ID H 959
enactedTAXATION – 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
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Quick answers
Did ID H 959 pass?
Yes. ID H 959 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded 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
What is ID H 959 about?
ID H 959 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.
Who sponsors ID H 959?
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE is the primary sponsor of ID H 959.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-27
- 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEEprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
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
became-law,executive-signature
2026-04-02
Delivered to Governor at 6:25 p.m. on April 2, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-02
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-02
Signed by President; returned to House
passage
2026-04-02
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
passage
2026-04-02
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
passage
2026-04-02
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
enrolled
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
passage,reading-3
2026-04-02
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
reading-2
2026-04-01
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-30
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
introduction
2026-03-30
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
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
passage,reading-3
2026-03-30
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
reading-2
2026-03-27
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-27
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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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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