Idaho House Bill 959
Session 2026
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.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 2, 2026
Sponsor
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
First Action
Mar 27, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 2, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
959
State
Idaho
Session
2026
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
grade
Primary
checkPassed on March 30, 2026
Motion Text
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required –
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Mr. Speaker
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Summary
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Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
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04/02/2026
House
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
04/02/2026
House
Delivered to Governor at 6:25 p.m. on April 2, 2026
04/02/2026
House
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
04/02/2026
Senate
Signed by President; returned to House
04/02/2026
Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
04/02/2026
House
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
04/02/2026
House
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
04/02/2026
Senate
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
04/02/2026
Senate
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
04/01/2026
Senate
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/30/2026
Senate
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
03/30/2026
Senate
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
03/30/2026
House
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
03/30/2026
House
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/27/2026
House
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
03/27/2026
House
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Mar 27, 2026 6:41:57 PM
Record Updated
Apr 21, 2026 12:38:10 PM