---
type: "Bill"
title: "WATER SKIING – Amends existing law to provide an exception for water skiing."
description: "WATER SKIING – Amends existing law to provide an exception for water skiing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 887"
citation: "Idaho H 887 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOATS", "DRIVERS", "RECREATION", "SAFETY", "WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-12"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/786faf10-4a47-4b9d-ba5f-9aaf23a33d88"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0887/"
source_hash: "0c76fbbed3b7fa8e28f428b824f1e5c83358df587059695da85e37064256d3ca"
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 887 (2026) — WATER SKIING – Amends existing law to provide an exception for water skiing.

## 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/H0887.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **66–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-13** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2026-03-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Crane(13), Hall(Stone), Manwaring, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - SauterTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-19** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-19** 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 - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, 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, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Anthon, Toews, WintrowFloor Sponsor - LentTitle 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 290 Effective: 04/02/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/786faf10-4a47-4b9d-ba5f-9aaf23a33d88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).