BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5261: Nonconsumptive hydropower
Issuing water right permits for nonconsumptive hydropower use in water resource inventory areas in which minimum instream flows are not being met.
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Sharon Shewmake (D-42)
- Introduced
- January 14, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to issuing water right permits for nonconsumptive hydropower use in water resource inventory areas in which minimum instream flows are not being met;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Sharon Shewmake (D-42)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
SB 5261 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5261 (2023–24) Cemetery authority deadlines
- SB 5261 (2021–22) Police data collection
- SB 5261 (2019–20) Homeless persons/city hiring
- SB 5261 (2017–18) Irrigation district auth.
- SB 5261 (2015–16) Cmty policing/W St. hospital
- SB 5261 (2013–14) Liquor self-checkout
- SB 5261 (2011–12) Manuf housing community mgrs
- SB 5261 (2009–10) Unified sex offender program