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Bills the House passed Feb. 2: a quick roundup
Summary
On Feb. 2 the Utah House moved a large batch of Senate and House measures through the floor, approving base budgets and technical fixes (including SB1, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB12, SB13, SB18, SB20, SB22) and substituting/approving House bills such as First Substitute HB40; several passed by unanimous or large margins.
The Utah House completed votes on multiple bills during its Feb. 2 floor session. Below are the measures recorded on the floor with short descriptions and the House vote tally announced on the record.
- Senate Bill 20 (Management of Water Rights amendments): recognizes groundwater recharge as a legitimate use and authorizes state-engineer identification of rights for potential purchase. Passed House 69–0.
- Senate Bill 26 (Water Law Modifications): makes the recording of a water-right certificate permissive rather than mandatory (transcript cited the relevant code section as read on the floor).…
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