BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1870: Water rights

Regarding water rights established under the authority of family farm permits.

Summary

$ Allows an irrigation water right established under a family farm permit to be transferred, changed, or amended so that it may be used for any other agricultural use.
$ Allows such a right that is currently used within an urban growth area under the Growth Management Act (GMA), or is currently used in a town or city that is located in a county not planning under the GMA, to be transferred, changed, or amended to any other purpose of use with certain restrictions.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1870), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to water rights established under the authority of family farm permits;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1870 (2025–26) Public health clinics/tax · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1870 (2023–24) Local comm. federal funding · Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2024
HB 1870 (2021–22) Wheeled all-terrain vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1870 (2019–20) Afford. care act protections · Enacted · Chapter 33, Laws of 2019
HB 1870 (2017–18) Out-of-network health care · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1870 (2015–16) Hospital ownership · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1870 (2013–14) Payment methods · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1870 (2011–12) Counties/investment projects · Did not pass · died in committee