# Idaho H 0895: DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers.

Idaho H 0895, DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers., is a 2026 regular legislative session House bill sponsored by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 291 Effective: 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Idaho H 0895
- State: Idaho
- Session: 2026 regular legislative session
- Title: DATA CENTERS – Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-04-02, Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 291 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Sponsor: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: DATA CENTERS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (90 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits on data center cooling water: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, new data centers in Idaho face limits on water used for cooling. If construction starts on or after that date, cooling water cannot count as consumptive use (used up and not returned) unless it comes from a municipal water system, a water district, or a combined water and se…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
- Cosponsor: Van T. Burtenshaw (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Britt Raybould (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 32 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-20 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 58 | 10 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-02: Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 291 Effective: 07/01/2026
- 2026-04-01: Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026
- 2026-04-01: Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Signed by President; returned to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-31: Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling (House)
- 2026-03-31: Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2 (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Received from the House passed; filed for first reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-10-2 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-03-19: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-16: Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation (House)
- 2026-03-13: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0895.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0895.pdf)

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- [H 0810: ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0810-2026)
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- [S 1362: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Sc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1362-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0895-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).