---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the display of the national motto in certain circumstances."
description: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the display of the national motto in certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 202"
citation: "Idaho H 202 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "EDUCATION", "RELIGION AND CHURCHES", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-24"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a482460-0267-4bdf-b615-201f158d9f8d"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0202/"
source_hash: "a84721618c408a0dd774738e841b0aa27387f44ee155279c22f5a802ce42067b"
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 202 (2023) — EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the display of the national motto in certain circumstances.

## 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/H0202A2.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0202.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0202E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **57–9** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **59–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-24** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-02-27** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-02-28** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley(Crawford), Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - CornillesTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-02** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-15** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-15** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-15** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-16** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-16** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-17** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Just, Rabe, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
- **2023-03-21** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-21** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-21** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-21** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-21** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-22** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 57-9-4AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Hawkins, Healey, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew, Galaviz, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – Handy, Hill, Nash, NelsenFloor Sponsor - CornillesTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-23** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-23** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-24** Delivered to Governor at 4:53 p.m. on March 23, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-28** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2023 Session Law Chapter 148 Effective: 07/01/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a482460-0267-4bdf-b615-201f158d9f8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).