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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 60

HB 60Session 2026HouseBecame law

Water Rights Amendments

Official source overview

This bill addresses water rights and the state engineer's actions related to water rights.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 60 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 23, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 22, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 20, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • addresses actions related to an application to appropriate public water;
  • modifies the extent to which the state engineer may consider a protest;
  • addresses temporary applications;
  • modifies the grounds that the state engineer may consider in approving or rejecting an application, including what the state engineer may consider related to public welfare;
  • clarifies who is an aggrieved person for purposes of seeking judicial review; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Source subjects

Natural ResourcesPublic LandsSovereign LandsState EngineerWaterWater Rights

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorShallenberger, David
cosponsorStratton, Keven J.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline44 actions⌄
  1. Mar 23, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Feb 25, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Feb 24, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 20, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 20, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  14. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  15. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  16. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  17. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  18. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  19. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  20. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  21. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  22. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  23. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  24. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  25. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  26. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ substituted

    House
  27. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  28. Feb 3, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0060S01

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Feb 3, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0060S01

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0060S01

    Utah State Legislature
  31. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0060S01

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  33. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  34. Jan 23, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  35. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  36. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  37. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  38. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  39. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0060

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0060

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Dec 22, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0060

    Utah State Legislature
  42. Dec 22, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0060

    Utah State Legislature
  43. Dec 22, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  44. Dec 22, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.