---
type: "Bill"
title: "LAKE PEND OREILLE, PEND OREILLE RIVER, PRIEST LAKE AND PRIEST RIVER COMMISSION – Amends existing law to provide that the commission shall have the authority to designate representatives to participate in proceedings regarding the Columbia River Basin; and to provide that moneys in the commission fund may also be used to provide for participation in proceedings regarding the Columbia River Basin."
description: "LAKE PEND OREILLE, PEND OREILLE RIVER, PRIEST LAKE AND PRIEST RIVER COMMISSION – Amends existing law to provide that the commission shall have the authority to designate representatives to participate in proceedings regarding the Columbia River Basin; and to provide that moneys in the commission fund may also be used to provide for participation in proceedings regarding the Columbia River Basin."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "S 1260"
citation: "Idaho S 1260 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "LAKES", "RIVERS", "WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/493b0734-85b1-41b9-b32d-af82ca8c47d2"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/S1260/"
source_hash: "1f1acdea3a14abf60bb8e451888c6d56e6357e495814f7854fd691b05e71dc90"
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 S 1260 (2018) — LAKE PEND OREILLE, PEND OREILLE RIVER, PRIEST LAKE AND PRIEST RIVER COMMISSION – Amends existing law to provide that the commission shall have the authority to designate representatives to participate in proceedings regarding the Columbia River Basin; and to provide that moneys in the commission fund may also be used to provide for participation in proceedings regarding the Columbia River Basin.

## 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/S1260.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **33–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-02-02** Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
- **2018-02-08** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-02-14** Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-1-1AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – ForemanAbsent and excused – AgenbroadFloor Sponsor - KeoughTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-15** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2018-02-15** Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2018-02-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-02** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek(Widmyer), Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy(Goesling), VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Gestrin, ShepherdFloor Sponsor - DixonTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-05** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2018-03-06** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2018-03-07** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2018-03-07** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2018-03-08** Reported delivered to Governor at 8:20 a.m. on 03/08/18
- **2018-03-13** Signed by Governor on 03/13/18 Session Law Chapter 63 Effective: 03/13/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/493b0734-85b1-41b9-b32d-af82ca8c47d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).