---
type: "Bill"
title: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding rulemaking."
description: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding rulemaking."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 167"
citation: "Idaho H 167 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "RULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-15"
last_action: "2021-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0526605-3165-43b7-8a43-0d1afa9b6953"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0167/"
source_hash: "4f0e45d5f45804f9b23e87a7cd8cef25dcaa029c433ef394b92872dc10b9f295"
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 167 (2021) — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding rulemaking.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0167.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **27–7** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **57–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-15** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-16** Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
- **2021-02-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-23** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-02-24** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-02-25** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 57-10-3AYES – Adams, Addis, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols(Brooks), Okuniewicz, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Chew, Davis, Green, Mathias, McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, RuchtiAbsent – Amador, Horman, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - AndrusTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-02-26** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-16** Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-7-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Johnson, Nelson, Nye, Rabe, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – StennettFloor Sponsor - PatrickTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 12:40 p.m. on March 19, 2021
- **2021-03-19** Reported Signed by Governor on March 23, 2021 Session Law Chapter 128 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0526605-3165-43b7-8a43-0d1afa9b6953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).