Bills / H.B. 19
H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would require community drinking water systems to have an emergency response plan and to report security breaches to the Utah Cyber Center within two hours. It would also classify those response plans as protected records and require the Division of Drinking Water to report annually to two legislative committees.
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Official description
- defines terms
- requires a community water system to:
- complete an emergency response plan
- report a security breach to the Utah Cyber Center within two hours of discovering the breach
- requires the Division of Drinking Water to report annually to two legislative committees on security at community water systems
- classifies a community water system's emergency response plan as a protected record
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 75 yes, 0 noFinal House vote · Jan 20, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 27, 2026Who voted how
- 23 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 5, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Jan 20, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →
- Jan 27, 2026 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (40 turns) →
- Feb 4, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Feb 5, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (9 turns) →