---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARMS – Amends existing law to revise the definition of a “qualified retired law enforcement officer.”"
description: "FIREARMS – Amends existing law to revise the definition of a “qualified retired law enforcement officer.”"
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 156"
citation: "Idaho H 156 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-13"
last_action: "2019-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/733719aa-b673-47e3-9567-fd221e61904a"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0156/"
source_hash: "c300b0ebbab14c06f16e7fc7fa8645b12be1ab6ace6414b825042cf12a04c4d2"
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 156 (2019) — FIREARMS – Amends existing law to revise the definition of a “qualified retired law enforcement officer.”

## 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/2019/legislation/H0156.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-13** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-14** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2019-02-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-18** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-02-19** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2019-02-20** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Erpelding, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green(18), Green(2), Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – SmithFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-02-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-02-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2019-03-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-04** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-07** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LodgeTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-08** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2019-03-11** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-12** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-03-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-03-14** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on March 13, 2019
- **2019-03-13** Reported Signed by Governor on March 13, 2019 Session Law Chapter 80 Effective: 07/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/733719aa-b673-47e3-9567-fd221e61904a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).