---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCHOOL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise the length of time that a representative status of a professional employee will be valid for purposes of negotiations."
description: "SCHOOL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise the length of time that a representative status of a professional employee will be valid for purposes of negotiations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 647"
citation: "Idaho H 647 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES", "LABOR", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-27"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfaff0c4-e3a7-4e3c-8b23-dc6f5f8fe727"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0647/"
source_hash: "c5e95f912606d2fb9f8fcd87903ae655db1cc7313f1d6d5134bdd4f481c9f2aa"
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 647 (2018) — SCHOOL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise the length of time that a representative status of a professional employee will be valid for purposes of negotiations.

## 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/H0647.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **67–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **32–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-27** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-02-28** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2018-03-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-02** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek(Widmyer), Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy(Goesling), VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Gannon(5), Gestrin, ShepherdFloor Sponsor - VanOrdenTitle 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: Education `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-09** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-13** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Agenbroad, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – BurgoyneAbsent and excused – Anthon, StennettFloor Sponsor - ThaynTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-14** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2018-03-14** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-15** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2018-03-15** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2018-03-16** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on March 16, 2018
- **2018-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2018 Session Law Chapter 219 Effective: 07/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfaff0c4-e3a7-4e3c-8b23-dc6f5f8fe727`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).