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HOUSE BILL 789

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H0789   by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
THE COEUR D’ALENE TRIBE WATER RIGHTS – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the 2026 Coeur d’Alene Tribe water rights settlement agreement and to provide for the Coeur d’Alene tribal water supply bank.
  02/27 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  03/02 Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation  
  03/05 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  03/06 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  03/09 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-0-6
AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Green, Hawkins, Healey, Manwaring, McCann, Pohanka
Floor Sponsor - Mendive
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/10 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment  
  03/16 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/17 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/23 Retained on calendar  
  03/24 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)
Floor Sponsor - Hart
Title apvd - to House
 
  Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  03/25 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  03/26 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  Delivered to Governor at 12:58 p.m. on March 26, 2026  
  03/30 Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026
    Session Law Chapter 181
    Effective: 03/26/2026