---
type: "Bill"
title: "FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law regarding lifetime hunting and fishing licenses."
description: "FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law regarding lifetime hunting and fishing licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 855"
citation: "Idaho H 855 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "FISH and GAME", "GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS", "LICENSES AND PERMITS", "PARENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-10"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/694a2b7f-ca7d-4959-ac18-6f7e1d7754d9"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0855/"
source_hash: "d4a6861bdb7ecbc78cf96b68021c5958e23fb7db4e29a39ee4c634c7a0ec32e7"
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 855 (2026) — FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law regarding lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

## 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/H0855.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **48–17** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **23–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-10** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-10** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2026-03-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 48-17-5AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Ehlers, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Cannon, Crane(13), Hall(Stone), Manwaring, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - PetzkeTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-19** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-19** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2026-03-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – ShippyFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** 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`
- **2026-03-31** Delivered to Governor at 4:50 p.m. on March 30, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 252 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/694a2b7f-ca7d-4959-ac18-6f7e1d7754d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).