---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATIONS – Amends existing law to provide for certain prohibited conduct by homeowner’s associations regarding solar panels, to provide that a homeowner’s association may adopt certain rules, and to provide an exception."
description: "HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATIONS – Amends existing law to provide for certain prohibited conduct by homeowner’s associations regarding solar panels, to provide that a homeowner’s association may adopt certain rules, and to provide an exception."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 158"
citation: "Idaho H 158 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a60a92dd-6b30-4fb1-8f4d-1ae48356be1d"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0158/"
source_hash: "7dcd9aab46970c1dd55b7ca37d60ceb44187ebeee75c37c4b93bd96ae70d8bfc"
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 158 (2019) — HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATIONS – Amends existing law to provide for certain prohibited conduct by homeowner’s associations regarding solar panels, to provide that a homeowner’s association may adopt certain rules, and to provide an exception.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0158A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0158.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0158E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full as amended – — **55–13** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-15** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2019-02-18** Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
- **2019-02-18** Referred to Business
- **2019-02-20** Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
- **2019-02-27** Referred to the Committee of the Whole
- **2019-02-27** Reported out without recommendation as amended
- **2019-02-27** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
- **2019-02-27** Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2019-02-28** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2019-02-28** Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
- **2019-03-01** Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-04** Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 55-13-2AYES – Abernathy, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Erpelding, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Goesling, Green(18), Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Smith, Stevenson, Toone, Troy(Maurin), Wagoner, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Addis, Anderson, Christensen, Giddings, Green(2), Horman, Kingsley, Marshall, Scott, Shepherd, Syme, Vander Woude, WisniewskiAbsent – Amador, WintrowFloor Sponsor - RubelTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-05** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-13** 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 - BurgoyneTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-14** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2019-03-15** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-03-20** Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on March 19, 2019
- **2019-03-19** Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2019 Session Law Chapter 199 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/a60a92dd-6b30-4fb1-8f4d-1ae48356be1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).