All Roll Calls
Yes: 62 • No: 40
IdahoH 08102026 regular legislative sessionHouse
ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators.
Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
ELECTIONS
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Candidates pay $30 filing fee
Beginning January 1, 2027, anyone filing a declaration of candidacy for Idaho state representative or senator must pay a $30 filing fee to the Secretary of State. The fee is paid when you file and goes to the state’s general fund.
New age and residency rules for candidates
Beginning January 1, 2027, candidates for Idaho state representative or senator must meet new rules. You must be at least 21 on the general election date and be a U.S. citizen. You must have been registered to vote in the district for the full year before that election. You must keep a fixed home in the district and have lived there at least 120 nights in the year before you file. If you were on active military duty or a religious mission in that year, you are exempt from the 120-night rule.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Kyle Harris
Republican • House
Britt Raybould
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/26/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 20 • No: 14
House vote • 3/5/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 42 • No: 26
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 307 Effective: 01/01/2027
4/2/2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
4/1/2026HouseReported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
3/31/2026HouseRead second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
3/30/2026HouseReported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
3/27/2026HouseRead third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 20-14-1
3/26/2026HouseRead second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
3/24/2026HouseAmendments reported printed
3/23/2026HousePlaced in the Committee of the Whole
3/20/2026HouseReported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
3/17/2026HouseReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
3/6/2026SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 42-26-2
3/5/2026HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/4/2026HouseReported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
3/3/2026HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
3/2/2026House
Bill Text
Amendment
Bill Text
Engrossment 1
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