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
- 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
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Sponsors
- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEEprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-03-27
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-27
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-30
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
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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
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-30
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
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2026-04-01
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
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2026-04-02
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
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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
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
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2026-04-02
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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2026-04-02
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
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2026-04-02
Signed by President; returned to House
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2026-04-02
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
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2026-04-02
Delivered to Governor at 6:25 p.m. on April 2, 2026
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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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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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