---
type: "Bill"
title: "AGRICULTURE – Adds to existing law to provide for agricultural protection areas."
description: "AGRICULTURE – Adds to existing law to provide for agricultural protection areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 608"
citation: "Idaho H 608 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "EMINENT DOMAIN", "FORESTS AND FORESTRY", "LAND USE", "LIVESTOCK", "NATURAL RESOURCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-20"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c355a7f7-0928-4770-8627-ea0083f680b5"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0608/"
source_hash: "fd4b700f5e4d9f01b05436bcc2a29bcd060d9d1cd0e8192212921ff6b4725d2f"
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 608 (2024) — AGRICULTURE – Adds to existing law to provide for agricultural protection areas.

## 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/H0608A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0608.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0608E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **69–1** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **33–1** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-20** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-02-21** Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
- **2024-02-29** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Schmick), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), 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, Mathias(Church), Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer(Johnson), Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Manwaring, McCannFloor Sponsor - AndrusTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-05** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2024-03-13** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2024-03-19** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2024-03-19** Amendments ordered printed
- **2024-03-19** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-19** Amendments reported printed
- **2024-03-19** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-20** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 33-1-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, 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 – ForemanAbsent and excused – BurtenshawFloor Sponsor - HartgenTitle apvd - to House
- **2024-03-22** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-03-22** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2024-03-22** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-03-22** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2024-03-25** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2024-03-25** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-26** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 69-1-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Harada), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw(Johnson), Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – PriceAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - AndrusTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2024-03-26** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-03-27** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Delivered to Governor at 3:27 p.m. on March 27, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2024 Session Law Chapter 215 Effective: 07/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c355a7f7-0928-4770-8627-ea0083f680b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).