---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the assessment of certain property actively devoted to agriculture."
description: "PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the assessment of certain property actively devoted to agriculture."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 252"
citation: "Idaho H 252 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "LANDS", "REAL PROPERTY", "TAX AND TAXATION", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c1f9b6e-8824-4691-a970-25fb0954ce14"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0252/"
source_hash: "509307fd56f8a3f6d5667b74eafc0fd369136598795dff2ce4a5841567c2c26b"
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 252 (2021) — PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the assessment of certain property actively devoted to agriculture.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0252A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0252.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0252E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full as amended in Senate – Previously Read in Full – — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **70–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-26** Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
- **2021-03-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-05** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 8, 2021
- **2021-03-08** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Adams(LaNier), Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - von EhlingerTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-09** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2021-03-12** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2021-04-07** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-04-07** Amendments ordered printed
- **2021-04-07** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2021-04-07** Amendments reported printed
- **2021-04-07** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-08** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-12** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2021-04-13** Referred to Revenue & Taxation for concurrence recommendation
- **2021-04-14** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2021-04-14** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-14** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2021-04-15** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2021-04-15** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-16** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-19** Read third time in full as amended in Senate – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis(Burns), DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Furniss, Gibbs, PalmerFloor Sponsor - von EhlingerTitle apvd - to enrol `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-21** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-21** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-22** Delivered to Governor at 3:15 p.m. on April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Reported Signed by Governor on April 22, 2021 Session Law Chapter 270 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/9c1f9b6e-8824-4691-a970-25fb0954ce14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).