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type: "Bill"
title: "WATER Amends existing law to provide that a party asserting that a water right has been forfeited has the burden of proving the forfeiture, to provide that certain water rights shall not be lost or forfeited for nonuse, and to provide for third-party claims of right."
description: "WATER Amends existing law to provide that a party asserting that a water right has been forfeited has the burden of proving the forfeiture, to provide that certain water rights shall not be lost or forfeited for nonuse, and to provide for third-party claims of right."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 615"
citation: "Idaho H 615 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATER", "WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/746b3d3d-5c0d-4df8-b00a-6755d61be429"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0615/"
source_hash: "cf30ba1db8654fb80c1753c736575117e077a3435edaa7f3d551f8b1fa055ec3"
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 615 (2020) — WATER Amends existing law to provide that a party asserting that a water right has been forfeited has the burden of proving the forfeiture, to provide that certain water rights shall not be lost or forfeited for nonuse, and to provide for third-party claims of right.
## 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/H0615.pdf)
## Votes
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required **650** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full **320** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-09** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2020-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-13** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-13** Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required PASSED - 65-0-5AYES Abernathy, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, 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 Addis, Collins, Gestrin, Kiska, LickleyFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-16** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-16** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2020-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-18** Read third time in full PASSED - 32-0-3AYES Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS NoneAbsent and excused Grow, Jordan, NelsonFloor Sponsor - BrackettTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-19** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2020-03-19** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-19** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 2:25 p.m. on March 19, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020 Session Law Chapter 296 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/746b3d3d-5c0d-4df8-b00a-6755d61be429`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).