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Bills / H.B. 494

H.B. 494 Transfer of Water Interests

Did not passWritten by Rep. Doug Owens · carried in the Senate by Sen. Derrin R. Owens

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

What this bill does

The bill would clarify that a water share in an irrigation company is separate from a water right, and it would tie water shares to a specific piece of land. The House-passed substitute version is the latest form, and it applies statewide.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • modifies provisions related to the transfer of shares in water companies
  • addresses that ownership of a share of stock is not maintained on the records of the state engineer
  • addresses the nature of water company shares and the relationship to water companies
  • makes technical and conforming amendments
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