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HB0494Introduced in the House

Transfer of Water Interests

Failed

Introduced by Doug Owens, District 33

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Transfer of Water Interests

Where it stands

House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

March 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · March 3, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

7 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Chris Wilson2Absent
Luz Escamilla10Yes
Wayne Harper16Yes
Lincoln Fillmore17Yes
Daniel McCay18Yes
Kirk Cullimore19Absent
Brady Brammer21Yes

Bill history

  1. Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

  2. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

  3. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0494 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst

  4. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0494 in Legislative Fiscal Agency

  5. House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House

  6. House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee

  7. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0494 in Version Sponsor

  8. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0494 in Released

  9. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House Rules Committee

  10. House/ to standing committee in House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

  11. House Comm - Amendment Recommendation in House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

  12. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

  13. House/ comm rpt/ amended in House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

  14. House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  15. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0494S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst

  16. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0494S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency

  17. House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  18. House/ substituted in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

  19. House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary

  20. House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary

  21. Senate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate

  22. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee

  23. Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee

  24. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0494S01 in Version Sponsor

  25. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0494S01 in Released

  26. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee

  27. Senate/ committee report favorable in Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee

  28. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

  29. Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules in Senate Rules Committee

  30. Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

  31. Senate/ strike enacting clause in Senate Secretary

  32. Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House

  33. House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House

  34. House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

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