# Idaho H 0041: EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners. Idaho H 0041, EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners., is a 2025 regular legislative session House bill sponsored by EDUCATION COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2025-03-20 (Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 99 Effective: 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0041-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Idaho H 0041 - State: Idaho - Session: 2025 regular legislative session - Title: EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 99 Effective: 07/01/2025 - Sponsor: EDUCATION COMMITTEE - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: EDUCATION - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (148 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: EDUCATION COMMITTEE - Cosponsor: Ted Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Nichols (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 60 | 10 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 29 | 6 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 59 | 11 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-03-20: Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 99 Effective: 07/01/2025 - 2025-03-14: Delivered to Governor at 11:20 a.m. on March 13, 2025 - 2025-03-13: Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Signed by President; returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-11: Read third time in full as amended in Senate – PASSED - 60-10-0 (House) - 2025-03-10: Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-07: Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading (House) - 2025-03-07: Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills (House) - 2025-03-06: Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing (House) - 2025-03-06: Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk (House) - 2025-03-06: House Concurred in Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-03-06: Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk (House) - 2025-03-05: Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 29-6-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Amendments reported printed (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Reported out as amended; filed for first reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Amendments ordered printed (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Placed in the Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to 14th Order for amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Filed in the office of the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Received from the House passed; filed for first reading (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0 (House) - 2025-01-27: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading (House) - 2025-01-23: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing (House) ## Bill text - Amendment: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0041A2.pdf) - Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0041.pdf) - Engrossment 1: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0041E1.pdf) ## Related bills - H 0253: PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide additional time to respond to requests for public records from nonresidents and to allow a different fee schedu… (signed) - S 1181: PUBLIC DEFENSE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Office of the State Public Defender and indigent public defense in this state. 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