H 587 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account.

H 587 amends Idaho law to allow the rangeland improvement account to be used automatically each year without needing separate annual budget approvals. This affects the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (which manages the account) and ranchers who benefit from rangeland improvements funded through the account. The bill requires the department to provide annual reports to specific legislative committees detailing all funding sources and uses for the account. The change takes effect July 1, 2026, streamlining funding for ongoing rangeland conservation projects.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

229
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 35
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
R Republican29
17 Yea 9 Nay 3
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-10-4AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser(Galloway), Lakey, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WintrowNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Foreman, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Den Hartog, Lent, Rabe, WoodwardFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 44-25-1AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgo
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 Resources & Conservation
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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