N/A
Val Peterson	Republican	UT0056L	yes	N/A
Nelson Abbott	Republican	UT0057L	yes	N/A
Dave Shallenberger	Republican	UT0058L	yes	N/A
Mike Kohler	Republican	UT0059L	yes	N/A
Tyler Clancy	Republican	UT0060L	yes	N/A
Lisa Shepherd	Republican	UT0061L	yes	N/A
Norm Thurston	Republican	UT0062L	yes	N/A
Stephen Whyte	Republican	UT0063L	yes	N/A
Jeff Burton	Republican	UT0064L	yes	N/A
Doug Welton	Republican	UT0065L	yes	N/A
Troy Shelley	Republican	UT0066L	N/A	N/A
Christine Watkins	Republican	UT0067L	yes	N/A
Scott Chew	Republican	UT0068L	yes	N/A
Logan Monson	Republican	UT0069L	yes	N/A
Carl Albrecht	Republican	UT0070L	yes	N/A
Rex Shipp	Republican	UT0071L	yes	yes
Joseph Elison	Republican	UT0072L	yes	N/A
Colin Jack	Republican	UT0073L	yes	N/A
Neil Walter	Republican	UT0074L	yes	N/A
Walt Brooks	Republican	UT0075L	yes	N/A

Senate

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Feb 20, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Scott Sandall	Republican	UT0001U	N/A	N/A
Chris Wilson	Republican	UT0002U	yes	N/A
John Johnson	Republican	UT0003U	yes	N/A
Cal Musselman	Republican	UT0004U	yes	N/A
Ann Millner	Republican	UT0005U	N/A	N/A
Jerry Stevenson	Republican	UT0006U	N/A	N/A
Deidre M. Henderson		UT0007U	N/A	N/A
Stuart Adams	Republican	UT0007U	yes	N/A
Todd Weiler	Republican	UT0008U	N/A	N/A
Jen Plumb	Democratic	UT0009U	no	N/A
Luz Escamilla	Democratic	UT0010U	no	N/A
Daniel Thatcher	Forward	UT0011U	N/A	N/A
Emily Buss	Forward	UT0011U	no	N/A
Karen Kwan	Democratic	UT0012U	no	N/A
Nate Blouin	Democratic	UT0013U	no	N/A
Stephanie Pitcher	Democratic	UT0014U	no	N/A
Kathleen Riebe	Democratic	UT0015U	no	yes
Wayne Harper	Republican	UT0016U	yes	N/A
Lincoln Fillmore	Republican	UT0017U	yes	N/A
Dan McCay	Republican	UT0018U	yes	N/A
Kirk Cullimore	Republican	UT0019U	yes	yes
Ron Winterton	Republican	UT0020U	yes	N/A
Brady Brammer	Republican	UT0021U	yes	N/A
Heidi Balderree	Republican	UT0022U	yes	N/A
Keith Grover	Republican	UT0023U	yes	N/A
Keven Stratton	Republican	UT0024U	yes	N/A
Mike McKell	Republican	UT0025U	yes	N/A
David Hinkins	Republican	UT0026U	yes	N/A
Derrin Owens	Republican	UT0027U	yes	N/A
Evan Vickers	Republican	UT0028U	yes	yes
Don Ipson	Republican	UT0029U	yes	N/A