---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRAPPING – Adds to existing law to provide for the checking of wolf traps."
description: "TRAPPING – Adds to existing law to provide for the checking of wolf traps."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 678"
citation: "Idaho H 678 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "FISH and GAME", "WILDLIFE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/827cc41a-2973-4a79-8d00-7aa054254642"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0678/"
source_hash: "d292b2814d6dba2fbcafa1775f9192cee83fd9d797fc15f38a01c6b15f96c7a7"
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 678 (2026) — TRAPPING – Adds to existing law to provide for the checking of wolf traps.

## 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/2026/legislation/H0678A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0678.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0678E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **63–3** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **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`
- **2026-03-02** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-03** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws(Woller), Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, 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, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – McCann, Rubel, WheelerFloor Sponsor - ShepherdTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2026-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-13** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2026-03-20** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2026-03-20** Amendments ordered printed
- **2026-03-20** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-23** Amendments reported printed
- **2026-03-23** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-24** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - BurtenshawTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2026-03-25** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2026-03-25** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2026-03-25** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2026-03-26** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2026-03-26** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-26** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 63-3-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, 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, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, GreenAbsent – Crane(13), Fuhriman, Galaviz, RubelFloor Sponsor - ShepherdTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2026-03-27** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 242 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/827cc41a-2973-4a79-8d00-7aa054254642`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).