H 715
  • Introduced
    Feb 17, 2026
  • Passed House
    Mar 02, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 23, 2026
  • Became Law
    Mar 26, 2026
H 715
Idaho House Bill
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PUBLIC LIBRARIES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the powers and duties of library boards of trustees to hire and terminate library directors.
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House • Mar 26, 2026: Effective: 07/01/2026
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Mar 02, 2026, House
Read Third Time in Full
YES: 59
NO: 8
OTHER: 3
YES: 59

NO: 8

ABSENT: 3

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Mar 23, 2026, Senate
Read third time in full
YES: 28
NO: 6
OTHER: 1
YES: 28

NO: 6

ABSENT: 1
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  • Mar 26, 2026 | House
    • Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026
    • Session Law Chapter 150
    • Effective: 07/01/2026
  • Mar 25, 2026 | House
    • Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
    • Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 25, 2026
  • Mar 24, 2026 | House
    • Signed by President; returned to House
  • Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
    • Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
    • Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
  • Mar 23, 2026 | House
    • Title apvd - to House
    • Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
  • Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
    • Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1
    • AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld
    • NAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow
    • Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)
    • Floor Sponsor - Toews
  • Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
    • Retained on calendar
  • Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Read second time; filed for Third Reading
  • Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
    • Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
  • Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
    • Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
    • Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
  • Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
    • Title apvd - to Senate
  • Mar 02, 2026 | House
    • Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-8-3
    • AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
    • NAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws(Woller), Mathias
    • Absent – Furniss, Mickelsen, Rubel
    • Floor Sponsor - Cornilles
  • Feb 27, 2026 | House
    • U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 2, 2026
  • Feb 26, 2026 | House
    • Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
  • Feb 25, 2026 | House
    • Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
  • Feb 18, 2026 | House
    • Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
  • Feb 17, 2026 | House
    • Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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