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House passes water-notice and protective-order bills; floor also considers notary, construction, and licensing measures
Summary
The House voted to pass House Bill 42 (water-user notification amendments, 71–0) and House Bill 57 (criminal protective-order enforcement changes, 67–1). Lawmakers also discussed HB175 (transfer of notary administration to the lieutenant governor) and other measures.
On the floor the House moved several bills.
House Bill 42 (water user notification amendments): Representative Steiler explained that HB42 would streamline newspaper notice content for applications to change water rights, making notices easier to read and reducing space purchased from newspapers. He summarized the fiscal note: a one-time setup cost to the Division of Water Rights of about $77,000 for an 1-800 information line, a projected net revenue producer of roughly $30,000 per year thereafter, and an…
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