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STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.

Sponsored By: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER

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

New State Historic Preservation Officer

Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho has a State Historic Preservation Officer. The Governor appoints the officer, sets pay, and can remove them. The officer runs the state program inside the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. The program follows the National Historic Preservation Act and does not go beyond federal standards. The officer can hire staff and must appoint a qualified review board.

Historic preservation office split from Society

Beginning July 1, 2026, the historic preservation office is no longer part of the Idaho State Historical Society. The Society still includes the state museum and the state archives and records center. The Society’s director does not serve as the State Historic Preservation Officer. The prior SHPO statute is repealed. These changes move preservation duties outside the Society and change how work is coordinated.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Lori Den Hartog

    Republican • Senate

  • Rod Furniss

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 76 • No: 28

Senate vote • 3/30/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 23 • No: 12

House vote • 3/20/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 53 • No: 16

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 296 Effective: 07/01/2026

    4/2/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026

    4/1/2026

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

    4/1/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    3/31/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    3/31/2026Senate

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

    3/31/2026House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    3/31/2026House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0

    3/30/2026Senate

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/26/2026Senate

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

    3/25/2026Senate

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

    3/23/2026Senate

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

    3/23/2026Senate

  13. Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 53-16-1

    3/20/2026House

  14. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    3/20/2026House

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

    3/19/2026House

  16. Reported Printed and Referred to Business

    3/16/2026House

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

    3/13/2026House

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