# Idaho S 1356: SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts. Idaho S 1356, SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts., is a 2026 regular legislative session Senate bill sponsored by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 333 Effective: 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-11; 01/01/2027 SECTION 12); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1356-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Idaho S 1356 - State: Idaho - Session: 2026 regular legislative session - Title: SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-03-02 - Last action: 2026-04-02, Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 333 Effective: 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-11; 01/01/2027 SECTION 12 - Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (66 yes, 36 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Voters can choose every highway commissioner: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualified voters in affected Idaho highway districts can vote for every commissioner seat. They are no longer limited to choosing their subdistrict’s commissioner. This applies in counties with more than 200,000 residents where voters chose to establish a single countywide h… - New primary rules for highway district candidates: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, affected single countywide highway district candidates follow county-office rules and file declarations with the county clerk. Primary write-in candidates need at least five votes; independent candidates need five petition signatures. When a party’s candidate list has a qual… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - Cosponsor: Lori Den Hartog (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: John Vander Woude (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 20 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 19 | 16 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-02: Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 333 Effective: 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-11; 01/01/2027 SECTION 12 - 2026-04-02: Reported delivered to Governor at 5 p.m. on 04/02/26 - 2026-04-02: Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor - 2026-04-02: Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate (House) - 2026-04-02: Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 47-20-3 (House) - 2026-04-01: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House) - 2026-04-01: Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs (House) - 2026-04-01: Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading (House) - 2026-04-01: Read third time in full – PASSED - 19-16-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Retained on calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing (Senate) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1356.pdf) ## Related bills - H 0810: ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators. (signed) - H 0939: HUNTING – Amends existing law regarding the use of certain technologies. (signed) - S 1359: VIRTUAL CURRENCY KIOSK FRAUD PREVENTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Virtual Currency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Act. (vetoed) - S 1362: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2027. (signed) - S 1448: MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to minors. (signed) - S 1452: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of… (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1356.pdf) ## Related - [H 0810: ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0810-2026) - [H 0939: HUNTING – Amends existing law regarding the use of certain technologies.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0939-2026) - [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) - [S 1448: MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1448-2026) - [S 1452: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY – Relates to t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1452-2026) - [Idaho bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/idaho/bills) - [Idaho state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/idaho) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1356-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).