Even though collecting water from water source blocks with empty buckets in Creative mode now works as it is supposed to, collecting water from cauldrons is still incosistent. Instead of receiveing a water bucket, while still keeping an empty bucket, the empty bucket is the only thing you'll keep in inventory.
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Can confirm.

Seems to be fixed with 20w45a.
Confirmed/Reproduced in 20w28a.