WATER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding water districts and assessments.
This Idaho bill (H 194) allows water districts to divide themselves into smaller administrative sections for elections and assessments. It directly affects water districts and their members who pay district assessments, particularly after new lands are annexed. Key provisions amend district laws to let boards create new divisions following annexations, ensuring new areas are properly integrated into voting districts and assessment systems. The bill also updates technical details about liens and delinquent assessments without changing core financial obligations. The changes become effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 17, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 21, 2025 Session Law Chapter 141 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks,
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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