H 581 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances.

H 581 amends Idaho law to give the state legislature the authority to review specific Idaho Supreme Court rules when they conflict with state law or potentially change legal rights. It directly affects the Idaho Supreme Court, which creates court rules, and the legislature, which can now formally notify the court of conflicts via resolution. The bill covers rules related to family law, court administration, and juvenile proceedings, requiring the legislature to advise the court of any conflicts found. The law takes effect on July 1, 2026, establishing a formal process for legislative oversight of court rulemaking.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Mar 20, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2026 · House Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

305
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 16, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), 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, ZuiderveldNAYS – Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-5-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, R
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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