---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM – Amends existing law to revise the definition of “employer.”"
description: "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM – Amends existing law to revise the definition of “employer.”"
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "H 145"
citation: "Idaho H 145 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES", "GOVERNMENT", "RETIREMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d17b37a-742e-4499-8066-d094e5b4a76e"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2017/legislation/H0145/"
source_hash: "8e3c276c40cc68b49840d2e39788b40459d1785285cbdbac93fed6b39be966af"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 145 (2017) — PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM – Amends existing law to revise the definition of “employer.”

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.


## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 3, read three times – — **66–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **35–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-10** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
- **2017-02-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- **2017-02-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2017-02-20** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2017-02-21** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2017-02-22** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew(Gill), Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erpelding(Gugino), Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley(Lohman), Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – ShepherdFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-23** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2017-02-23** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2017-03-16** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2017-03-16** Amendments ordered printed
- **2017-03-16** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2017-03-16** Amendments reported printed
- **2017-03-16** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2017-03-17** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-20** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Davis, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-21** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2017-03-22** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2017-03-22** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2017-03-23** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2017-03-23** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2017-03-24** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-24** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 3, read three times – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erpelding, Gannon, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan(Ringo), Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Barbieri, Gibbs, Harris, MalekFloor Sponsor - HartgenTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2017-03-27** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-28** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-28** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2017-03-28** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2017-03-29** Delivered to Governor at 3:17 p.m. on March 28, 2017
- **2017-04-04** Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2017 Session Law Chapter 235 Effective: 04/04/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d17b37a-742e-4499-8066-d094e5b4a76e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).