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Yes: 23 • No: 12
IdahoH 08982026 regular legislative sessionHouse
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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Bill Overview
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Governor appoints State Historic Preservation Officer
Beginning July 1, 2026, the Governor appoints a qualified State Historic Preservation Officer and sets the pay. The officer serves at the Governor’s pleasure and can hire staff to run the program in line with the National Historic Preservation Act. The program sits in the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, which runs and enforces preservation rules, but not beyond federal standards. The officer must appoint a qualified review board under the National Historic Preservation Act. The law repeals the prior SHPO appointment section.
Historic society role and sites clarified
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law defines the Idaho State Historical Society to include the State Museum, the State Archives and Records Center, and the State Historic Preservation Office. The society holds these in public trust and operates named state historic sites, such as the Old Idaho Penitentiary, John and Ann Doney House, Lorenzo Hill Hatch House, Franklin Relic Hall, Franklin Cooperative Mercantile Institution, Rock Creek Station and Stricker Homesite, and the Pierce Courthouse.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Lori Den Hartog
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/30/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 23 • No: 12
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 296 Effective: 07/01/2026
4/2/2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
4/1/2026HouseReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
3/31/2026HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0
3/30/2026HouseRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/26/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
3/25/2026HouseReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
3/23/2026SenateRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/20/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/19/2026HouseReported Printed and Referred to Business
3/16/2026HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
3/13/2026House
Bill Text
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