---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN – Amends existing law to provide certain exemptions regarding electrical contractors and journeymen and to provide for preemption of local jurisdictions and the state fire marshal as to such exemptions."
description: "ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN – Amends existing law to provide certain exemptions regarding electrical contractors and journeymen and to provide for preemption of local jurisdictions and the state fire marshal as to such exemptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 292"
citation: "Idaho H 292 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICIANS", "ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICIANS", "FIRE AND FIREFIGHTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a90f35bf-3470-4eb9-bb16-6c3b48177b62"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0292/"
source_hash: "73186b5bbfe3c570d6fa45aeadd3931db35f990bcb46a215843420d4005b80ff"
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 292 (2021) — ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN – Amends existing law to provide certain exemptions regarding electrical contractors and journeymen and to provide for preemption of local jurisdictions and the state fire marshal as to such exemptions.

## 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/H0292.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **28–6** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **62–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-03-05** Reported Printed and Referred to Business
- **2021-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-15** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-15** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-5-3AYES – Addis, Amador, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow(McClusky), Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug(Andrew), Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Chew, Davis, Gannon, Necochea, TooneAbsent – Adams, Andrus, HarrisFloor Sponsor - CraneTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-16** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-08** Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Johnson, Nelson, Nye, Rabe, StennettAbsent and excused – AgenbroadFloor Sponsor - RiggsTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-09** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-14** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-15** Reported Signed by Governor on April 13, 2021 Session Law Chapter 214 Effective: 04/13/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a90f35bf-3470-4eb9-bb16-6c3b48177b62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).