STOCKWATER RIGHTS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide legislative intent regarding certain stockwater rights; to provide for the forfeiture of certain stockwater rights and to provide a procedure; and to clarify that if any agency of the federal government acquires a stockwater right, that right shall never be utilized for any purpose other than watering of livestock unless otherwise approved by the state.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Mar 20, 2018
Signed Mar 27, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2018
How they voted
56–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 59
Mar 21, 2018
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican51
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Mar 27, 2018
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2018 Session Law Chapter 320 Effective: 07/01/2018
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
upper
Mar 21, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-1-2)
house
Mar 20, 2018
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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