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HOUSE BILL 615

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H0615   by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
WATER – Amends existing law to provide that a party asserting that a water right has been forfeited has the burden of proving the forfeiture, to provide that certain water rights shall not be lost or forfeited for nonuse, and to provide for third-party claims of right.
  03/09 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation  
  03/12 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  03/13 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES – Abernathy, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Addis, Collins, Gestrin, Kiska, Lickley
Floor Sponsor - Raybould
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/16 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment  
  Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/17 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/18 Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Woodward
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Grow, Jordan, Nelson
Floor Sponsor - Brackett
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/19 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  Delivered to Governor at 2:25 p.m. on March 19, 2020  
  03/20 Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020
    Session Law Chapter 296
    Effective: 07/01/2020