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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Great Salt Lake Related Amendments"
+description: "Great Salt Lake Related Amendments"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
+legislature: "Utah Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 247"
+citation: "Utah HB 247 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Great Salt Lake", "Natural Resources", "Revenue and Taxation", "Severance Tax", "Water"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ward, Raymond P."]
+version_count: 12
+action_count: 66
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-01-13T22:29:19+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-03-25T16:17:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/126986de-45ce-416e-9b2b-56309df727cc"
+source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0247.html"
+source_hash: "f79bd61f3ee89cea4d42bdd9fa5d0ac389e938ac7e072130ae4942e9b6680104"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
+---
+
+# Utah HB 247 (2026) — Great Salt Lake Related Amendments
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0247.xml)
+2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0247 To HB0247S01.pdf)
+3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0247S01 To HB0247S02.pdf)
+4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0247S02 To HB0247S03.pdf)
+5. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0247S03 To HB0247S04.pdf)
+6. **Comparison to Sub #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0247S04 To HB0247S05.pdf)
+7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0247S01.xml)
+8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0247S02.xml)
+9. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0247S03.xml)
+10. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0247S04.xml)
+11. **Substitute #5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0247S05.xml)
+12. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0247.xml)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **67–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **21–0** (pass) · upper
+- House/ passed 3rd reading — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ward, Raymond P. — primary (person)
+- Sandall, Scott D. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-13T22:29:19+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
+- **2026-01-13T22:29:19+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
+- **2026-01-13T22:29:21+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0247
+- **2026-01-13T22:29:21+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0247
+- **2026-01-14T21:15:00+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
+- **2026-01-17T12:19:19+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0247
+- **2026-01-17T18:43:06+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0247
+- **2026-01-20T16:28:28+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
+- **2026-01-20T22:38:26+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
+- **2026-02-04T19:21:33+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-05T21:10:45+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0247S01
+- **2026-02-05T21:10:45+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0247S01
+- **2026-02-05T23:46:50+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
+- **2026-02-05T23:48:50+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-06T18:24:12+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
+- **2026-02-06T18:24:13+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
+- **2026-02-07T14:13:35+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0247S01
+- **2026-02-07T23:19:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0247S01
+- **2026-02-17T21:22:57+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0247S02
+- **2026-02-17T21:22:57+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0247S02
+- **2026-02-17T22:12:32+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
+- **2026-02-17T22:17:13+00:00** House/ substituted
+- **2026-02-17T22:21:09+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
+- **2026-02-17T22:21:11+00:00** House/ to Senate
+- **2026-02-17T23:12:41+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
+- **2026-02-18T17:27:28+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
+- **2026-02-19T21:58:28+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-20T12:44:24+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0247S02
+- **2026-02-24T23:00:00+00:00** Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
+- **2026-02-26T03:13:35+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0247S03
+- **2026-02-26T03:13:35+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0247S03
+- **2026-02-26T15:58:08+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-26T22:59:41+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-26T22:59:42+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
+- **2026-03-03T00:41:26+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0247S03
+- **2026-03-03T05:04:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0247S03
+- **2026-03-03T14:07:45+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0247S04
+- **2026-03-03T14:07:45+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0247S04
+- **2026-03-03T17:32:57+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0247S04
+- **2026-03-03T20:20:14+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0247S04
+- **2026-03-04T21:30:45+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0247S05
+- **2026-03-04T21:30:45+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0247S05
+- **2026-03-05T00:03:05+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-05T02:36:14+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0247S05
+- **2026-03-05T15:38:09+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0247S05
+- **2026-03-06T03:02:26+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
+- **2026-03-06T17:24:51+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
+- **2026-03-06T17:25:57+00:00** Senate/ substituted
+- **2026-03-06T17:29:55+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
+- **2026-03-06T17:29:56+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
+- **2026-03-06T19:28:44+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
+- **2026-03-06T19:28:45+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
+- **2026-03-06T21:29:54+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-06T21:29:55+00:00** House/ to Senate
+- **2026-03-07T03:49:52+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
+- **2026-03-07T03:49:53+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
+- **2026-03-07T03:49:54+00:00** Senate/ to House
+- **2026-03-07T07:16:35+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
+- **2026-03-07T07:16:36+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
+- **2026-03-10T18:18:03+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
+- **2026-03-10T18:18:07+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
+- **2026-03-12T14:12:24+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
+- **2026-03-12T14:12:29+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
+- **2026-03-16T21:12:21+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
+- **2026-03-16T21:12:23+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-25T16:17:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/126986de-45ce-416e-9b2b-56309df727cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).
+