ID H 831
enactedELECTIONS – Amends existing law to prohibit certain in-person instruction in schools on election day.
Idaho · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did ID H 831 pass?
Yes. ID H 831 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 244 Effective: 01/01/2028
What is ID H 831 about?
ID H 831 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to prohibit certain in-person instruction in schools on election day.”.
Who sponsors ID H 831?
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE is the primary sponsor of ID H 831.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-05
- Latest action
- 2026-04-01 — Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 244 Effective: 01/01/2028
- 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 244 Effective: 01/01/2028
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
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
enrolled
2026-03-26
Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-4-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Galloway, Okuniewicz, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - GuthrieTitle apvd - to House
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2026-03-24
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
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2026-03-23
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-13
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
introduction
2026-03-13
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-12
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-14-2AYES – Alfieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Cayler, Crane(12), Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Church, SkaugFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
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2026-03-10
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-06
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
2026-03-05
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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Documents
Votes
Read Third Time in Full –
2026-03-12 · pass · 54-14
Member-level votes (68)
- Alfieri: yes
- Berch: yes
- Bingham: yes
- Boyle: yes
- Bruce: yes
- Burgoyne: yes
- Cannon: yes
- Cheatum: 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
- Haws: yes
- Healey: yes
- Hill: yes
- Holtzclaw: yes
- Manwaring: yes
- Mathias: yes
- McCann: yes
- Mickelsen: yes
- Miller: yes
- Mitchell: yes
- Monks: yes
- Nelsen: yes
- Palmer: yes
- Petzke: yes
- Pickett: yes
- Pohanka: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Redman: yes
- Rubel: yes
- Sauter: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shepherd: yes
- Shirts: yes
- Tanner: yes
- Vander Woude: yes
- Veile: yes
- Weber: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Barbieri: no
- Beiswenger: no
- Cayler: no
- Hawkins: no
- Hostetler: no
- Leavitt: no
- Marmon: no
- Mendive: no
- Price: no
- Rasor: no
- Thompson: no
- Wisniewski: no
- Church: absent
- Skaug: absent
Read third time in full –
2026-03-26 · pass · 30-4
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
- Grow: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hart: yes
- Keyser: yes
- Kohl: yes
- Lakey: yes
- Lenney: yes
- Lent: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Rabe: yes
- Ricks: yes
- Ruchti: yes
- Shippy: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Toews: yes
- VanOrden: yes
- Ward-Engelking: yes
- Wintrow: yes
- Woodward: yes
- Galloway: no
- Okuniewicz: no
- Zito: no
- Zuiderveld: no
- Semmelroth: absent
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