H 212 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the petition to propose a library district.

This bill changes Idaho's requirement for creating new public library districts by revising the petition signature threshold. Previously, petitions needed either 50 signatures or 20% of qualified voters; the bill now requires only 20% of qualified electors (removing the fixed 50-signature minimum). This directly affects residents and community groups seeking to establish new public library districts by lowering the barrier to initiate the process. The amendment takes effect July 1, 2025, streamlining the petition phase of library district formation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Feb 24, 2025

How they voted

275
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2025 Session Law Chapter 255 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-6-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Carlson, Coho(Lenney), Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – Burtenshaw, CookFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 60-7-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, S
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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