---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the residence qualifications for fire protection district commissioners."
description: "FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the residence qualifications for fire protection district commissioners."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 797"
citation: "Idaho H 797 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES", "DISTRICTS", "ELECTIONS", "FIRE AND FIREFIGHTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec9eaf63-58b2-49c4-a43d-18388e4ff5ae"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0797/"
source_hash: "cd87fcc24f29f84e3b16ba07a4d18e3d99094cb2c2ce987ae3934c48739d9218"
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 797 (2026) — FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the residence qualifications for fire protection district commissioners.

## 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/H0797.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
- **2026-03-05** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-09** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Cannon, Green, ManwaringFloor Sponsor - DygertTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-10** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-26** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Anthon, Cook, SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - AdamsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **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 228 Effective: 03/31/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec9eaf63-58b2-49c4-a43d-18388e4ff5ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).