---
type: "Bill"
title: "INCOME TAXATION – Amends existing law to increase the amount that may be deducted annually for contributions to a college savings program."
description: "INCOME TAXATION – Amends existing law to increase the amount that may be deducted annually for contributions to a college savings program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "H 185"
citation: "Idaho H 185 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "EDUCATION", "STUDENTS", "TAX AND TAXATION", "INCOME"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-14"
last_action: "2017-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3b1f9c2-5fb1-473a-a2a7-34460074af39"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2017/legislation/H0185/"
source_hash: "63d7dfbdc977a250048bbae832be38052b4481377d972524d4811c0ddc81955b"
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 185 (2017) — INCOME TAXATION – Amends existing law to increase the amount that may be deducted annually for contributions to a college savings program.

## Version chain

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


## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **54–15** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time in full – — **28–5** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-14** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2017-02-15** Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
- **2017-02-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- **2017-02-24** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2017-02-27** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2017-02-28** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-15-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Collins, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Erpelding, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Miller, Moyle, Packer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Shepherd, Smith, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cheatham, Crane, Dixon, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Kingsley(Lohman), Mendive, Monks, Moon, Nate, Palmer, Scott, Stevenson, ZitoAbsent – MalekFloor Sponsor - TroyTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-01** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2017-03-01** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2017-03-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- **2017-03-06** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-13** Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-5-2AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Foreman, Johnson, Nonini, Siddoway, VickAbsent and excused – Agenbroad, DavisFloor Sponsor - NyeTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-14** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2017-03-15** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-16** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-16** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2017-03-17** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2017-03-20** Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on March 17, 2017
- **2017-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2017 Session Law Chapter 84 Effective: 07/01/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3b1f9c2-5fb1-473a-a2a7-34460074af39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).