---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a declaration of disaster emergency by the Governor and to provide that the Governor may not alter, adjust, or create any provisions of the Idaho Code."
description: "EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a declaration of disaster emergency by the Governor and to provide that the Governor may not alter, adjust, or create any provisions of the Idaho Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 392"
citation: "Idaho H 392 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISASTERS", "EMERGENCIES", "GOVERNOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-03"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b180c252-caa3-411a-9627-47c0455f7501"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0392/"
source_hash: "af446c815a03bba2c300e64a40527170b472e2fd9ceadca6c2d2e292cab8f836"
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 392 (2021) — EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a declaration of disaster emergency by the Governor and to provide that the Governor may not alter, adjust, or create any provisions of the Idaho Code.

## 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/H0392.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **28–7** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **56–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-03** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-05-04** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 56-11-2AYES – Adams, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Chew, Davis, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Rubel(Dittrich), Ruchti, TooneAbsent – Addis(Smith), Gibbs, Vacant-Dist. 6AFloor Sponsor - MonksTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-05-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-05-05** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-05** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Funk(Souza), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Thayn, Vick, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Fuller(Rabe), Lamar(Nelson), Nye, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-05-05** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-05-05** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-05-05** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-05-05** Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on May 6, 2021
- **2021-05-05** Reported Signed by Governor on May 10, 2021 Session Law Chapter 356 Effective: 05/10/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b180c252-caa3-411a-9627-47c0455f7501`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).