---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions."
description: "REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1244"
citation: "Idaho S 1244 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CITIES", "CODES", "COUNTIES", "GOVERNMENT", "LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10bc559c-a67b-49a4-a42d-5ddbcb9b1258"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1244/"
source_hash: "223a5d0e77bb8ffb676391665b7cbf584f9bdde22e8c6a3442400c37b211aa4a"
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 S 1244 (2026) — REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.

## 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/S1244.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **64–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Reported Printed; referred to Education
- **2026-02-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Brooks(Lakey), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hawkins(Anthon), Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - SemmelrothTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-02-19** Read First Time, Referred to Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-05** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-06** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-0-6AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, 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, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Berch, Green, Healey, Palmer, Pohanka, WeberFloor Sponsor - EhlersTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-10** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-11** Reported delivered to Governor at 8:15 a.m. on 03/11/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by Governor on 03/11/26 Session Law Chapter 16 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/10bc559c-a67b-49a4-a42d-5ddbcb9b1258`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).