# Idaho S 1040: WATER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding irrigation district contracts.

Idaho S 1040, WATER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding irrigation district contracts., is a 2025 regular legislative session Senate bill sponsored by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2025-03-13 (Signed by Governor on 03/12/25 Session Law Chapter 37 Effective: 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Idaho S 1040
- State: Idaho
- Session: 2025 regular legislative session
- Title: WATER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding irrigation district contracts.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Signed by Governor on 03/12/25 Session Law Chapter 37 Effective: 07/01/2025
- Sponsor: RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: WATER
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (103 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Irrigation officials gain limited recharge contract exception: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho irrigation district directors and other officers can hold direct or indirect interests in board-awarded recharge contracts. They must receive no profits from those contracts. The ban on interests in other district contracts remains. Violations remain misdemeanors and r…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
- Cosponsor: Kevin Cook (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Jo Mickelsen (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 68 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-13: Signed by Governor on 03/12/25 Session Law Chapter 37 Effective: 07/01/2025
- 2025-03-12: Reported delivered to Governor at 4:15 p.m. on 03/11/25
- 2025-03-11: Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-11: Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-10: Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation (House)
- 2025-02-19: Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/S1040.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/S1040.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1040-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).