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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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Utah Legislature

Legislative Water Development Commission

6 senators and 8 representatives · 11 Republican, 3 Democratic

Bill requests, drafts and saved activity

9 saved references for this committee. Requests and drafts appear first, including earlier snapshots. These are selected records, not a complete committee history or a current list of pending legislation. Source-check dates are distinct from the record dates shown.

  • Colorado River Authority Membership AmendmentsDraft legislation · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled consideration of a draft adding an authority member and addressing appointments.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Groundwater Management AmendmentsDraft legislation · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled consideration of a draft addressing processes when water rights are subject to nonuse.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Transfer of Water InterestsDraft legislation · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled consideration of a draft concerning water rights, water-company shares and land conveyances.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Water Rights Restricted Account AmendmentsDraft legislation · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled consideration of a draft changing restricted-account uses and prioritizing water rights adjudication.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Bountiful Sub-Area aquifer studyStudy or report · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled presentation on groundwater conditions and salt-infiltration risks in the Bountiful Sub-Area of the East Shore Area aquifer.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Great Salt Lake restoration technologyAgenda discussion · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled presentation on desalination and pipe-manufacturing advances and their potential role in lake restoration.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Legislative Water Development CommissionScheduled meeting · Scheduled

    Scheduled in a separate published agenda. Consult the official source for time, attendance details and changes. This is not an introduced bill or proof the meeting occurred.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Phragmites removal coordinationAgenda discussion · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled presentation on the Department of Agriculture and Food’s role in phragmites removal.

    Source checked · Official source
  • Private-sector Great Salt Lake initiativesAgenda discussion · Scheduled · 8:00 a.m. meeting start (Mountain Time)

    Scheduled presentations on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust and Great Salt Lake Accounting.

    Source checked · Official source

A request, scheduled discussion or committee endorsement does not establish bill introduction, passage or enactment. A scheduled date does not establish that a meeting occurred.

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Senators

MemberDistrictCounties
J. Stuart Adams (Republican)
President
Senate District 7Davis and Morgan
Jen Plumb (Democratic)
Minority Assistant Whip
Senate District 9Salt Lake
Keven J. Stratton (Republican)Senate District 24Utah and Wasatch
Michael K. McKell (Republican)
Majority Assistant Whip
Senate District 25Utah
David P. Hinkins (Republican)Senate District 26Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch and Wayne
Don L. Ipson (Republican)Senate District 29Washington

Representatives

MemberDistrictCounties
Thomas W. Peterson (Republican)House District 1Box Elder and Cache
Casey Snider (Republican)
Majority Leader
House District 5Cache
Hoang Nguyen (Democratic)House District 23Salt Lake and Summit
Bridger Bolinder (Republican)
Majority Assistant Whip
House District 29Juab, Millard and Tooele
Doug Owens (Democratic)
Minority Caucus Manager
House District 33Salt Lake
Mike L. Kohler (Republican)House District 59Summit and Wasatch
Scott H. Chew (Republican)House District 68Daggett, Duchesne, Summit and Uintah
Carl R. Albrecht (Republican)House District 70Sevier, Piute, Beaver and Iron

Members as each legislator's entry on the Legislature's roster lists them, as of October 15, 2026. The roster doesn't say who chairs a committee; check the official committee page for chairs, agendas, minutes and recordings.

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