---
type: "Bill"
title: "CLOUD SEEDING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding programs."
description: "CLOUD SEEDING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1269"
citation: "Idaho S 1269 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "ENVIRONMENT", "FISH and GAME", "FUNDS", "IRRIGATION", "LIABILITY", "RECREATION", "SOIL", "WATER", "WILDLIFE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8e187c0-8d41-4ec5-843f-7cb7d324c763"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1269/"
source_hash: "7d4fa98062f900a22bc108cdfd37fe63be0a1d6d35fc860953348f050ea462fd"
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 1269 (2026) — CLOUD SEEDING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding programs.

## 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/S1269.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **40–28** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **25–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-10** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
- **2026-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-9-1AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Blaylock, Carlson, Foreman, Kohl, Lenney, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-03-04** Read First Time, Referred to Environment, Energy & Technology `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 40-28-2AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Berch, MickelsenFloor Sponsor - FuhrimanTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-18** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-18** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-19** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor on 03/20/26 Session Law Chapter 86 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/c8e187c0-8d41-4ec5-843f-7cb7d324c763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).