---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROPERTY – Amends existing law to provide that a foreign government or foreign state-controlled enterprise shall not purchase, acquire, or hold any interest in certain types of property in Idaho."
description: "PROPERTY – Amends existing law to provide that a foreign government or foreign state-controlled enterprise shall not purchase, acquire, or hold any interest in certain types of property in Idaho."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 173"
citation: "Idaho H 173 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "LANDS", "MINERALS and MINING", "REAL PROPERTY", "WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-20"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5076396-7afa-4c89-aaac-d8ccb5724eea"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0173/"
source_hash: "5796d271972cd2d10dce40166c08cbd2c5f6284ad566c581da3ee6fbe7ae99e1"
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 173 (2023) — PROPERTY – Amends existing law to provide that a foreign government or foreign state-controlled enterprise shall not purchase, acquire, or hold any interest in certain types of property in Idaho.

## 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/2023/legislation/H0173A3.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0173.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0173E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **25–9** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 63 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 7, read in full as required – — **64–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-20** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-02-21** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2023-02-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley(Crawford), Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – MathiasFloor Sponsors - Boyle & HillTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-03** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-27** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-27** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-27** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-27** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-27** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-28** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Read third time as amended in the Senate – Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-30** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-30** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-30** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-30** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-30** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-30** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 25-9-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Bjerke, Carlson, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lee, Lenney, Nichols, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, Vick(Okuniewicz), Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – Burtenshaw, Cook, Foreman, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Lakey, Lent, Schroeder, VanOrdenAbsent and excused – RicksFloor Sponsor - TrakelTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-30** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-30** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-30** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-31** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-31** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-31** Rules Suspended: Ayes 63 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 7, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-0-6AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young(Cannon), Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Furniss, Horman, Mickelsen, Shepherd, Weber, WheelerFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-31** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-31** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor at 2:05 p.m. on March 31, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 251 Effective: 04/03/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5076396-7afa-4c89-aaac-d8ccb5724eea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).