---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – IDAHO COMMISSION FOR LIBRARIES – Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Commission for Libraries for fiscal year 2024."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – IDAHO COMMISSION FOR LIBRARIES – Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Commission for Libraries for fiscal year 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 344"
citation: "Idaho H 344 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS", "SELF-GOVERNING AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-20"
last_action: "2023-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4d17342-20ff-485f-b0ff-af3b5592569b"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0344/"
source_hash: "257879a918735d80881b674d60f4778d3e21c4d77d3466d92ca8a484faef0ba2"
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 344 (2023) — APPROPRIATIONS – IDAHO COMMISSION FOR LIBRARIES – Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Commission for Libraries 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/H0344.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **45–20** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **25–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-20** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-22** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 45-20-5AYES – Allgood, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Healey, Hill, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Boyle, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Gallagher, Hawkins, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Price, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – Chew, Clow, Handy, Nash, NelsenFloor Sponsor - BundyTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-23** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-23** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-10-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - Ward-EngelkingTitle 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 185 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/d4d17342-20ff-485f-b0ff-af3b5592569b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).