---
type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 718"
citation: "Idaho H 718 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIVESTOCK", "LIVESTOCK", "WATER", "WATER", "WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT", "WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-20"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20135d1d-dc1e-4806-b758-bfb06b1efc13"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0718/"
source_hash: "97a61291de8c69b292c07bf593280af086fccf415648c9d20e5da11badaf4595"
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 718 (2018) — 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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0718.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **65–2** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **31–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-20** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-03-20** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2018-03-21** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-21** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 65-2-3AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(5), Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Gannon(17), WintrowAbsent – DeMordaunt, Horman, Kloc(Tway)Floor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2018-03-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 31-0-4AYES – Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, WinderNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Agenbroad, Anthon, Souza, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2018-03-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-22** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2018-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Delivered to Governor at 5:17 p.m. on March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-27** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2018 Session Law Chapter 320 Effective: 07/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20135d1d-dc1e-4806-b758-bfb06b1efc13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).