---
type: "Bill"
title: "OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses."
description: "OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 703"
citation: "Idaho H 703 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS OFFICE", "GOVERNMENT", "LICENSES AND PERMITS", "OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/584012e5-6d8e-476c-91ca-27e33fda3940"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0703/"
source_hash: "edd476790ec993ca4739845e6817144afc26317e2150dda33289982e0cd22711"
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 703 (2026) — OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

## 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/2026/legislation/H0703A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0703.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0703E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **32–1** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BUSINESS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Reported Printed and Referred to Business
- **2026-02-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, 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, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Haws, McCannFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-27** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2026-03-06** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2026-03-13** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2026-03-13** Amendments ordered printed
- **2026-03-13** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-16** Amendments reported printed
- **2026-03-16** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-17** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – HarrisAbsent and excused – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
- **2026-03-24** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2026-03-24** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2026-03-24** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2026-03-24** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2026-03-25** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2026-03-25** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-26** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Green, Palmer, SkaugFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2026-03-26** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-27** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 1:45 p.m. on March 27, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 221 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/584012e5-6d8e-476c-91ca-27e33fda3940`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).