---
type: "Bill"
title: "BONDS AND LEVIES – Amends existing law to require that a taxing district include certain information when communicating with voters regarding a bond or levy proposal."
description: "BONDS AND LEVIES – Amends existing law to require that a taxing district include certain information when communicating with voters regarding a bond or levy proposal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 286"
citation: "Idaho H 286 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDS", "CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES", "DISTRICTS", "ELECTIONS", "LEVIES", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "TAX AND TAXATION", "TAX AND TAXATION", "PROPERTY", "VOTING AND VOTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-08"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61b88f00-c587-4744-a644-6ad454d6d40e"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0286/"
source_hash: "3b8de33870a192f65c8d47107e94abbf4fc72bc839a130980abbaaea36fce9c4"
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 286 (2023) — BONDS AND LEVIES – Amends existing law to require that a taxing district include certain information when communicating with voters regarding a bond or levy proposal.

## 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/H0286A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0286.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0286E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **32–3** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **52–15** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **60–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-08** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2023-03-13** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 52-15-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, 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, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Allgood, Berch, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Erickson, Galaviz, Gannon, Lanting, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel, YamamotoAbsent – Cannon, Crane(13), MathiasFloor Sponsor - AndrusTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-15** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-15** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Reported out of committee; 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 – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Semmelroth, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to House
- **2023-03-29** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-29** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-29** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-30** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-30** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-30** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 60-9-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young(Cannon), Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew, Galaviz, Mathias, Mickelsen, Nash, Necochea, RubelAbsent – Crane(13)Floor Sponsor - AndrusTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-30** 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 9:40 a.m. on March 31, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2023 Session Law Chapter 282 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/61b88f00-c587-4744-a644-6ad454d6d40e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).