---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDAHO WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND – Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Workforce Housing Fund and to provide for the allocation of funds."
description: "IDAHO WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND – Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Workforce Housing Fund and to provide for the allocation of funds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "H 701"
citation: "Idaho H 701 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FUNDS", "HOMES AND HOUSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-28"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f10dab7-6769-4132-b255-c26bb867fb0a"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0701/"
source_hash: "753fbc1eb5956b8f77cdee503df881c880cabe79d8c86ab825783f828855354e"
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 701 (2022) — IDAHO WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND – Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Workforce Housing Fund and to provide for the allocation of funds.

## 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/2022/legislation/H0701.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **37–31** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **26–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-03-01** Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
- **2022-03-02** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-04** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 37-31-2AYES – Amador, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Chaney, Chew, Erickson, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann(Liedke), McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy(Seegmiller), Weber, Wood, Yamamoto, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Addis, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Boyle, Cannon, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ferch, Galloway, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Marshall, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Scott, Skaug, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – Ehardt, KingsleyFloor Sponsor - BlanksmaTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-07** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2022-03-07** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2022-03-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-22** Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-9-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Souza, Stennett, VanOrden(Bair), Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Bayer, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Thayn, Vick, Woodward, ZitoAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - AgenbroadTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2022-03-23** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2022-03-24** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-24** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2022-03-24** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2022-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 6:10 p.m. on March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2022 Session Law Chapter 277 Effective: 03/28/2022; 12/31/2026 Sunset Clause `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f10dab7-6769-4132-b255-c26bb867fb0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).