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H.B. 89 Water Transfer Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Bennion, Gay Lynn · carried in the Senate by Sen. Scott D. Sandall

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill stops people from transferring water shares through the small estate process that uses a sworn affidavit instead of full probate. It also makes some minor technical and wording fixes to the law.

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Official description
  • prohibits the transfer of water shares via small estate probate procedures involving an affidavit
  • makes technical and grammatical changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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