---
type: "Bill"
title: "SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts."
description: "SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1356"
citation: "Idaho S 1356 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES", "COUNTIES", "ELECTIONS", "HIGHWAYS", "VOTING AND VOTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-02"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2665e06b-08f4-4b55-a9e8-b0879ce948cb"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1356/"
source_hash: "3f4eef7505f71c8ef579c84bc27bba374b46972b9765dcdeda7d77747faebe7b"
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 S 1356 (2026) — SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts.

## 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/S1356.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **47–20** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **19–16** (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 JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- **2026-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-23** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-24** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-25** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-26** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-27** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-30** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-31** Retained on calendar
- **2026-04-01** Retained on calendar
- **2026-04-01** Read third time in full – PASSED - 19-16-0AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Carlson, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Foreman, Guthrie, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-04-01** Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 47-20-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert(Beazer), Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, VeileAbsent – Manwaring, Weber, WheelerFloor Sponsor - Vander WoudeTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-04-02** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-04-02** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported delivered to Governor at 5 p.m. on 04/02/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 333 Effective: 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-11; 01/01/2027 SECTION 12 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2665e06b-08f4-4b55-a9e8-b0879ce948cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).