---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Amends existing law to allow legislative appropriations for upper divisions in community college districts."
description: "COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Amends existing law to allow legislative appropriations for upper divisions in community college districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 311"
citation: "Idaho H 311 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-13"
last_action: "2023-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/881a0df4-04ac-45fe-b034-842c9f5de697"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0311/"
source_hash: "326c1336ee862376fac5f537c336118494dba81bc8e6234ae451c3a3700e7f26"
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 311 (2023) — COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Amends existing law to allow legislative appropriations for upper divisions in community college districts.

## 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/H0311.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **29–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-13** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2023-03-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – 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, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias(Woodings), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Monks, 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 – Miller, NashFloor Sponsor - PetzkeTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-17** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-17** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-3-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Jones(Rabe), Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Lenney, Nichols, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Ricks, Ruchti, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-28** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-28** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-28** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-28** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-29** Delivered to Governor at 9:40 a.m. on March 29, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Reported Signed by Governor on March 29, 2023 Session Law Chapter 194 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/881a0df4-04ac-45fe-b034-842c9f5de697`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).