---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – SPECIAL PROGRAMS – Appropriates $23,366,800 to Special Programs under the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 45.59; and provides legislative intent for the Opportunity Scholarship Program Account."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – SPECIAL PROGRAMS – Appropriates $23,366,800 to Special Programs under the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 45.59; and provides legislative intent for the Opportunity Scholarship Program Account."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 686"
citation: "Idaho H 686 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/812f593b-ca13-4a6b-8ff3-6a3cabf87a87"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0686/"
source_hash: "53e0ab92df734f38283534d1ae9c2ac87edc166b7a59f21e7daa039b541ef38f"
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 686 (2018) — APPROPRIATIONS – SPECIAL PROGRAMS – Appropriates $23,366,800 to Special Programs under the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 45.59; and provides legislative intent for the Opportunity Scholarship Program Account.

## 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/H0686.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **28–6** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **39–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2018-03-14** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-15** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 39-28-3AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Burtenshaw, Chew, Clow, Collins, Dixon, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gibbs, Hartgen, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Miller, Packer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Smith, Syme, Toone, Troy, VanOrden, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Armstrong, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Cheatham, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Ehardt, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Thompson, Vander Woude, Zito, ZollingerAbsent – Barbieri, Bell, MalekFloor Sponsor - KingTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-15** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-15** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2018-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-20** Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Crabtree, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Bayer, Den Hartog, Foreman, Harris, Potts, VickAbsent and excused – BurgoyneFloor Sponsor - AgenbroadTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-20** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2018-03-21** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-21** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2018-03-21** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2018-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor at 9:25 a.m. on March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-26** Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2018 Session Law Chapter 279 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/812f593b-ca13-4a6b-8ff3-6a3cabf87a87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).