Status Enacted — signed into law
Bill file · 2026 General Session
H.B. 76
Data Center Water Transparency Amendments
Origin Utah House · 2026 General Session · Introduced Jan. 20, 2026
Sponsors
Sponsor Jill Koford
Floor sponsor Scott Sandall
History · from the official record
- Introduced in the House House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Recommended by House committee House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (8-0-2)
- Passed the House House/ passed 3rd reading (72-0-3)
- Received in the Senate Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Not passed out of Senate committee Senate Comm - Not Considered
- Recommended by Senate committee Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (4-0-3)
- Failed on the Senate floor Senate/ failed (13-15-1)
- Passed the Senate Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (19-5-5)
- Both chambers agreed to one text House/ concurs with Senate amendment (62-2-11)
- Sent to the Governor House/ to Governor
- Signed by the Governor Governor Signed
Record: le.utah.gov
Also touches: Data Centers & Water Water Conservation
Every topic this act touches
- Data Centers & Water Required operators of new large data centers to report water withdrawals before construction and yearly, and the state to publish them.
- Water Conservation Made each new data center using 75 acre feet a year or more notify its water provider of anticipated consumption before building.