---
type: "Bill"
title: "INDUSTRIAL HEMP – Amends existing law to provide for the sale of hemp products intended for human ingestion or inhalation."
description: "INDUSTRIAL HEMP – Amends existing law to provide for the sale of hemp products intended for human ingestion or inhalation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 879"
citation: "Idaho H 879 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "FOOD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-12"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5ad2374-e42b-4208-8f02-5e230632add8"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0879/"
source_hash: "56477eb50b38131207dd02915139f7f1b956fc815911947b222434ec84c17406"
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 879 (2026) — INDUSTRIAL HEMP – Amends existing law to provide for the sale of hemp products intended for human ingestion or inhalation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0879.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **53–16** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **24–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-12** Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
- **2026-03-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 53-16-1AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Burgoyne, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – ShepherdFloor Sponsor - ShirtsTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-23** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-30** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-31** Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-10-1AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Blaylock, Carlson, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – AdamsFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-04-01** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 292 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/f5ad2374-e42b-4208-8f02-5e230632add8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).