# Idaho H 0898: STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.

Idaho H 0898, STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer., is a 2026 regular legislative session House bill sponsored by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Reported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 296 Effective: 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Idaho H 0898
- State: Idaho
- Session: 2026 regular legislative session
- Title: STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-04-02, Reported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 296 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Sponsor: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (76 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New State Historic Preservation Officer: benefit, low. 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 a…
- Historic preservation office split from Society: mixed, low. 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 s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
- Cosponsor: Lori Den Hartog (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rod Furniss (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 12 |   |
| 2026-03-20 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 53 | 16 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-02: Reported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 296 Effective: 07/01/2026
- 2026-04-01: Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026
- 2026-04-01: Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by President; returned to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-31: Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling (House)
- 2026-03-30: Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Received from the House passed; filed for first reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 53-16-1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-03-19: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-16: Reported Printed and Referred to Business (House)
- 2026-03-13: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0898.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0898.pdf)

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- [H 0810: ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0810-2026)
- [S 1356: SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1356-2026)
- [S 1359: VIRTUAL CURRENCY KIOSK FRAUD PREVENTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1359-2026)
- [S 1362: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Sc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1362-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0898-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).