---
type: "Bill"
title: "CYANIDATION FACILITIES – Amends existing law to require permanent closure plans for cyanidation facilities prior to the issuance of permits and to prohibit the construction and operation of a cyanidation facility until the permittee submits proof of financial assurance for its permanent closure plan."
description: "CYANIDATION FACILITIES – Amends existing law to require permanent closure plans for cyanidation facilities prior to the issuance of permits and to prohibit the construction and operation of a cyanidation facility until the permittee submits proof of financial assurance for its permanent closure plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "S 1216"
citation: "Idaho S 1216 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "MINERALS AND MINING", "PRECIOUS METALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a466d75-bde4-456e-93f7-7234995ca129"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/S1216/"
source_hash: "707b7f78b9730f2fdaa92de70e6b4ecb5b1691c3373fa78e5a2d612bfbbb5ecf"
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 1216 (2020) — CYANIDATION FACILITIES – Amends existing law to require permanent closure plans for cyanidation facilities prior to the issuance of permits and to prohibit the construction and operation of a cyanidation facility until the permittee submits proof of financial assurance for its permanent closure plan.

## 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/2020/legislation/S1216.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **70–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
- **2020-01-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-01-20** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - MortimerTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-01-21** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2020-01-21** Read First Time, Referred to Environment, Energy & Technology
- **2020-01-29** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-30** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-01-31** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 3, 2020
- **2020-02-03** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-04** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - MoonTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-05** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2020-02-06** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2020-02-07** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2020-02-10** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2020-02-10** Reported delivered to Governor at 1:38 p.m. on 02/10/20
- **2020-02-12** Signed by Governor on 02/11/20 Session Law Chapter 5 Effective: 07/01/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a466d75-bde4-456e-93f7-7234995ca129`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).