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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0292" sponsor="Troy Shelley" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Derrin R. Owens" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1149" date="1/20/2026 14:01:720" printDate="01-22 10:58" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>20</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="16" uid="C75-2-S1210_2026050620260506" sort="75 02 12100020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">75-2-1210</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="19" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Rule Against Perpetuities Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Troy Shelley</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends provisions relating to the rule against perpetuities.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">defines terms;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">provides that a water right subordination agreement does not create a nonvested right for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>purposes of the rule against perpetuities; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">provides that the provisions this bill enacts apply retroactively.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="13">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="15">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="75-2-1210" src="code" uid="C75-2-S1210_2026050620260506" buid="16" sort="75 02 12100020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><bold>75-2-1210</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="19"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="16" num="75-2-1210" type="enact" src="code" uid="C75-2-S1210_2026050620260506" sort="75 02 12100020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-2" number="75-2-1210" type="enact"><secline lineno="21">Section 1. Section <bold>75-2-1210</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="22"><bold>75-2-1210<parens/>. Water right subordination agreements not subject to the rule against <ln numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-3"/>perpetuities.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="16-1" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" groupid="5" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section:</amend><subsection ssid="16-9" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="35" groupid="26" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Person with control of a water right" means:</amend><subsection ssid="16-10" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="42" groupid="31" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the holder of a water right approved by the state engineer in accordance with Title <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-7"/>73, Chapter 3, Appropriation;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="16-11" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="47" groupid="35" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the record owner of a perfected water right; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="16-12" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="52" groupid="39" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a person who has written authorization from a person described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="75-2-1210(1)(a)(i)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-10"/>(1)(a)(i)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="75-2-1210(ii)">(ii)</xref> to enter into a water right subordination agreement.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="16-2" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="7" groupid="6" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Water right" means:</amend><subsection ssid="16-13" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="57" groupid="43" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a right to use water evidenced by any means identified in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="73-1-10">73-1-10</xref>; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="16-14" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="62" groupid="47" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a right under an application that the state engineer approves under Title 73, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-14"/>Chapter 3, Appropriation:</amend><subsection ssid="16-15" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="67" groupid="51" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">to appropriate water;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="16-16" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="72" groupid="55" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">for a change of use of water; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="16-17" dnum="_-o:C-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(C)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="77" groupid="59" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">for the exchange of water.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="16-3" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Water right subordination agreement" means a written agreement in which a person <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-19"/>with control of a water right consents to a water right standing in order of priority <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-20"/>behind one or more water rights that would otherwise be junior in priority.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="16-4" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="15" groupid="11" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">A water right subordination agreement does not create a nonvested property interest that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-22"/>is subject to:</amend><subsection ssid="16-5" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="24" groupid="17" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">this chapter; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="16-6" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="29" groupid="21" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the common law rule against perpetuities.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="16-7" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="34" groupid="25" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">This section applies retroactively.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="19" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="46">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="47"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-20-26 2:26 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>