---
type: "Bill"
title: "FISH AND GAME – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the use of moneys for fishing access; to revise provisions regarding moneys paid into the Fish and Game Set-Aside Account; to provide for the use of moneys derived from certain license endorsements; to revise provisions regarding the transfer of certain amounts from the Expendable Big Game Depredation Fund; to revise conditions and requirements regarding payment for certain damages due to depredation; to revise certain deposit provisions regarding the Fish and Game Set-Aside Account; to provide for 3-year nonresident junior fishing licenses; to provide for license endorsements to fund wildlife depredation compensation and prevention and sportsmen access programs; to revise certain license fees; to revise provisions regarding procedures associated with depredation claims; and to provide that methods of determining forage utilization and damage or loss due to wildlife may include exclosure cages or other devices."
description: "FISH AND GAME – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the use of moneys for fishing access; to revise provisions regarding moneys paid into the Fish and Game Set-Aside Account; to provide for the use of moneys derived from certain license endorsements; to revise provisions regarding the transfer of certain amounts from the Expendable Big Game Depredation Fund; to revise conditions and requirements regarding payment for certain damages due to depredation; to revise certain deposit provisions regarding the Fish and Game Set-Aside Account; to provide for 3-year nonresident junior fishing licenses; to provide for license endorsements to fund wildlife depredation compensation and prevention and sportsmen access programs; to revise certain license fees; to revise provisions regarding procedures associated with depredation claims; and to provide that methods of determining forage utilization and damage or loss due to wildlife may include exclosure cages or other devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "H 230"
citation: "Idaho H 230 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCOUNTS", "FISH AND GAME", "FUNDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-01"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aabd039a-a8fb-4ff5-bb65-cdc8f59536f4"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2017/legislation/H0230/"
source_hash: "b32ac3fe5d8a548be16c08f83f22287eb6c4a29b5bbf1c50658982029da4d7d2"
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 230 (2017) — FISH AND GAME – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the use of moneys for fishing access; to revise provisions regarding moneys paid into the Fish and Game Set-Aside Account; to provide for the use of moneys derived from certain license endorsements; to revise provisions regarding the transfer of certain amounts from the Expendable Big Game Depredation Fund; to revise conditions and requirements regarding payment for certain damages due to depredation; to revise certain deposit provisions regarding the Fish and Game Set-Aside Account; to provide for 3-year nonresident junior fishing licenses; to provide for license endorsements to fund wildlife depredation compensation and prevention and sportsmen access programs; to revise certain license fees; to revise provisions regarding procedures associated with depredation claims; and to provide that methods of determining forage utilization and damage or loss due to wildlife may include exclosure cages or other devices.

## Version chain

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


## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 3 Abs/Excd 3, read three times – — **43–26** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-01** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2017-03-02** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2017-03-06** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- **2017-03-07** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-07** Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 3 Abs/Excd 3, read three times – PASSED - 43-26-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Blanksma, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Erpelding, Gannon, Gibbs, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc, Loertscher, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Packer, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Smith, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, VanOrden, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Boyle, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hixon, Luker, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Palmer, Perry, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Trujillo, Vander Woude, Zito, ZollingerAbsent – BellFloor Sponsor - GibbsTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2017-03-08** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2017-03-08** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2017-03-13** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- **2017-03-14** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-17** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Ackerman(Den Hartog), Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, 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 – DavisFloor Sponsor - BairTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-20** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2017-03-21** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-21** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2017-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2017-03-23** Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on March 22, 2017
- **2017-03-27** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2017 Session Law Chapter 195 Effective: 05/01/2017 SECTION 1-6, 8, 9, 11; 12/01/2017 SECTION 7 & 10 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aabd039a-a8fb-4ff5-bb65-cdc8f59536f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).