---
type: "Bill"
title: "HERD DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to provide that the owner of certain livestock shall not be liable for damage caused by such livestock that stray from an open range to a herd district unless the district is enclosed by fences, cattle guards, or cattle gates."
description: "HERD DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to provide that the owner of certain livestock shall not be liable for damage caused by such livestock that stray from an open range to a herd district unless the district is enclosed by fences, cattle guards, or cattle gates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 349"
citation: "Idaho H 349 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS", "COUNTIES", "DISTRICTS", "FENCES", "HERDS", "LIVESTOCK"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-21"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aefb0dc2-8cf8-497f-ac99-396e454975b2"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0349/"
source_hash: "756a04d7a4309ac7207094adcd7d343dd80460753fe4433f68754b43746bb8d8"
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 349 (2023) — HERD DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to provide that the owner of certain livestock shall not be liable for damage caused by such livestock that stray from an open range to a herd district unless the district is enclosed by fences, cattle guards, or cattle gates.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0349A3.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0349.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0349E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **26–8** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **64–5** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **63–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-21** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
- **2023-03-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 63-5-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Kingsley, Lambert, Scott, Skaug, TannerAbsent – Horman, PalmerFloor Sponsor - PickettTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-24** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-24** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-28** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-28** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-28** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-29** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-29** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-30** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Guthrie, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Vick(Okuniewicz), Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – RicksFloor Sponsor - SchroederTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-30** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-30** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-30** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-30** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-30** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-5-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young(Cannon), Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Kingsley, Lambert, Scott, Tanner, WisniewskiAbsent – Crane(13)Floor Sponsor - PickettTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-30** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-31** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor at 9:40 a.m. on March 31, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 261 Effective: 04/03/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aefb0dc2-8cf8-497f-ac99-396e454975b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).