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ID H 598

died on adjournment

CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to require all contributions and loans to a candidate or political committee to be deposited into a separate campaign account, to prohibit commingling of funds, and to require loans from a candidate to such candidate’s campaign to be reported to the Secretary of State.

Idaho · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did ID H 598 pass?

No. ID H 598 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): Take bill off General Orders; referred to State Affairs

What is ID H 598 about?

ID H 598 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to require all contributions and loans to a candidate or political committee to be deposited into a separate campaign account, to prohibit commingling of funds, and to require loans from a candidate to such candidate’s campaign to be reported to the Secretary of State.”.

Who sponsors ID H 598?

STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE is the primary sponsor of ID H 598.

Introduced
2026-02-05
Latest action
2026-03-18 — Take bill off General Orders; referred to State Affairs
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-18

    Take bill off General Orders; referred to State Affairs

  2. 2026-03-06

    Retained on General Orders

  3. 2026-02-27

    Retained on General Orders

  4. 2026-02-19

    Motion to send to Gen Ord, motion carried

  5. 2026-02-19

    Read Third Time in Full – U.C. to be placed on General Orders; objection

  6. 2026-02-18

    U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day

  7. 2026-02-17

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

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  8. 2026-02-16

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

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  9. 2026-02-06

    Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs

  10. 2026-02-05

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

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