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IdahoH 08552026 regular legislative sessionHouseWALLET

FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law regarding lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

Sponsored By: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

FISH AND GAME

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2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Lifetime license certificates: who qualifies and cost

Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho residents can buy lifetime hunting, fishing, or trapping license certificates. You must be an Idaho resident or have resident license privileges and have lived in Idaho for at least five years right before you apply. If the applicant is under five, the legal guardian must have five years of Idaho residency. You pay a one-time price based on age: 25 times the normal fee if age 1 day through 1 year; 35 times the fee if age 2–50; and 20 times the fee if age 51 or older. These prices apply to combined hunting and fishing, hunting-only, fishing-only, or trapping lifetime certificates, and are due when the certificate is issued.

How Idaho runs lifetime license program

The Fish and Game Commission must write rules to run the lifetime certificate system, including how certificates are issued and managed. All money from lifetime certificate sales goes to the Fish and Game Trust Fund and can be spent only on wildlife protection under the Commission’s direction. Lifetime certificate holders must still follow all Idaho hunting, fishing, trapping, and license rules in Title 36.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Mark Harris

    Republican • Senate

  • James Petzke

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 71 • No: 28

Senate vote • 3/27/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 23 • No: 11

House vote • 3/18/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 48 • No: 17

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 252 Effective: 07/01/2026

    4/1/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 4:50 p.m. on March 30, 2026

    3/31/2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    3/30/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    3/30/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    3/30/2026Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    3/30/2026House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    3/27/2026House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1

    3/27/2026Senate

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/24/2026Senate

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

    3/23/2026Senate

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment

    3/19/2026Senate

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    3/19/2026Senate

  13. Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 48-17-5

    3/18/2026House

  14. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    3/18/2026House

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

    3/17/2026House

  16. Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation

    3/10/2026House

  17. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

    3/10/2026House

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