---
type: "Bill"
title: "CORPORATIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide that the state shall not act as the incorporator of a corporation and to establish provisions regarding the reformation or disassociation of certain corporations."
description: "CORPORATIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide that the state shall not act as the incorporator of a corporation and to establish provisions regarding the reformation or disassociation of certain corporations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 708"
citation: "Idaho H 708 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES", "CONSTITUTION", "GOVERNMENT", "LEGISLATURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-03-07"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85c05aef-1866-4d20-8f8c-7b1821987aac"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0708/"
source_hash: "51e862536e4444efc42bab53f5b44e3b5273b150bd96bc19ab8aef1dbf89b17e"
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 708 (2024) — CORPORATIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide that the state shall not act as the incorporator of a corporation and to establish provisions regarding the reformation or disassociation of certain corporations.

## 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/H0708A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0708.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0708E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **29–4** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – — **53–17** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **59–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-07** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-03-07** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2024-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-13** Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – PASSED - 53-17-0AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Manwaring, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Blanksma, Burns, Chew(Beazer), Dixon(24), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Lanting, Mathias, McCann, Necochea, Petzke, Roberts, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - EhlersTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2024-03-14** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-14** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2024-03-19** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2024-03-21** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2024-03-21** Amendments ordered printed
- **2024-03-21** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-21** Amendments reported printed
- **2024-03-21** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-22** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25** Retained on calendar
- **2024-03-26** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 29-4-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Shea(Ruchti), Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – VanOrden, WinderFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
- **2024-03-27** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-03-27** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2024-03-27** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-03-27** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2024-03-27** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2024-03-27** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-28** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 59-11-0AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw(Johnson), Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Harada), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, McCann, Necochea, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - EhlersTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2024-03-28** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-29** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-03-29** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-03-29** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 12:17 p.m. on March 29, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2024 Session Law Chapter 287 Effective: 04/03/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85c05aef-1866-4d20-8f8c-7b1821987aac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).