---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to prohibit the providing of college credit to influence a student’s vote."
description: "ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to prohibit the providing of college credit to influence a student’s vote."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 299"
citation: "Idaho H 299 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "ELECTIONS", "STUDENTS", "VOTING AND VOTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-08"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09b80c10-f2bd-4337-860a-fc605e177423"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0299/"
source_hash: "8b3b1f2d9361dcb13a8df39fe9d89d6fc466b2772e2cd54caded9201fb4e5704"
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 299 (2021) — ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to prohibit the providing of college credit to influence a student’s vote.

## 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/H0299.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **63–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-08** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-03-08** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-03-09** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-10** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 63-6-1AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, Ruchti, TooneAbsent – DavisFloor Sponsor - TroyTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-11** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-03-19** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2021-04-22** Reported out without amendments; filed for second reading
- **2021-04-22** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-1-6AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Grow, Guthrie, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – RabeAbsent and excused – Den Hartog, Harris, Johnson, Rice, Vick, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - SouzaTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-23** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-26** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-29** Delivered to Governor at 11:10 a.m. on April 27, 2021
- **2021-04-29** Reported Signed by Governor on April 27, 2021 Session Law Chapter 291 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/09b80c10-f2bd-4337-860a-fc605e177423`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).