---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an election for expenditures on municipal buildings."
description: "LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an election for expenditures on municipal buildings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 217"
citation: "Idaho H 217 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-27"
last_action: "2019-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c83e6333-2da9-4606-bb75-f9d0d9f42998"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0217/"
source_hash: "09c79bca2d3ad55498f68f27a8abaada74b0e74304c92be5ec9a350d0e79310f"
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 217 (2019) — LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an election for expenditures on municipal buildings.

## 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/H0217A2.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0217.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0217E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **55–13** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **59–11** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **20–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-27** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-28** Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
- **2019-03-07** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-11** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green(2), Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Marshall, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Clow, Davis(Goldman), Erpelding, Green(18), Hartgen, Lickley, Mason, Rubel, Smith(Nye), TooneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - AnderstTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-12** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-12** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2019-03-26** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2019-03-26** Amendments ordered printed
- **2019-03-26** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-26** Amendments reported printed
- **2019-03-26** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2019-03-27** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-27** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 20-14-1AYES – Agenbroad, Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Den Hartog, Grow, Heider, Lakey, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Mosman(Johnson), Patrick, Rice, Souza, Vick, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Anthon, Brackett, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Guthrie, Harris, Hill, Jordan, Lee, McCoy(Buckner-Webb), Nelson, Nye, Stennett, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – ThaynFloor Sponsor - RiceTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Revenue & Taxation for concurrence recommendation
- **2019-04-01** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence; objection
- **2019-04-01** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2019-04-01** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2019-04-02** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2019-04-02** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2019-04-03** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-04-03** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-13-2AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green(2), Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Scott, Stevenson, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Berch, Chew(Toevs), Davis(Page), Erpelding, Gannon, Green(18), Mason, McCrostie, Rubel, Smith, Toone, WintrowAbsent – Christensen, ShepherdFloor Sponsor - AnderstTitle apvd - to enrol `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-05** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-05** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-04-08** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-04-08** Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on April 8, 2019
- **2019-04-09** Reported Signed by Governor on April 9, 2019 Session Law Chapter 321 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/c83e6333-2da9-4606-bb75-f9d0d9f42998`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).