---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – STEM ACTION CENTER – Appropriates $6,589,800 to the STEM Action Center for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 4."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – STEM ACTION CENTER – Appropriates $6,589,800 to the STEM Action Center for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "H 298"
citation: "Idaho H 298 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "EDUCATION", "GOVERNOR", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-17"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e67dc4e9-1610-4591-854a-3f206a7097a2"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2017/legislation/H0298/"
source_hash: "322610541a70ce6500f0eb6a5a9f409bb2794394a1c6206e1f6ae2b11d1ba666"
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 298 (2017) — APPROPRIATIONS – STEM ACTION CENTER – Appropriates $6,589,800 to the STEM Action Center for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 4.

## Version chain

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


## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **32–2** (pass) · legislature
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read three times – — **63–7** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-17** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2017-03-20** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2017-03-21** Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read three times – PASSED - 63-7-0AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erpelding, Gannon, Gibbs, Giddings, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan(Ringo), Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc, Loertscher, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Gestrin, Hanks, Harris, Luker, Nate, Scott, Vander WoudeAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2017-03-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2017-03-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2017-03-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- **2017-03-23** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-23** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 32-2-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Den Hartog, MartinAbsent and excused – DavisFloor Sponsor - MortimerTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-24** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **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 313 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/e67dc4e9-1610-4591-854a-3f206a7097a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).