---
type: "Bill"
title: "RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from disclosure for certain records regarding wildlife."
description: "RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from disclosure for certain records regarding wildlife."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 404"
citation: "Idaho H 404 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECORDS", "WILDLIFE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/943cf4ae-a498-4123-95ed-86fe525ec77c"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0404/"
source_hash: "9f2c57bc7f09ed8f4890a8a13f5cb682eb8827f27e0a448abde3e065a98fb493"
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 404 (2024) — RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from disclosure for certain records regarding wildlife.

## 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/2024/legislation/H0404.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **56–12** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **29–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-18** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-01-19** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2024-01-30** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-12-2AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Wilson), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash(Coberly), Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Ehardt, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Price, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – Horman, PalmerFloor Sponsor - PetzkeTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-02** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-02-02** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Moser(Semmelroth), Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – Foreman, Forsmann(Carlson), Hart, Herndon, Lenney, NicholsAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2024-03-04** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-03-04** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor at 11:15 a.m. on March 5, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-12** Reported Signed by Governor on March 11, 2024 Session Law Chapter 25 Effective: 07/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/943cf4ae-a498-4123-95ed-86fe525ec77c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).