ID H 561
enactedSTATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General.
Idaho · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did ID H 561 pass?
Yes. ID H 561 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 03/31/2026
What is ID H 561 about?
ID H 561 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General.”.
Who sponsors ID H 561?
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE is the primary sponsor of ID H 561.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-04-01 — Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 03/31/2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-01
Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 03/31/2026
became-law,executive-signature
2026-03-30
Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-30
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-30
Signed by President; returned to House
passage
2026-03-30
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
passage
2026-03-27
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
passage
2026-03-26
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 59-8-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, NelsenAbsent – Fuhriman, Galaviz, RubelFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to enrol
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-26
Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
2026-03-25
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
2026-03-25
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
2026-03-25
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
2026-03-25
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
2026-03-24
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Guthrie, Hart, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - KeyserTitle apvd - to House
passage,reading-3
2026-03-24
Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
reading-2
2026-03-23
Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-23
Amendments reported printed
2026-03-20
Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
2026-03-20
Amendments ordered printed
2026-03-20
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
2026-03-18
Referred to 14th Order for amendment
2026-03-17
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
reading-2
2026-03-16
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-06
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
introduction
2026-03-06
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-05
Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Haws, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, Rubel, SauterAbsent – GreenFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to Senate
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-03-03
Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading
reading-2
2026-03-02
Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
2026-03-02
Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
2026-02-27
Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
2026-02-27
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
2026-02-27
Reported out without recommendation as amended
2026-02-27
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
2026-02-12
Read Third Time in Full – U.C. to be placed on General Orders, no objection
2026-02-11
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
reading-2
2026-02-10
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
2026-01-29
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Read third time in full as amended –
2026-03-05 · pass · 58-11
Member-level votes (68)
- Alfieri: yes
- Barbieri: yes
- Beiswenger: yes
- Bingham: yes
- Boyle: yes
- Bruce: yes
- Burgoyne: yes
- Cannon: yes
- Cayler: yes
- Cheatum: yes
- Cornilles: yes
- Crane: yes
- Dygert: yes
- Ehardt: yes
- Ehlers: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fuhriman: yes
- Furniss: yes
- Garner: yes
- Hall: yes
- Handy: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Healey: yes
- Hill: yes
- Holtzclaw: yes
- Hostetler: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Manwaring: yes
- Marmon: yes
- Mendive: yes
- Mickelsen: yes
- Miller: yes
- Mitchell: yes
- Monks: yes
- Palmer: yes
- Petzke: yes
- Pickett: yes
- Pohanka: yes
- Price: yes
- Rasor: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Redman: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shepherd: yes
- Shirts: yes
- Skaug: yes
- Tanner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Vander Woude: yes
- Veile: yes
- Weber: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Wisniewski: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Berch: no
- Church: no
- Egbert: no
- Galaviz: no
- Gannon: no
- Haws: no
- Mathias: no
- McCann: no
- Nelsen: no
- Rubel: no
- Sauter: no
- Green: absent
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate –
2026-03-24 · pass · 26-8
Member-level votes (35)
- Adams: yes
- Anthon: yes
- Bernt: yes
- Blaylock: yes
- Burtenshaw: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Cook: yes
- Den Hartog: yes
- Foreman: yes
- Galloway: yes
- Grow: yes
- Harris: yes
- Keyser: yes
- Kohl: yes
- Lakey: yes
- Lenney: yes
- Lent: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Okuniewicz: yes
- Ricks: yes
- Shippy: yes
- Toews: yes
- VanOrden: yes
- Woodward: yes
- Zito: yes
- Zuiderveld: yes
- Guthrie: no
- Hart: no
- Rabe: no
- Ruchti: no
- Semmelroth: no
- Taylor: no
- Ward-Engelking: no
- Wintrow: no
- Bjerke: absent
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required –
2026-03-26 · pass · 59-8
Member-level votes (68)
- Alfieri: yes
- Barbieri: yes
- Beiswenger: yes
- Bingham: yes
- Boyle: yes
- Bruce: yes
- Burgoyne: yes
- Cannon: yes
- Cayler: yes
- Cheatum: yes
- Cornilles: yes
- Crane: yes
- Dygert: yes
- Ehardt: yes
- Ehlers: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Furniss: yes
- Garner: yes
- Hall: yes
- Handy: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Healey: yes
- Hill: yes
- Holtzclaw: yes
- Hostetler: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Manwaring: yes
- Marmon: yes
- McCann: yes
- Mendive: yes
- Mickelsen: yes
- Miller: yes
- Mitchell: yes
- Monks: yes
- Palmer: yes
- Petzke: yes
- Pickett: yes
- Pohanka: yes
- Price: yes
- Rasor: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Redman: yes
- Sauter: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shepherd: yes
- Shirts: yes
- Skaug: yes
- Tanner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Vander Woude: yes
- Veile: yes
- Weber: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Wisniewski: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Berch: no
- Church: no
- Egbert: no
- Gannon: no
- Green: no
- Haws: no
- Mathias: no
- Nelsen: no
- Fuhriman: absent
- Galaviz: absent
- Rubel: absent
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