---
type: "Bill"
title: "FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law to provide an exception to the terms “outfitter” and “guide.”"
description: "FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law to provide an exception to the terms “outfitter” and “guide.”"
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "H 15"
citation: "Idaho H 15 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-02-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a181afc-91ff-44f5-bcf9-580c30a15e94"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0015/"
source_hash: "71c45010329622b74e742da53481d22a90657b37974ed4543145f118c4af4efa"
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 15 (2025) — FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law to provide an exception to the terms “outfitter” and “guide.”

## 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/2025/legislation/H0015.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **59–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2025-01-17** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2025-01-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-27** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-28** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2025-01-29** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-10-1AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Dotter), Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Price, Scott, Tanner(13), ThompsonAbsent – PetzkeFloor Sponsor - RaybouldTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2025-01-30** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Retained on calendar
- **2025-02-21** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Galloway, Lent, RuchtiFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2025-02-24** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2025-02-25** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2025-02-26** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2025-02-26** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-28** Delivered to Governor at 11:22 a.m. on February 27, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-28** Reported Signed by Governor on February 27, 2025 Session Law Chapter 10 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/1a181afc-91ff-44f5-bcf9-580c30a15e94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).