Idaho 2026 Session Status: Enacted

H 810 — ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators.

Last action — Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 307 Effective: 01/01/2027

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on April 02, 2026.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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810 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS;
810, As Amended in the Senate BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS;
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of representative or sena- tor unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of the general election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have , has been a registered elector within the legislative district for one (1) year next immediately preceding the general election at which he offers his can- didacy, and has maintained a fixed habitation within the legislative dis - trict boundaries for one (1) year immediately preceding the date such can - didate files a declaration of candidacy for the office of representative or senator.
(2) No person shall be elected to the office of representative or sen- ator unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of the general election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have, has been a registered elector within the legislative district for one (1) year next immediately preceding the general election at which he offers his candidacy, and has maintained a fixed habitation within the legislative district boundaries for one (1) year immediately preceding the date such candidate files a declaration of candidacy for the office of representative or senator.
For the purposes of this subsection, "fixed habitation" means a residence as defined in section 34-107, Idaho Code, at which the candidate maintains actual physical presence and occupancy for at least one hundred twenty (120) nights during the one (1) year period immediately preceding the date such candidate files a declaration of candidacy for the office of rep - resentative or senator.
For the purposes of this subsection, "fixed habitation" means a residence as defined in section 34-107, Idaho Code, at which the candidate maintains actual physical presence and occupancy for at least one hundred twenty (120) nights during the one (1) year period immediately preceding the date such candidate files a declaration of candidacy for the office of representative or senator.
A candidate shall receive an exemption to the fixed habitation requirement due to active military service or a religious mission during the one (1) year period .
A candidate shall receive an exemption to the fixed habitation requirement due to active military service during the one (1) year period .
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Action History

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 307 Effective: 01/01/2027

  2. Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 38-28-4AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts(Batt), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Egbert, Haws, McCann, PalmerFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to enrol

  8. Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading

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

  10. Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

  11. Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

  12. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  13. House Concurred in Senate Amendments

  14. Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

  15. Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 20-14-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Carlson, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House

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

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

  18. Amendments reported printed

  19. Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

  20. Amendments ordered printed

  21. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

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

  23. Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

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

  25. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 42-26-2AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Erickson, GreenFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate

  26. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  27. Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

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

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 40 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required –

Passed 38 Yea · 28 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7002
Republican 282602
Unaffiliated 3200
Total 382804
% of votes cast 54%40%0%6%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Crane — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Tanner — Nay
Tanner — Nay
Anne Henderson Haws Democrat Not Voting
Brooke Green Democrat Yea
Chris Mathias Democrat Yea
Ilana Rubel Democrat Yea
John Gannon Democrat Yea
Megan Egbert Democrat Not Voting
Monica C. Church Democrat Yea
Soñia R. Galaviz Democrat Yea
Steve Berch Democrat Yea
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Ben G. Fuhriman Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Nay
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Nay
Charlie Shepherd Republican Nay
Chris Bruce Republican Nay
Clay Handy Republican Yea
Clint Hostetler Republican Nay
Cornel S. Rasor Republican Nay
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Nay
Dan Garner Republican Yea
David J. Leavitt Republican Nay
David M. Cannon Republican Nay
Don Hall Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Nay
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Nay
Dustin Manwaring Republican Yea
Elaine Price Republican Nay
Erin M. Bingham Republican Yea
Faye Thompson Republican Nay
Heather Scott Republican Nay
Jack Nelsen Republican Yea
James Holtzclaw Republican Yea
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Nay
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Yea
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Not Voting
Joe Alfieri Republican Nay
John Shirts Republican Yea
John Vander Woude Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Nay
Josh Wheeler Republican Yea
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Kent A. Marmon Republican Nay
Lori Ann McCann Republican Not Voting
Lucas B. Cayler Republican Nay
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Nay
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Michael Leman Veile Republican Yea
Mike J. Pohanka Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Yea
Robert “Rob” Beiswenger Republican Nay
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Nay
Shawn Dygert Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Tanya Burgoyne Republican Nay
Ted Hill Republican Nay
Tony Wisniewski Republican Nay
Vito Barbieri Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Read third time as amended in the Senate –

Passed 20 Yea · 14 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 161300
Democrat 4101
Total 201401
% of votes cast 57%40%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alison “Ali” Rabe Democrat Yea
Carrie Semmelroth Democrat Not Voting
James D. Ruchti Democrat Yea
Janie Ward-Engelking Democrat Yea
Melissa Wintrow Democrat Nay
Ron C. Taylor Democrat Yea
Ben Adams Republican Yea
Ben Toews Republican Yea
Brandon Shippy Republican Yea
Brian Lenney Republican Nay
C. Scott Grow Republican Nay
Camille Blaylock Republican Yea
Carl J. Bjerke Republican Nay
Christy Zito Republican Nay
Cindy J. Carlson Republican Nay
Codi Galloway Republican Nay
Daniel D. Foreman Republican Yea
Dave Lent Republican Yea
Doug Okuniewicz Republican Nay
Doug Ricks Republican Yea
Glenneda Zuiderveld Republican Nay
James W. “Jim” Woodward Republican Yea
Jim Guthrie Republican Yea
Josh Keyser Republican Nay
Joshua Kohl Republican Nay
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 Nay
Tammy Nichols Republican Nay
Todd M. Lakey Republican Nay
Treg A. Bernt Republican Yea
Van T. Burtenshaw Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Read Third Time in Full –

Passed 42 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8001
Republican 312401
Unaffiliated 3200
Total 422602
% of votes cast 60%37%0%3%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Crane — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Tanner — Nay
Tanner — Nay
Anne Henderson Haws Democrat Yea
Brooke Green Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Steve Berch Democrat Yea
Barbara Ehardt Republican Yea
Ben G. Fuhriman Republican Yea
Brandon Mitchell Republican Nay
Britt Raybould Republican Yea
Bruce D. Skaug Republican Nay
Charlie Shepherd Republican Nay
Chris Bruce Republican Nay
Clay Handy Republican Yea
Clint Hostetler Republican Nay
Cornel S. Rasor Republican Nay
Dale R. Hawkins Republican Nay
Dan Garner Republican Yea
David J. Leavitt Republican Nay
David M. Cannon Republican Yea
Don Hall Republican Yea
Dori Healey Republican Yea
Douglas T. Pickett Republican Nay
Dustin Manwaring Republican Yea
Elaine Price Republican Nay
Erin M. Bingham Republican Yea
Faye Thompson Republican Nay
Heather Scott Republican Nay
Jack Nelsen Republican Yea
James Holtzclaw Republican Yea
James Petzke Republican Yea
Jason A. Monks Republican Yea
Jeff Ehlers Republican Nay
Jeff J. Cornilles Republican Yea
Jerald Raymond Republican Yea
Joe A. Palmer Republican Yea
Joe Alfieri Republican Nay
John Shirts Republican Yea
John Vander Woude Republican Yea
Jon O. Weber Republican Yea
Jordan Redman Republican Nay
Josh Wheeler Republican Yea
Judy Boyle Republican Yea
Kent A. Marmon Republican Nay
Lori Ann McCann Republican Yea
Lucas B. Cayler Republican Nay
Marco Adam Erickson Republican Not Voting
Mark Harris Republican Nay
Mark Sauter Republican Yea
Michael Leman Veile Republican Yea
Mike J. Pohanka Republican Yea
Richard W. “Rick” Cheatum Republican Yea
Robert “Rob” Beiswenger Republican Nay
Rod Furniss Republican Yea
Ron Mendive Republican Nay
Shawn Dygert Republican Yea
Stephanie Jo Mickelsen Republican Yea
Steve Miller Republican Yea
Tanya Burgoyne Republican Nay
Ted Hill Republican Nay
Tony Wisniewski Republican Nay
Vito Barbieri Republican Nay

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