WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2415: Water rights transfer

Regarding water rights transfer protocols.

Summary

  • Creates a new process, and new mechanism for calculating annual consumptive quantity, for certain water users who have transitioned to a more efficient process for irrigation.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2415), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2012
  2. Out of committeeJan 31, 2012
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Vincent Buys (R-42)
Introduced
January 13, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to amending the water rights transfer protocols to fairly accommodate de facto changes in irrigation practices from classic irrigation methods to the more conservation-minded microirrigation methods;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Vincent Buys (R-42)

9 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Bruce Chandler R-15Bill Hinkle R-13Jason Overstreet R-42Kristine Lytton D-40Norm Johnson R-14Jim Moeller D-49Larry Haler R-8Kevin Parker R-6

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Minority; without recommendation.
  4. AGNR - Majority; do pass.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  6. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 2415 in other sessions

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

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