Idaho 2026 Session Status: Passed House

H 897 — TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.

Last action — Referred to Revenue & Taxation for concurrence recommendation

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Referred to Revenue & Taxation for concurrence recommendation

  2. Returned from the Senate Amended

  3. Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – ForemanFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House

  4. Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading

  5. Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading

  6. Amendments reported printed

  7. Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

  8. Amendments ordered printed

  9. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  10. Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

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

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  13. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Berch, GalavizFloor Sponsor - BruceTitle apvd - to Senate

  14. U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 23, 2026

  15. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  16. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  17. Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation

  18. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Sponsors

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read third time as amended in the Senate –

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28001
Democrat 6000
Total 34001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alison “Ali” Rabe Democrat Yea
Carrie Semmelroth Democrat Yea
James D. Ruchti Democrat Yea
Janie Ward-Engelking Democrat Yea
Melissa Wintrow Democrat Yea
Ron C. Taylor Democrat Yea
Ben Adams Republican Yea
Ben Toews Republican Yea
Brandon Shippy Republican Yea
Brian Lenney Republican Yea
C. Scott Grow Republican Yea
Camille Blaylock Republican Yea
Carl J. Bjerke Republican Yea
Christy Zito Republican Yea
Cindy J. Carlson Republican Yea
Codi Galloway Republican Yea
Daniel D. Foreman Republican Not Voting
Dave Lent Republican Yea
Doug Okuniewicz Republican Yea
Doug Ricks Republican Yea
Glenneda Zuiderveld Republican Yea
James W. “Jim” Woodward Republican Yea
Jim Guthrie Republican Yea
Josh Keyser Republican Yea
Joshua Kohl Republican Yea
Julie VanOrden Republican Yea
Kelly Arthur Anthon Republican Yea
Kevin Cook Republican Yea
Lori Den Hartog Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Phil Hart Republican Yea
Tammy Nichols Republican Yea
Todd M. Lakey Republican Yea
Treg A. Bernt Republican Yea
Van T. Burtenshaw Republican Yea

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Read Third Time in Full –

Passed 68 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 56000
Democrat 7002
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 68002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Crane — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Tanner — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anne Henderson Haws Democrat Yea
Brooke Green Democrat Yea
Chris Mathias Democrat Yea
Ilana Rubel Democrat Yea
John Gannon Democrat Yea
Megan Egbert Democrat Yea
Monica C. Church Democrat Yea
Soñia R. Galaviz Democrat Not Voting
Steve Berch Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Ben G. Fuhriman Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Yea
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Yea
Charlie Shepherd Republican Yea
Chris Bruce Republican Yea
Clay Handy Republican Yea
Clint Hostetler Republican Yea
Cornel S. Rasor Republican Yea
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Yea
Dan Garner Republican Yea
David J. Leavitt Republican Yea
David M. Cannon Republican Yea
Don Hall Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Yea
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Yea
Dustin Manwaring Republican Yea
Elaine Price Republican Yea
Erin M. Bingham Republican Yea
Faye Thompson Republican Yea
Heather Scott Republican Yea
Jack Nelsen Republican Yea
James Holtzclaw Republican Yea
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Yea
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Yea
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Yea
Joe Alfieri Republican Yea
John Shirts Republican Yea
John Vander Woude Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Yea
Josh Wheeler Republican Yea
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Kent A. Marmon Republican Yea
Lori Ann McCann Republican Yea
Lucas B. Cayler Republican Yea
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Michael Leman Veile Republican Yea
Mike J. Pohanka Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Yea
Robert “Rob” Beiswenger Republican Yea
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Yea
Shawn Dygert Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Tanya Burgoyne Republican Yea
Ted Hill Republican Yea
Tony Wisniewski Republican Yea
Vito Barbieri Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation technology energy
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 897?
H 897 is sponsored by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
What is the current status of H 897?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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