# Idaho H 0389: UNCONTROLLED FIRES – Amends and adds to existing law to provide that a fire burning out of control on federal land in Idaho is a nuisance and cost recovery actions related to such fires are subject to a statute of limitations after ten years, and to allow the governor to direct state resources to suppress fires on federal land. Idaho H 0389, UNCONTROLLED FIRES – Amends and adds to existing law to provide that a fire burning out of control on federal land in Idaho is a nuisance and cost recovery actions related to such fires are subject to a statute of limitations after ten years, and to allow the governor to direct state resources to suppress fires on federal land., is a 2025 regular legislative session House bill sponsored by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2025-04-04 (Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 277 Effective: 04/03/2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0389-2025 - 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 0389 - State: Idaho - Session: 2025 regular legislative session - Title: UNCONTROLLED FIRES – Amends and adds to existing law to provide that a fire burning out of control on federal land in Idaho is a nuisance and cost recovery actions related to such fires are subject to a statute of limitations after ten years, and to allow the governor to direct state resources to suppress fires on federal land. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-10 - Last action: 2025-04-04, Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 277 Effective: 04/03/2025 - Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: UNCONTROLLED FIRES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (95 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Idaho can fight federal land fires: benefit, low. The governor can declare an emergency when an uncontrolled federal-land fire threatens Idaho residents' health, safety, or welfare. An imminent threat to property owned by the state, local governments, or Idaho residents also qualifies. After declaring an emergency, the governor can send state reso… - Idaho fire duties and lawsuit limits: mixed, low. Across Idaho, forest and range fires are public nuisances when uncontrolled or when proper precautions against spreading are missing, regardless of land ownership. Those responsible must make reasonable efforts to control or extinguish them immediately, without waiting for state instructions. State… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - Cosponsor: Judy Boyle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Harris (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 32 | 1 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 63 | 6 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-04-04: Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 277 Effective: 04/03/2025 - 2025-04-03: Delivered to Governor at 4:20 p.m. on April 2, 2025 - 2025-04-02: Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by President; returned to House (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-01: Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-01: Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Received from the House passed; filed for first reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 63-6-1 (House) - 2025-03-18: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House) - 2025-03-11: Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation (House) - 2025-03-10: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0389.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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