BILL · 2017–18 SESSION
SB 5005: Municipal water rights
Identifying certain water rights held by municipal water suppliers as water rights available for municipal water supply purposes.
Summary
- Includes certain irrigation or agricultural purpose of use water rights that are held by a municipal water supplier in the definition of "municipal water supply purposes."
- Allows a municipal water supplier operating under a coordinated water system plan to transfer municipal water supply purpose water rights in certain situations.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5005), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 9, 2017
- Out of committeeFeb 15, 2017
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Padden (R-4)
- Introduced
- January 9, 2017 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 2018
- Companion bill
- HB 1084
AN ACT Relating to identifying certain water rights held by municipal water suppliers as water rights available for municipal water supply purposes;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Padden (R-4)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Minority; do not pass.
- AWTE - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5005 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5005 (2025–26) Jail system
- SB 5005 (2023–24) Real property
- SB 5005 (2021–22) Business corporations
- SB 5005 (2019–20) Vanity collector plates
- SB 5005 (2015–16) Grandparent visitation
- SB 5005 (2013–14) City & county fiscal relief
- SB 5005 (2011–12) Immunization exemption
- SB 5005 (2009–10) Naturally raised beef cattle