---
type: "Bill"
title: "RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account."
description: "RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 587"
citation: "Idaho H 587 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCOUNTS", "APPROPRIATIONS", "FEDERAL LAWS AND RELATIONS", "FUNDS", "GOVERNMENT", "GRANTS", "LAND USE", "MONEY", "REPORTS", "TREASURER", "STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0468732d-dc3c-4f7d-873f-76461ac58e4f"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0587/"
source_hash: "a2abf3f106831e4d3f5285b4894d5285b0d501954e6e362fcb1145f938929b06"
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 587 (2026) — RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account.

## 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/H0587.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **44–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2026-02-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-02-13** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 44-25-1AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – HillFloor Sponsor - RaymondTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-16** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-16** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-10-4AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser(Galloway), Lakey, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WintrowNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Foreman, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Den Hartog, Lent, Rabe, WoodwardFloor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-10** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-11** Delivered to Governor at 3:53 p.m. on March 10, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-13** Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2026 Session Law Chapter 21 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/0468732d-dc3c-4f7d-873f-76461ac58e4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).