---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding a reduction in the number of supervisors and to revise provisions regarding terms of office, the filling of vacancies, and quorums."
description: "SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding a reduction in the number of supervisors and to revise provisions regarding terms of office, the filling of vacancies, and quorums."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 403"
citation: "Idaho H 403 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS", "CONSERVATION", "ELECTIONS", "SOIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fec84f06-0e9a-4f84-946a-fa5501948996"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0403/"
source_hash: "24659891e138c37f21ecb99b9e6fde6df1d93f7a080454020f80c18b7916e4d1"
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 403 (2024) — SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding a reduction in the number of supervisors and to revise provisions regarding terms of office, the filling of vacancies, and quorums.

## 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/2024/legislation/H0403A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0403.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0403E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **54–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-18** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-01-19** Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
- **2024-02-07** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 12, 2024
- **2024-02-12** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-13** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-14** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-13-3AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Hill(Brown), Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Monks, Nash(Stinson), Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Boyle, Crane(13), Ehardt, Gallagher, Healey, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Miller, Palmer, Price, ShepherdAbsent – Chew(Wilson), Dixon(24), TannerFloor Sponsor - GarnerTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-02-15** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2024-02-26** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2024-02-28** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2024-02-28** Amendments ordered printed
- **2024-02-28** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2024-02-28** Amendments reported printed
- **2024-02-28** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-02-29** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05** Retained on calendar
- **2024-03-06** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – AdamsFloor Sponsor - HartgenTitle apvd - to House
- **2024-03-07** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2024-03-07** Referred to Agricultural Affairs for concurrence recommendation
- **2024-03-11** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2024-03-11** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2024-03-11** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2024-03-11** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2024-03-11** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-12** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12** Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, 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 – NoneFloor Sponsor - GarnerTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2024-03-13** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-03-13** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 14, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-15** Reported Signed by Governor on March 14, 2024 Session Law Chapter 39 Effective: 03/14/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fec84f06-0e9a-4f84-946a-fa5501948996`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).