---
type: "Bill"
title: "MINERAL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding locator work and the lease of certain mineral rights in state lands and to provide the terms and conditions of certain mineral leases."
description: "MINERAL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding locator work and the lease of certain mineral rights in state lands and to provide the terms and conditions of certain mineral leases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 547"
citation: "Idaho H 547 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LANDS", "LEASES", "MINERALS AND MINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f057d0b4-ec03-4786-8e51-418d589198e1"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0547/"
source_hash: "08b6d35764f9fa86ce4c5c4842764b5e7e66de0d6349aebc4a6eb4fc02ae326c"
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 547 (2020) — MINERAL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding locator work and the lease of certain mineral rights in state lands and to provide the terms and conditions of certain mineral leases.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0547.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **31–1** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 63 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 7, read in full as required – — **70–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-24** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2020-02-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-02** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-02** Rules Suspended: Ayes 63 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 7, read in full as required – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - MoonTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2020-03-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-16** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-17** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-1-3AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – BurgoyneAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, NelsonFloor Sponsor - CrabtreeTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2020-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 2:40 p.m. on March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2020 Session Law Chapter 341 Effective: 03/24/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f057d0b4-ec03-4786-8e51-418d589198e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).