---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUILDING CODES – Amends existing law to revise provisions governing the ability of a local government to adopt certain codes or parts of codes that have not been adopted by the Idaho Building Code Board."
description: "BUILDING CODES – Amends existing law to revise provisions governing the ability of a local government to adopt certain codes or parts of codes that have not been adopted by the Idaho Building Code Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 547"
citation: "Idaho H 547 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDING SAFETY DIVISION", "BUILDINGS", "CODES", "CONSTRUCTION", "SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-12"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a9594e0-165a-4136-b691-b82e0d8e0aa7"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0547/"
source_hash: "9923596eb1a7fd1a41390b2570a12938de5a06f943b7b9b375f116b71ff01d0f"
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 547 (2018) — BUILDING CODES – Amends existing law to revise provisions governing the ability of a local government to adopt certain codes or parts of codes that have not been adopted by the Idaho Building Code Board.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0547.pdf)
2. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0547E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **26–7** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **52–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BUSINESS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-02-13** Reported Printed and Referred to Business
- **2018-02-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-02** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 52-16-2AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kingsley, Loertscher, Luker, Malek(Widmyer), Manwaring, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Scott, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Troy(Goesling), VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Chew, Clow, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gibbs, Kerby, King, Kloc(Tway), McCrostie, Moon, Rubel, Smith, Toone, Wagoner, WintrowAbsent – Gestrin, ShepherdFloor Sponsor - PalmerTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-05** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-05** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2018-03-14** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2018-03-15** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2018-03-15** Amendments ordered printed
- **2018-03-15** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-15** Amendments reported printed
- **2018-03-15** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2018-03-16** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-19** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 26-7-2AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Keough, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Patrick, Potts, Siddoway, Souza, Thayn, Vick, WinderNAYS – Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Johnson, Jordan, Nye, Stennett, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – Lakey, RiceFloor Sponsor - GuthrieTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-20** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2018-03-20** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2018-03-20** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2018-03-21** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2018-03-21** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2018-03-22** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-22** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – DeMordauntFloor Sponsor - PalmerTitle apvd - to enrol `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-22** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2018-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Delivered to Governor at 5:18 p.m. on March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-28** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2018 Session Law Chapter 338 Effective: 03/28/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a9594e0-165a-4136-b691-b82e0d8e0aa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).