---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the creation of innovation classrooms in which an alternative curriculum will be taught."
description: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the creation of innovation classrooms in which an alternative curriculum will be taught."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "S 1046"
citation: "Idaho S 1046 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82afab9e-5879-49aa-94ea-818fcb128b29"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1046/"
source_hash: "4d5dfb2044133cbe0ee69e4c2ed5346b20a98189b35b70212126b4f83137a4a2"
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 S 1046 (2021) — EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the creation of innovation classrooms in which an alternative curriculum will be taught.

## 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/S1046A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1046.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1046E1.pdf)
4. **Engrossment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1046E2.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **47–19** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full as amended – — **26–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-01** Reported Printed; referred to Education
- **2021-02-11** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2021-02-24** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-02-24** Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- **2021-02-24** Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- **2021-02-24** Amendments reported printed
- **2021-02-24** Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- **2021-02-24** Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- **2021-02-25** Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
- **2021-03-01** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2021-03-03** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-03-03** Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- **2021-03-03** Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-03** Amendments reported printed
- **2021-03-03** Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- **2021-03-03** Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- **2021-03-04** Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
- **2021-03-05** Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 26-7-2AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Agenbroad, Burgoyne, Nelson, Nye, Rabe, Stennett, WintrowAbsent and excused – Lent, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - ThaynTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-08** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2021-03-08** Read First Time, Referred to Education
- **2021-03-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-15** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-16** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-17** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-18** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-06** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-07** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-08** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-09** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, April 12, 2021
- **2021-04-12** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-13** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-14** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-15** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-16** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, April 19, 2021
- **2021-04-19** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-20** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-21** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-22** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-23** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, April 26, 2021
- **2021-04-26** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-27** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Thursday, April 29, 2021
- **2021-04-29** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, May 3, 2021
- **2021-05-03** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 47-19-3AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gestrin, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moyle, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Ruchti, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Berch, Chew, Davis, Gannon, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Mathias, McCrostie, Moon, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Rubel(Dittrich), Scott, Toone, WoodAbsent – DeMordaunt, Gibbs, Kingsley, Vacant-Dist. 6AFloor Sponsor - KerbyTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2021-05-04** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2021-05-04** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2021-05-05** Reported delivered to Governor at 9:15 a.m. on 05/05/21
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Governor on 05/05/21 Session Law Chapter 302 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/82afab9e-5879-49aa-94ea-818fcb128b29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).