H0957 • 2026

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

What This Bill Does

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 12:51 p.m. on April 2, 2026
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 310 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), 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 – None Floor Sponsor - Bjerke(Bjerke) Title apvd - to House
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Green, McCann Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
957
BY
WAYS
AND
MEANS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES;
PROVIDING
LEGISLATIVE
IN
-
2
TENT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
232,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
GROUND
WATER
3
RECHARGE
AND
NEGOTIATION
WITH
THE
BUREAU
OF
RECLAMATION;
REPEALING
SEC
-
4
TION
42
-
1704,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
DIRECTOR
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT'S
5
REPORT
TO
THE
GOVERNOR;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
1776,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELAT
-
6
ING
TO
THE
WATER
CONSERVATION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
TRUST
ACCOUNT;
REPEALING
7
SECTION
42
-
3307,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
8
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3308,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
9
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3309,
IDAHO
CODE,
10
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
1
1
42
-
3310,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
12
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3311,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
13
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3312,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
14
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
15
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
16
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
17
SECTION
1.
IDAHO
CODE
CLEANUP
-
-
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
18
of
the
Legislature
to
ensure
that
the
state
laws
provided
in
Idaho
Code
are
19
streamlined,
up
-
to
-
date,
and
essential
for
the
citizens
of
Idaho,
while
best
20
serving
the
public
health,
safety,
and
welfare.
In
accordance
with
the
Idaho
21
Code
Cleanup
Act,
following
comprehensive
review,
the
Legislature
has
iden
-
22
tified
the
provisions
of
this
act
as
obsolete,
outdated,
or
unnecessary.
23
SECTION
2.
That
Section
42
-
232
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
24
repealed.
25
SECTION
3.
That
Section
42
-
1704
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
26
repealed.
27
SECTION
4.
That
Section
42
-
1776
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
28
repealed.
29
SECTION
5.
That
Section
42
-
3307
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
30
repealed.
31
SECTION
6.
That
Section
42
-
3308
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
32
repealed.
33
SECTION
7.
That
Section
42
-
3309
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
34
repealed.
35
SECTION
8.
That
Section
42
-
3310
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
36
repealed.
37

2
SECTION
9.
That
Section
42
-
3311
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
repealed.
2
SECTION
10.
That
Section
42
-
3312
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
3
repealed.
4
SECTION
11.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
5
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
6
July
1,
2026.
7