Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB46: Water Wise Landscaping Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
This bill addresses water wise landscaping requirements for public facilities.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 19, 2026:
1 Water Wise Landscaping Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton House Sponsor: Casey Snider LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses water wise landscaping requirements for public facilities. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - imposes landscaping requirements related to state government facilities; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63A-5b-1108 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 50 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 63A-5b-1108 is amended to read: 63A-5b-1108 . Water wise landscaping and state government facilities. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Active use" means regular use for a community purpose, playing, exercise, recreation, or regular outdoor activities, such as: (i) a sports field; (ii) a social gathering area; (iii) an amphitheater; (iv) a park; (v) the playing area, including a rough, driving range, or chipping and putting green, of a golf course; or (vi) a cemetery. (b) "Canopy" means the layer of leaves, branches, and stems of trees or other plants that when viewed from above as of the sooner of maturity or five years after planting can be measured as a percentage of a land area shaded by the trees or other …
Sponsors
- Keven Stratton (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Snider, Casey (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 11, 2026): 59 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 5, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (January 21, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Government Operations, Water Conservation, Water, Education, Natural Resources, Higher Education, State Facilities
Common questions
- What is SB46?
- SB46 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Water Wise Landscaping Amendments.
- What does SB46 do?
- This bill addresses water wise landscaping requirements for public facilities.
- What is the status of SB46?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB46?
- Keven Stratton (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB46?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0046.html
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