---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require Idaho public schools to establish policies providing for a daily moment of silence."
description: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require Idaho public schools to establish policies providing for a daily moment of silence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 623"
citation: "Idaho H 623 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4ee0122-06bf-4f12-aa23-3d0a9230f0e4"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0623/"
source_hash: "0f3994812bb4f4c6beb344719e323162a7ab14685acd5d3d9238270e7aa9079f"
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 623 (2026) — EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require Idaho public schools to establish policies providing for a daily moment of silence.

## 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/H0623.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **51–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-10** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2026-02-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 51-17-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Veile, WheelerAbsent – Rubel, SauterFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-25** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2026-03-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-12** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Read third time in full – PASSED - 18-15-2AYES – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bernt, Blaylock, Den Hartog, Galloway, Guthrie, Harris, Lenney, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardAbsent and excused – Anthon, VanOrdenFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-17** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 62 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/d4ee0122-06bf-4f12-aa23-3d0a9230f0e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).