---
type: "Bill"
title: "FISH AND GAME – Repeals existing law relating to the authority of officers to conduct certain searches."
description: "FISH AND GAME – Repeals existing law relating to the authority of officers to conduct certain searches."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 189"
citation: "Idaho H 189 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-22"
last_action: "2019-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/966e0799-7d6e-41a5-a3a8-f6bfef6f67ca"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0189/"
source_hash: "9cf6137fabb57ada170bafeca6f00934ca3f13a50529030f2886499cddfb30de"
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 189 (2019) — FISH AND GAME – Repeals existing law relating to the authority of officers to conduct certain searches.

## 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/H0189A2.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0189.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0189E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full as amended – — **68–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-22** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-25** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2019-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-26** U.C. to be placed on General Orders
- **2019-02-27** Retained on General Orders
- **2019-03-07** Retained on General Orders
- **2019-03-15** Referred to the Committee of the Whole
- **2019-03-15** Reported out without recommendation as amended
- **2019-03-15** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
- **2019-03-15** Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2019-03-18** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2019-03-18** Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
- **2019-03-19** Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-20** Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, 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, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Boyle, ClowFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-26** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, McCoy(Buckner-Webb), Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-27** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2019-03-28** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-29** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-29** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-04-01** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 10:10 a.m. on April 1, 2019
- **2019-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2019 Session Law Chapter 270 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/966e0799-7d6e-41a5-a3a8-f6bfef6f67ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).