Idaho bills · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)
Idaho H 895
DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 2, 2026): Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 291 Effective: 07/01/2026
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 Senate | Read third time in full – | pass | Set your home in Idaho to see |
| Mar 20, 2026 House | Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – | pass | Set your home in Idaho to see |
Actions
- Apr 2, 2026 · House
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 291 Effective: 07/01/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President; returned to House - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – GallowayAbsent and excused – Anthon, WintrowFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Read second time; filed for Third Reading - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-10-2AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Beiswenger, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Price, Rasor, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), WisniewskiAbsent – Alfieri, HillFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing