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IdahoH 07972026 regular legislative sessionHouse
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the residence qualifications for fire protection district commissioners.
Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Clear timelines for terms and board vacancies
A commissioner's term starts on the second Monday of January after the general election. The board must fill any midterm vacancy within 60 days after it has satisfactory proof and must publish a notice with the meeting date, time, and the deadline for qualified electors to apply. The board may declare a seat vacant if a member resigns, is disqualified, refuses, or cannot serve for over 90 days without signed written notice, with satisfactory proof. If remaining members cannot agree on an appointee, the longest‑serving commissioner draws one of the tied names at random. If over 50% of seats are empty, any remaining member or any elector may petition the county commissioners, who must appoint replacements within 60 days; appointees must live in the same subdistrict and serve the rest of the term.
New subdistrict and residency rules for commissioners
The law divides each fire district into three subdistricts at the organizing meeting. The three areas must be as equal as possible in people, area, and miles. Only one commissioner may live in each subdistrict. Commissioners must be voters who lived in the district at least one year and in their subdistrict at least 90 straight days before appointment or election. A county-appointed commissioner under section 31-1408 may finish the initial term even if that puts two commissioners in one subdistrict.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Ben Adams
Republican • Senate
Shawn Dygert
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/26/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 32 • No: 0
House vote • 3/9/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 67 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 228 Effective: 03/31/2026
4/1/2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
3/30/2026SenateReported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
3/27/2026HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3
3/26/2026HouseRetained on calendar
3/25/2026HouseRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/20/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
3/19/2026HouseReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
3/10/2026SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3
3/9/2026HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/6/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/5/2026HouseReported Printed and Referred to Local Government
3/2/2026HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
2/27/2026House
Bill Text
Bill Text
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