---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for certain live virtual re-inspections and to provide for timely inspections and the option for third-party inspections in certain situations."
description: "IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for certain live virtual re-inspections and to provide for timely inspections and the option for third-party inspections in certain situations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "H 266"
citation: "Idaho H 266 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDINGS", "CITIES", "COUNTIES", "INSPECTIONS AND INSPECTORS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-18"
last_action: "2025-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/757974e9-81fc-4d39-a800-8afb60eb6343"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0266/"
source_hash: "b8a12adfa11b72a079fbc23ce2cf305886b641c956c957b631444ad91b455f26"
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 266 (2025) — IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for certain live virtual re-inspections and to provide for timely inspections and the option for third-party inspections in certain situations.

## 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/2025/legislation/H0266A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0266.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0266E1.pdf)
4. **Engrossment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0266E2.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – — **64–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full as amended in Senate – — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-18** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Reported Printed and Referred to Business
- **2025-02-20** Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
- **2025-03-04** Referred to the Committee of the Whole
- **2025-03-04** Reported out without recommendation as amended
- **2025-03-04** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
- **2025-03-04** Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2025-03-05** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2025-03-05** Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
- **2025-03-06** Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06** Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-0-6AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church(Caldwell), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott(Scott), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Bruce, Cannon, Mathias, Rubel, Shepherd, ShirtsFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2025-03-07** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2025-03-07** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2025-03-18** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2025-03-18** Amendments ordered printed
- **2025-03-18** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2025-03-18** Amendments reported printed
- **2025-03-18** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2025-03-19** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Retained on calendar
- **2025-03-20** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle apvd - to House
- **2025-03-21** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2025-03-21** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2025-03-21** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2025-03-21** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2025-03-24** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2025-03-24** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2025-03-25** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Read third time in full as amended in Senate – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Lesmeister), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2025-03-26** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-27** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Delivered to Governor at 3:33 p.m. on March 27, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-01** Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2025 Session Law Chapter 221 Effective: 07/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/757974e9-81fc-4d39-a800-8afb60eb6343`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).