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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

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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
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEEprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 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

  2. 2026-04-02

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

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-04-02

    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-04-02

    Signed by President; returned to House

    passage

  5. 2026-04-02

    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-02

    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    passage

  7. 2026-04-02

    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    enrolled

  8. 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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  9. 2026-04-02

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

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  10. 2026-04-01

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

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  11. 2026-03-30

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

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  12. 2026-03-30

    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  13. 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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  14. 2026-03-30

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

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  15. 2026-03-27

    Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

  16. 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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