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type: "Bill"
title: "Data Center Water Transparency Amendments"
description: "Data Center Water Transparency Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 76"
citation: "Utah HB 76 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Environment", "Land Use", "Municipalities", "Natural Resources", "Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)", "Water", "Water Conservation", "Water Quality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Koford, Jill"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 63
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-12-23T18:02:40+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-23T14:59:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/669619d5-5e32-4ab8-b393-ca3af09d0066"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0076.html"
source_hash: "56afb31ceda4506670742484b9c9dc628741614b34c10d1ea9ee9e8e2fcde640"
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 76 (2026) — Data Center Water Transparency 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/HB0076.xml)
2. **Amended 1/23/2026 11:01:94** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0076S01_2026-01-23_11-32-56.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 1/23/2026 11:01:94** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0076S01_2026-01-23_11-32-56.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0076 To HB0076S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0076S01 To HB0076S02.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0076S02 To HB0076S03.pdf)
7. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0076S01.Hamd.1.pdf)
8. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0076S01.xml)
9. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0076S02.xml)
10. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0076S03.xml)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0076.xml)
## Votes
- Senate/ failed — **1315** (fail) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **720** (pass) · lower
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **622** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **195** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Koford, Jill — primary (person)
- Sandall, Scott D. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-12-23T18:02:40+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2025-12-23T18:02:40+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2025-12-23T18:02:41+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0076
- **2025-12-23T18:02:41+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0076
- **2026-01-05T20:16:01+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0076
- **2026-01-08T22:07:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0076
- **2026-01-14T20:45:14+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-14T21:21:49+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T22:38:23+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-21T18:42:51+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22T17:49:40+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0076S01
- **2026-01-22T17:49:40+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0076S01
- **2026-01-22T21:47:58+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- **2026-01-22T21:49:36+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-01-22T21:57:32+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-23T17:59:50+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0076S01
- **2026-01-23T18:09:21+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-23T18:09:22+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-01-26T19:33:08+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0076S01
- **2026-01-29T18:54:22+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-01-29T18:56:49+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-01-29T18:56:51+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-01-29T19:20:42+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-01-30T18:34:27+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-11T19:48:39+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0076S02
- **2026-02-11T19:48:39+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0076S02
- **2026-02-13T20:52:30+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0076S02
- **2026-02-24T21:12:35+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T00:27:54+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0076S02
- **2026-02-26T15:00:00+00:00** Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-03-02T18:24:43+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0076S03
- **2026-03-02T18:24:43+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0076S03
- **2026-03-03T17:20:47+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0076S03
- **2026-03-03T21:22:51+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-03-03T21:32:51+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T01:46:06+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-03-04T01:46:07+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-04T02:28:10+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0076S03
- **2026-03-04T18:25:26+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-04T18:25:48+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-03-05T17:06:18+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-03-05T17:13:55+00:00** Senate/ failed `failure`
- **2026-03-05T17:13:58+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-05T18:19:20+00:00** Senate/ motion to reconsider
- **2026-03-05T18:19:40+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T18:22:45+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-05T18:22:46+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-05T21:23:59+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-05T21:24:00+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-05T21:33:05+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-05T21:33:06+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-05T22:26:50+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-05T22:26:51+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-05T22:26:52+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T00:00:31+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T00:00:32+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-06T21:15:49+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-06T21:15:51+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-11T17:09:54+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11T17:09:59+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-12T16:47:07+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-12T16:47:09+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23T14:59:00+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/669619d5-5e32-4ab8-b393-ca3af09d0066`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).