--- type: "Bill" title: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners." description: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners." jurisdiction: "us/states/id" legislature: "Idaho Legislature" session: "2025" identifier: "H 41" citation: "Idaho H 41 (2025)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["EDUCATION", "FLAGS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 30 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2025-01-23" last_action: "2025-03-20" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4771fe83-d0a6-4624-8608-103c11f7b2c7" source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0041/" source_hash: "befa1c0c30536d441dccc0f18e3d58d830cb96f705d00b034d488052efcfc0dc" 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 41 (2025) — EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners. ## 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/2025/legislation/H0041A2.pdf) 2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0041.pdf) 3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0041E1.pdf) ## Votes - Read third time in full as amended in Senate – — **60–10** (pass) · lower - Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **29–6** (pass) · upper - Read Third Time in Full – — **59–11** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-01-23** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction` - **2025-01-24** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading - **2025-01-27** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2025-01-28** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Dotter), Mathias, McCann, Rubel, SauterAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3` - **2025-01-29** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading - **2025-01-29** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction` - **2025-02-14** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment - **2025-02-17** Filed in the office of the Secretary of the Senate - **2025-02-18** Referred to 14th Order for amendment - **2025-02-25** Placed in the Committee of the Whole - **2025-02-25** Amendments ordered printed - **2025-02-25** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading - **2025-02-25** Amendments reported printed - **2025-02-25** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading - **2025-02-26** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2025-03-05** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Mathews(Rabe), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House - **2025-03-06** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2025-03-06** House Concurred in Senate Amendments - **2025-03-06** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2025-03-06** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing - **2025-03-07** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills - **2025-03-07** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading - **2025-03-10** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2025-03-11** Read third time in full as amended in Senate – PASSED - 60-10-0AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to enrol - **2025-03-12** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage` - **2025-03-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker - **2025-03-12** Signed by President; returned to House `passage` - **2025-03-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-03-14** Delivered to Governor at 11:20 a.m. on March 13, 2025 `executive-receipt` - **2025-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 99 Effective: 07/01/2025 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4771fe83-d0a6-4624-8608-103c11f7b2c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).