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SB 259 Approved by Governor 05/20/2026

Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date.

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Legislative Timeline

38 actions
  1. May 29, 2026 upper
    Approved by Governor 05/20/2026
  2. May 14, 2026 upper
    Sent to Governor
  3. May 14, 2026 lower
    Signed, returned to Senate
  4. May 14, 2026 upper
    Enrolled, to House
  5. May 14, 2026 upper
    Referred for enrollment
  6. May 14, 2026 upper
    Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 10
  7. May 14, 2026 upper
    HAs adopted
  8. May 14, 2026 upper
    Coauthored by Representative Boles
  9. May 14, 2026 upper
    HAs read
  10. May 7, 2026 lower
    Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  11. May 6, 2026 lower
    Referred for engrossment
  12. May 6, 2026 lower
    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 1
  13. May 6, 2026 lower
    Amended
  14. May 6, 2026 lower
    General Order
  15. Apr 14, 2026 lower
    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
  16. Apr 8, 2026 lower
    Coauthored by Senator(s) Burns
  17. Apr 8, 2026 lower
    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy
  18. Apr 6, 2026 lower
    Referred to Energy
  19. Apr 6, 2026 lower
    Withdrawn from Agriculture Committee
  20. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    Referred to Agriculture
  21. Mar 30, 2026 lower
    Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
  22. Mar 26, 2026 lower
    First Reading
  23. Mar 26, 2026 upper
    Engrossed to House
  24. Mar 25, 2026 upper
    Referred for engrossment
  25. Mar 25, 2026 upper
    Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 11
  26. Mar 25, 2026 upper
    Ayes: 34 Nays: 8
  27. Mar 25, 2026 upper
    Advanced to Third Reading
  28. Mar 25, 2026 upper
    Title restored
  29. Mar 25, 2026 upper
    General Order, Amended
  30. Mar 10, 2026 upper
    Placed on General Order
  31. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Title stricken
  32. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed
  33. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Referred to Energy
  34. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
  35. Feb 24, 2025 upper
    Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
  36. Feb 4, 2025 upper
    Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  37. Feb 3, 2025 upper
    Authored by Senator Howard
  38. Feb 3, 2025 upper
    First Reading
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