--- type: "Bill" title: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding educational staff, teachers, and certificates." description: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding educational staff, teachers, and certificates." jurisdiction: "us/states/id" legislature: "Idaho Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "H 728" citation: "Idaho H 728 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["EDUCATION", "FUNDS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 30 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2026-02-18" last_action: "2026-03-30" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b3678f3-f30b-4d4f-9bca-9a1cf1fe460d" source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0728/" source_hash: "432cf503defdbec9b59cd71cf6adccf7af8126d3077e92d0bca07aa13be96de5" 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 728 (2026) — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding educational staff, teachers, and certificates. ## 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/H0728A1.pdf) 2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0728.pdf) 3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0728E1.pdf) ## Votes - Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **67–0** (pass) · lower - Read Third Time in Full – — **70–0** (pass) · lower - Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **32–1** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-02-18** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction` - **2026-02-19** Reported Printed and Referred to Education - **2026-02-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-23** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-02-24** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day - **2026-02-25** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – 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, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, 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, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsors - Church & HarrisTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3` - **2026-02-26** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading - **2026-02-26** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction` - **2026-03-05** 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, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – LenneyAbsent and excused – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle 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), 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, Palmer, 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 – Crane(13), Green, SkaugFloor Sponsor - ChurchTitle 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 222 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/8b3678f3-f30b-4d4f-9bca-9a1cf1fe460d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).