---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT – Adds to existing law to prohibit a public entity from entering into certain contracts with companies owned or operated by the government of China."
description: "STATE GOVERNMENT – Adds to existing law to prohibit a public entity from entering into certain contracts with companies owned or operated by the government of China."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 294"
citation: "Idaho H 294 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACTS", "GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-09"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa73094b-e0d4-4720-bc5d-30e67712c327"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0294/"
source_hash: "8464c1336044edb97e0a82935d6008b0d1f395fc95d093b12ed41b7719598046"
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 294 (2023) — STATE GOVERNMENT – Adds to existing law to prohibit a public entity from entering into certain contracts with companies owned or operated by the government of China.

## 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/2023/legislation/H0294.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **28–7** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **62–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-09** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2023-03-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-7-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, 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, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Nash, Necochea, RobertsAbsent – GreenFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Foreman, Just, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - AdamsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-29** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-29** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 253 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/fa73094b-e0d4-4720-bc5d-30e67712c327`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).