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H 631 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATES OF FREE SALE – Amends existing law to integrate IDAPA 02.01.05 into Idaho Code.

This bill replaces Idaho's existing administrative rules (IDAPA 02.01.05) governing "Certificates of Free Sale" with new provisions in Idaho Code. It requires the Department of Agriculture to issue these certificates to exporters, certifying Idaho-grown products meet state health and sanitary standards, with a $100 application fee. The old IDAPA rules will become void after July 1, 2026, and the new system will govern how exporters obtain these documents for international trade. The bill directly affects Idaho agricultural exporters and the Department of Agriculture's certification process.
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 11, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic6
4 Yea 2
66% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, 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, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Ward-Engelking, WintrowFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-7-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shi
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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