H.B. 69
Signed into LawDrinking Water Restructuring Amendments
HB0069S01 (Substitute)
Drinking Water Restructuring Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Skipped
House Floor Vote
Jan 22
Senate Rules
Jan 23
Senate Committee
Jan 30
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 5
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 6
House Concurrence
Feb 10
Governor Signed
Mar 25
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- creates and modifies terms;
- allows a court to:
- appoint a receiver for a supplier of a public water system to implement a corrective or remedial action for a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) or compliance order; and
- require a violator to divest ownership of the public water system to ensure long-term compliance with SDWA;
- requires the director of the Division of Drinking Water to report to a legislative committee if the director brings a civil action that may result in a receivership or divestment for a public water system supplier; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
When a public water system supplier violates Utah's Safe Drinking Water Act and poses a serious public health risk but is unwilling or unable to fix the problem, this bill gives courts two new tools: appointing a receiver — an outside individual who takes over management of the water system to carry out required fixes — or ordering the supplier to sell off ownership of the system entirely if that's what it takes to ensure long-term compliance. The bill also requires the director of the Division of Drinking Water to notify the relevant legislative committee any time the state brings a civil action that could lead to one of these outcomes.
H.B. 69
Signed into LawDrinking Water Restructuring Amendments
Current version: HB0069S01 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Skipped
House Floor Vote
Jan 22
Senate Rules
Jan 23
Senate Committee
Jan 30
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 5
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 6
House Concurrence
Feb 10
Governor Signed
Mar 25
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House CommitteeSkipped
House Floor VoteJan 22
Senate RulesJan 23
Senate CommitteeJan 30
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 5
Senate 3rd ReadingFeb 6
House ConcurrenceFeb 10
Governor SignedMar 25
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- creates and modifies terms;
- allows a court to:
- appoint a receiver for a supplier of a public water system to implement a corrective or remedial action for a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) or compliance order; and
- require a violator to divest ownership of the public water system to ensure long-term compliance with SDWA;
- requires the director of the Division of Drinking Water to report to a legislative committee if the director brings a civil action that may result in a receivership or divestment for a public water system supplier; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
When a public water system supplier violates Utah's Safe Drinking Water Act and poses a serious public health risk but is unwilling or unable to fix the problem, this bill gives courts two new tools: appointing a receiver — an outside individual who takes over management of the water system to carry out required fixes — or ordering the supplier to sell off ownership of the system entirely if that's what it takes to ensure long-term compliance. The bill also requires the director of the Division of Drinking Water to notify the relevant legislative committee any time the state brings a civil action that could lead to one of these outcomes.
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Original
Subjects
Action History48
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
House/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Clerk of the House
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:38 PM