2019 Senate Bills
SB 17 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Amendments
Sponsor: R. Okerlund
This bill modifies provisions regarding the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality to enact protections for the municipality’s
RWAU Stance: Support
Outcome: Passed Senate and House
SB 22 Sunset Reauthorization – Safe Drinking Water Act
Sponsor: K. Grover
This bill extends the repeal date of Utah’s Safe Drinking Water Act.
RWAU Stance: Support
Outcome: Passed Senate and House
SB 23 Sunset Reauthorization – Water Quality Act
Sponsor: K. Grover
This bill extends the repeal of the Utah Water Quality Act.
RWAU Stance: Support
Outcome: Passed Senate and House
SB 52S5 Secondary Water Metering Requirements
Sponsor: J. Anderegg
This bill requires a secondary water supplier to report certain information to the Division of Water Rights each year. It requires a secondary water supplier: to meter certain users on or after April 1, 2020; to develop a plan for metering to be submitted to the Division of Water Resources
RWAU Stance: Track
Outcome: Passed Senate and House
SB 66 Dam Safety Amendments
Sponsor: S. Sandall
This bill states that the state engineer has the authority to regulate dams for the purpose of public safety.
RWAU Stance: Support
Outcome: Passed Senate and House
SB 152 Community Impact Fund Board Amendments
Sponsor: R. Winterton
This bill modifies the membership of the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board and the selection of its chair. It also directs a portion of its receipts to be directed to the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition.
RWAU Stance: Oppose
Outcome: Senate file for bills not passed
SB 189 Temporary Land Use Regulation Amendments
Sponsor: R. Okerlund
This bill adds a certain water study to the circumstances that allow a county legislative body to enact a temporary land use regulation that prohibits certain development and allows the county legislative body to extend the temporary land use regulations on the body’s own motion.
RWAU Stance: Support
Outcome: Senate file for bills not passed
SJR1 Joint Resolution Supporting the Study of Water Banking in Utah
Sponsor: J. Iwamoto
This resolution encourages the study of possible options to create and develop water banks to further the 2017 State Recommended Water Strategy and the preparation of recommendations for the Legislature to consider for the 2020 General Session.