2025 bills / H.B. 415

H.B. 415 Water Commissioner Modifications (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Thomas W. Peterson · carried in the Senate by Sen. Evan J. Vickers

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

What this bill does

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This bill clarifies when a water commissioner counts as a regular full-time employee. It makes water commissioners eligible for health and retirement benefits in certain situations and exempts them from the Utah State Personnel Management Act.

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Official description
  • clarifies when a water commissioner is treated as a regular full-time employee
  • makes water commissioners eligible for health and retirement benefits under certain circumstances
  • exempts water commissioners from the Utah State Personnel Management Act
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