SB 92 Utah Senate · 2025 General Session

Golf Course Amendments

SB 92 requires Utah golf courses to submit water usage data to Utah State University's Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air. It mandates a state study on golf course water consumption and directs the Division of State Parks to create a master plan for state-owned golf courses, reporting progress annually. The bill also clarifies definitions related to golf course water management and updates existing laws to protect certain data submissions from public disclosure. These provisions directly affect golf course operators, state parks management, and water resource planning in Utah.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025
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Introduced Substitute #1 · 1 edit
MINOR
This substitute bill corrects the name of the research institute from 'Utah State University Institute of Land, Air, and Water' to 'Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air at Utah State University' in the long title and highlighted provisions. The substantive policy requirements remain unchanged, including the mandate for the institute to study golf course water use and the Division of State Parks to develop a master plan for state-owned courses.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the institutional name was updated to reflect the correct official designation.
TECHNICAL

Updated the name of the research institute from 'Utah State University Institute of Land, Air, and Water' to 'Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air at Utah State University' in the long title and highlighted provisions section.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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