Water Rights Amendments
What it does: This bill addresses water rights and the state engineer's actions related to water rights. This bill: addresses actions related to an application to appropriate public water; modifies the extent to which the state engineer may consider a protest; addresses temporary applications; modifies the grounds that the state engineer may consider in approving or rejecting an application, including what the state engineer may consider related to public welfare; clarifies who is an aggrieved person for purposes of seeking judicial review; and makes technical and conforming changes. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Senate/ passed 2nd reading
The tally
Yes 15 · No 7 · Not voting 7
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Republicans | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Other or unknown party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Wayne HarperR16No
The full roll (29)
Yes 15
No 7
- Emily BussFOR11
- Jen PlumbD9
- Karen KwanD12
- Kathleen RiebeD15
- Nate BlouinD13
- Stephanie PitcherD14
- Wayne HarperR16
Not voting 7
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.