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Council hears legislative roundup; water conservation, elections and short-term rental changes highlighted
Summary
City staff and the city attorney reviewed state bills passed this session and those that did not pass, identifying items with direct effects on local zoning, water rates, elections and stormwater enforcement.
Washington City’s public affairs official and city attorney briefed the council April 23 on a slate of bills from the 2025 Utah legislative session that could affect city operations and planning.
The tag-team update — Thad (city attorney) and Jordan Hess (public affairs) — summarized enacted and failed bills the city had tracked. Items discussed as particularly relevant to Washington City included:
- SB 220 (stormwater enforcement): described in the stormwater presentation; changes inspection and enforcement for construction-related stormwater (see separate article). - HB 274 (water-conservation in rate-setting): requires retail water suppliers to consider water-conservation measures, including at least one water-conservation effort, when setting water rates and encourages tiered rate structures for the highest usage…
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