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H.B. 45 Irrigation Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Rex P. Shipp

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote (stopped here)
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill sets out definitions and makes it possible, in certain situations, for a person to recover money they paid to a third party for damage or injury caused when a ditch or canal owner or operator fails to use reasonable and ordinary care. It also makes some technical wording changes.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official description. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • defines terms
  • addresses failure by an owner or operator of a ditch or canal to exercise reasonable and ordinary care
  • provides under certain circumstances for a person to recover money paid to a third party for damage or injury if caused by the failure of an owner or operator to exercise reasonable and ordinary care
  • makes technical changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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