---
type: "Bill"
title: "TAXATION OF FOREST LAND – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the assessment and taxation of forest land."
description: "TAXATION OF FOREST LAND – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the assessment and taxation of forest land."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 553"
citation: "Idaho H 553 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSORS", "FORESTS AND FORESTRY", "PROPERTY", "REAL PROPERTY", "TAX AND TAXATION", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8df33c77-98fe-4732-b4a5-232ad8dd1fda"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0553/"
source_hash: "430de571b2ccf8421c13a2478440ae788d06bb072a166868f4734f5afdcae45f"
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 553 (2020) — TAXATION OF FOREST LAND – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the assessment and taxation of forest land.

## 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/H0553.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–0** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-24** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
- **2020-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-27** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-28** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 49-1-20AYES – Addis, Anderst, Andrus, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gibbs, Goesling, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kerby, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Palmer, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Shepherd, Smith, Syme, Toone, Troy, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – BerchAbsent – Abernathy, Amador, Anderson, Armstrong, Barbieri, Chew, Crane, Gestrin, Giddings, Green, Kauffman, Kingsley, Mason, Nichols, Raybould(Erickson), Scott, Stevenson, Vander Woude, Wintrow, WoodFloor Sponsor - AddisTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-03** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-03** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2020-03-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-16** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-17** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – 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, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, NelsonFloor Sponsor - RiceTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2020-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 2:40 p.m. on March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020 Session Law Chapter 247 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8df33c77-98fe-4732-b4a5-232ad8dd1fda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).