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ID H 959

enacted

TAXATION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for an initiative petition to raise or lower the property tax budgets for fire protection districts and ambulance service districts and to revise provisions regarding certain property tax budget limits.

Idaho · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-03-27
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 316 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2026 SECTION 2; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1 & 3
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-27

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

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  2. 2026-03-27

    Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

  3. 2026-03-30

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

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  4. 2026-03-30

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Green, McCann, PalmerFloor Sponsor - MoyleTitle apvd - to Senate

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  5. 2026-03-30

    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  6. 2026-03-30

    Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation

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  7. 2026-04-01

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

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  8. 2026-04-02

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

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  9. 2026-04-02

    Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Ruchti, TaylorFloor Sponsor - OkuniewiczTitle apvd - to House

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  10. 2026-04-02

    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

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  11. 2026-04-02

    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

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  12. 2026-04-02

    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

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  13. 2026-04-02

    Signed by President; returned to House

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  14. 2026-04-02

    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

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  15. 2026-04-02

    Delivered to Governor at 6:25 p.m. on April 2, 2026

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  16. 2026-04-02

    Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 316 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2026 SECTION 2; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1 & 3

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required –

    2026-03-30 · pass · 67-0

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Wisniewski: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Green: absent
    • McCann: absent
    • Palmer: absent
  • Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full –

    2026-04-02 · pass · 33-0

    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
    • Rabe: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Semmelroth: yes
    • Shippy: yes
    • Toews: yes
    • VanOrden: yes
    • Ward-Engelking: yes
    • Wintrow: yes
    • Woodward: yes
    • Zito: yes
    • Zuiderveld: yes
    • Ruchti: absent
    • Taylor: absent

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