Bill Commons

ID H 697

enacted

ELECTIONS – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of illegal voting, to provide for the crime of interference with an election, and to provide for the crime of tampering with voting machines or vote tally systems.

Idaho · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did ID H 697 pass?

Yes. ID H 697 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 63 Effective: 07/01/2026

What is ID H 697 about?

ID H 697 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ELECTIONS – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of illegal voting, to provide for the crime of interference with an election, and to provide for the crime of tampering with voting machines or vote tally systems.”.

Who sponsors ID H 697?

JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE is the primary sponsor of ID H 697.

Introduced
2026-02-16
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 63 Effective: 07/01/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 63 Effective: 07/01/2026

    became-law,executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-19

    Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026

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  3. 2026-03-18

    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

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  4. 2026-03-18

    Signed by President; returned to House

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  5. 2026-03-18

    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-03-17

    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

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  7. 2026-03-17

    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

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  8. 2026-03-16

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BerntTitle apvd - to House

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  9. 2026-03-10

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

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  10. 2026-03-09

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

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  11. 2026-03-04

    Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

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  12. 2026-03-04

    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  13. 2026-03-03

    Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws(Woller), Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – McCann, WheelerFloor Sponsor - GarnerTitle apvd - to Senate

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  14. 2026-03-02

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

  15. 2026-02-27

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

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  16. 2026-02-26

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

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  17. 2026-02-17

    Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration

  18. 2026-02-16

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Read Third Time in Full –

    2026-03-03 · pass · 68-0

    Member-level votes (68)
    • Alfieri: yes
    • Barbieri: yes
    • Beiswenger: yes
    • Berch: yes
    • Bingham: yes
    • Boyle: yes
    • Bruce: yes
    • Burgoyne: yes
    • Cannon: yes
    • Cayler: yes
    • Cheatum: yes
    • Church: yes
    • Cornilles: yes
    • Crane: yes
    • Dygert: yes
    • Egbert: yes
    • Ehardt: yes
    • Ehlers: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Fuhriman: yes
    • Furniss: yes
    • Galaviz: yes
    • Gannon: yes
    • Garner: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Haws: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Holtzclaw: yes
    • Hostetler: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Manwaring: yes
    • Marmon: yes
    • Mathias: yes
    • Mendive: yes
    • Mickelsen: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Mitchell: yes
    • Monks: yes
    • Nelsen: yes
    • Palmer: yes
    • Petzke: yes
    • Pickett: yes
    • Pohanka: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Rasor: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Redman: yes
    • Rubel: yes
    • Sauter: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shepherd: yes
    • Shirts: yes
    • Skaug: yes
    • Tanner: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Vander Woude: yes
    • Veile: yes
    • Weber: yes
    • Wisniewski: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • McCann: absent
    • Wheeler: absent
  • Read third time in full –

    2026-03-16 · pass · 35-0

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Adams: yes
    • Anthon: yes
    • Bernt: yes
    • Bjerke: yes
    • Blaylock: yes
    • Burtenshaw: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Den Hartog: yes
    • Foreman: yes
    • Galloway: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Keyser: yes
    • Kohl: yes
    • Lakey: yes
    • Lenney: yes
    • Lent: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Okuniewicz: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Ruchti: yes
    • Semmelroth: yes
    • Shippy: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Toews: yes
    • VanOrden: yes
    • Ward-Engelking: yes
    • Wintrow: yes
    • Woller: yes
    • Woodward: yes
    • Zito: yes
    • Zuiderveld: yes

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