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+type: "Bill"
+title: "DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers."
+description: "DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
+legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "H 895"
+citation: "Idaho H 895 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BUSINESS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES", "CITIES", "DISTRICTS", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY", "SEWERS", "UTILITIES", "WATER"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-03-13"
+last_action: "2026-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e08dd32-005f-4f29-ae86-d9218850e6af"
+source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0895/"
+source_hash: "d50e56290a70dda3808a111115da4b6b0a348293c9d935074983db1b70144c49"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
+---
+
+# Idaho H 895 (2026) — DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0895.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – — **58–10** (pass) · lower
+- Read third time in full – — **32–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-03-13** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
+- **2026-03-16** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
+- **2026-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-20** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-20** Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-10-2AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Beiswenger, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Price, Rasor, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), WisniewskiAbsent – Alfieri, HillFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate
+- **2026-03-23** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
+- **2026-03-23** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
+- **2026-03-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-27** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-31** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – GallowayAbsent and excused – Anthon, WintrowFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House `passage`
+- **2026-03-31** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
+- **2026-04-01** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
+- **2026-04-01** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
+- **2026-04-01** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
+- **2026-04-01** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-04-01** Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026 `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 291 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e08dd32-005f-4f29-ae86-d9218850e6af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).
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