---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHOSPHATE – Repeals and amends existing law to revise construction requirements and to provide for certain fees."
description: "PHOSPHATE – Repeals and amends existing law to revise construction requirements and to provide for certain fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 239"
citation: "Idaho H 239 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ENVIRONMENT", "FERTILIZER", "GRASS", "PLANTS", "SOIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bf93faf-eaed-42cf-a80a-18c19a29dcad"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0239/"
source_hash: "1011ea930f06e7b96c88e5501ff8e430372880c1ffdc57b7e4ac3fed8ecd0793"
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 239 (2021) — PHOSPHATE – Repeals and amends existing law to revise construction requirements and to provide for certain fees.

## 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/H0239.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **56–10** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **29–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2021-03-02** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-04** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 56-10-4AYES – Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Chew, Davis, Gannon, Green, Mathias, McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, RubelAbsent – Adams, DeMordaunt, Gestrin, ManwaringFloor Sponsor - GibbsTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-05** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-05** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-07** Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Nelson, Rabe, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-08** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-09** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-12** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-13** Delivered to Governor at 10:27 a.m. on April 12, 2021
- **2021-04-19** Reported Signed by Governor on April 16, 2021 Session Law Chapter 246 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/4bf93faf-eaed-42cf-a80a-18c19a29dcad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).