--- type: "Bill" title: "ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators." description: "ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators." jurisdiction: "us/states/id" legislature: "Idaho Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "H 810" citation: "Idaho H 810 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES", "ELECTIONS", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", "LEGISLATURE", "SENATE"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 28 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2026-03-02" last_action: "2026-04-02" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85c91f79-dfc6-4676-8758-953c8b255fd5" source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0810/" source_hash: "4ff2855545bb48363686bfb55faef7ebf11a577946b923c3c7022c9c7320670f" 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 810 (2026) — ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators. ## 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/H0810A1.pdf) 2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0810.pdf) 3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0810E1.pdf) ## Votes - Read Third Time in Full – — **42–26** (pass) · lower - Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **38–28** (pass) · lower - Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **20–14** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-03-02** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction` - **2026-03-03** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-04** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-05** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 42-26-2AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Erickson, GreenFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3` - **2026-03-06** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading - **2026-03-06** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction` - **2026-03-17** Reported out of committee; 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` - **2026-03-26** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 20-14-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Carlson, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House - **2026-03-26** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2026-03-26** House Concurred in Senate Amendments - **2026-03-26** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2026-03-26** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing - **2026-03-27** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills - **2026-03-27** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-30** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-30** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 38-28-4AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts(Batt), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Egbert, Haws, McCann, PalmerFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to enrol - **2026-03-31** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage` - **2026-03-31** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker - **2026-03-31** Signed by President; returned to House `passage` - **2026-04-01** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-04-01** Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026 `executive-receipt` - **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 307 Effective: 01/01/2027 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85c91f79-dfc6-4676-8758-953c8b255fd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).