Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB533: Groundwater Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses groundwater.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 12, 2026:
0 Groundwater Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Michael L. Kohler Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses groundwater. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires land use authorities to consider groundwater issues in approving a land use application or issuing a land use permit; - addresses what may be considered related to groundwater preservation; - requires the Utah Geological Survey or certain irrigation companies to provide information; and - addresses scope related to water rights. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 10-20-625 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 17-79-621 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 10-20-625 is enacted to read: 10-20-625 . Groundwater and land use decisions. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Agricultural land" means land that, for at least six years during the 10-year period immediately before when a land use decision is made, is land in agricultural use as defined in Section 59-2-502 . (b) "Groundwater preservation amounts and methods" means an amount or method used to preserve the level of groundwater traditionally measured for the groundwater subsurface area associated with the agricultural land. (2) If agricultural land would be put to a use other than agricultural …
Sponsors
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Held
- : House/ to standing committee
- : Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0533S02
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0533S01
Votes
- House Comm - Held (February 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Water Conservation, Land Use, Water, Agriculture & Food, Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB533?
- HB533 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Groundwater Amendments.
- What does HB533 do?
- This bill addresses groundwater.
- What is the status of HB533?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB533?
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB533?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0533.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.