---
type: "Bill"
title: "SALES TAX – Adds to existing law to provide a sales and use tax exemption for certain custom meat processing services."
description: "SALES TAX – Adds to existing law to provide a sales and use tax exemption for certain custom meat processing services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 496"
citation: "Idaho H 496 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TAX AND TAXATION", "SALES AND USE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-12"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0634e493-d8b7-469c-81c3-fd55b2f88675"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0496/"
source_hash: "acbc5dbb8c933bd5785cb293e02b42efeca1f0508a058dbb27fcfa78a5d62b72"
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 496 (2020) — SALES TAX – Adds to existing law to provide a sales and use tax exemption for certain custom meat processing services.

## 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/2020/legislation/H0496.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **66–2** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-13** Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
- **2020-02-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-19** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-20** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-21** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-2-2AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, GannonAbsent – Clow, YoungbloodFloor Sponsor - HartgenTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-24** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-02-24** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2020-03-12** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2020-03-16** Reported out without amendments; filed for second reading
- **2020-03-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-18** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-19** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-0-4AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, Nelson, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - RiceTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-19** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2020-03-19** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-19** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 3:50 p.m. on March 19, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020 Session Law Chapter 258 Effective: 07/01/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0634e493-d8b7-469c-81c3-fd55b2f88675`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).