---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2024."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 304"
citation: "Idaho H 304 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "FISH and GAME"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-13"
last_action: "2023-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2824907d-55cf-4450-84bd-8639297b0ee8"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0304/"
source_hash: "7b053eee5fd735169b66c343e6ba79f0bd3b8a8d1a74cbd395fa7520b53b272f"
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 304 (2023) — APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2024.

## 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/2023/legislation/H0304.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **21–9** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **46–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-13** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-14** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2023-03-15** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2023-03-16** U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2023-03-16** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2023-03-17** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 20, 2023
- **2023-03-20** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 46-24-0AYES – Allgood, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hill, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Boyle, Cannon, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Gallagher, Hawkins, Healey, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Lambert, Monks, Palmer, Price, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - MillerTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-9-5AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Harris, Hartgen, Jones(Rabe), Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Toews, Trakel, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Adams, Guthrie, Ricks, Ruchti, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - JustTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-28** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-28** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-28** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-28** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-29** Delivered to Governor at 9:40 a.m. on March 29, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Reported Signed by Governor on March 29, 2023 Session Law Chapter 193 Effective: 07/01/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2824907d-55cf-4450-84bd-8639297b0ee8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).