H 873 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain election procedures.

This bill amends Idaho election laws to update procedures for electing soil and water conservation district supervisors. It changes election dates, modifies how ballots are mailed, and adjusts the process for counting election results. The changes directly affect voters and officials in soil and water conservation districts across the state. The bill also clarifies rules for when candidates are automatically elected if the number of nominees matches the number of positions to be filled.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Mar 11, 2026 Signed Apr 2, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2026 · House Mar 20, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 36

Mar 30, 2026

D Democratic6

6 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President; returned to House

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – GallowayFloor Sponsor - GuthrieTitle apvd - to House

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – 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), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price,

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

lower

0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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