---
type: "Bill"
title: "PRIVATE FOREST LAND – Amends existing law to revise the surcharge associated with improved forest land."
description: "PRIVATE FOREST LAND – Amends existing law to revise the surcharge associated with improved forest land."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 511"
citation: "Idaho H 511 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FEES", "FIRE AND FIREFIGHTERS", "FORESTS AND FORESTRY", "LANDS", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "WILDERNESS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab866432-ddd6-4cb9-885e-310b99c9d019"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0511/"
source_hash: "290e080a35068c236ce692939d91b354bd2082c30d24cf2d911138f103dea4b9"
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 511 (2026) — PRIVATE FOREST LAND – Amends existing law to revise the surcharge associated with improved forest land.

## 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/2026/legislation/H0511.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **46–22** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **26–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-01-23** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2026-01-30** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-02** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-03** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-02-04** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 46-22-2AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Cayler, Crane(12), Ehardt, Furniss, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mitchell, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14)Absent – Cannon, ThompsonFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-05** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-05** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-9-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Coho(Lenney), Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Rundhaug(Carlson), Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-12** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Delivered to Governor at 2:30 p.m. on March 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** Reported Signed by Governor on March 17, 2026 Session Law Chapter 27 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab866432-ddd6-4cb9-885e-310b99c9d019`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).