---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE GOVERNMENT – Adds to existing law to prohibit state agencies from donating to or sponsoring a nongovernmental event or organization and to provide exceptions."
description: "STATE GOVERNMENT – Adds to existing law to prohibit state agencies from donating to or sponsoring a nongovernmental event or organization and to provide exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 603"
citation: "Idaho H 603 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRIBUTIONS", "GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-20"
last_action: "2024-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b35e267-dc6b-449c-b095-d9a52af4d5dd"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0603/"
source_hash: "b89efaa52b86a7ab90f4d308beb3874b9f00bc98f0db198774fe547a3a5fac63"
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 603 (2024) — STATE GOVERNMENT – Adds to existing law to prohibit state agencies from donating to or sponsoring a nongovernmental event or organization and to provide exceptions.

## 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/2024/legislation/H0603A3.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0603.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0603E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **58–11** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **50–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-20** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-02-21** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2024-03-06** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 11, 2024
- **2024-03-11** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 50-19-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Gallagher, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Beazer), Dixon(24), Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Lanting, Mathias, Mickelsen, Necochea, Nelsen, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, WheelerAbsent – MillerFloor Sponsor - MonksTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-12** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2024-03-28** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2024-03-28** Amendments ordered printed
- **2024-03-28** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-28** Amendments reported printed
- **2024-03-28** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-29** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-02** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 27-6-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shea(Ruchti), Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bearg(Rabe), Just, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – Lee, SchroederFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House
- **2024-04-02** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-04-02** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-02** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-04-02** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2024-04-03** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2024-04-03** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-04-03** Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss(Mickelsen), Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(Humphreys), Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Harada), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – AndrusFloor Sponsor - MonksTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2024-04-03** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-04-03** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Delivered to Governor at 4:56 p.m. on April 3, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Reported Signed by Governor on April 8, 2024 Session Law Chapter 301 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/0b35e267-dc6b-449c-b095-d9a52af4d5dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).