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IntroducedMar 13, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 24, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 31, 2026
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Became LawApr 02, 2026
Idaho House Bill
OPEN MEETINGS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for open public meetings to permit recording of such meetings.
Summary
Comments on H 894
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Sponsors
- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary

Votes
YES: 67
- Alfieri
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Berch
- Bingham
- Boyle
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cannon
- Cayler
- Cheatum
- Church
- Cornilles
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Egbert
- Ehardt
- Ehlers
- Erickson
- Fuhriman
- Furniss
- Galaviz
- Gannon
- Garner
- Green
- Hall(Stone)
- 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
- Rubel
- Sauter
- Scott
- Shepherd
- Shirts
- Skaug
- Steve Tanner
- Josh Tanner
- Thompson
- Veile
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Wisniewski
- Moyle
NO: 1
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026
- Session Law Chapter
- Effective:
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Signed by President; returned to House
- Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2
- AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld
- NAYS – None
- Absent and excused – Anthon, Toews
- Floor Sponsor - Harris
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2
- AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), 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, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
- NAYS – Handy
- Absent – Redman, Vander Woude
- Floor Sponsor - McCann
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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