--- type: "Bill" title: "STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General." description: "STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General." jurisdiction: "us/states/id" legislature: "Idaho Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "H 561" citation: "Idaho H 561 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "BUILDINGS", "CITIES", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "COUNTIES", "COURTS", "FLAGS", "GOVERNMENT", "HIGHWAYS", "LAND USE", "SPEECH"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 4 action_count: 39 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2026-01-29" last_action: "2026-04-01" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af358314-006d-4b2e-ae53-1fb0dc672bb9" source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0561/" source_hash: "37786d335dff719d3feb734f0d7ee985cc14cf7ef34702a9764a69c38b906e33" 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 561 (2026) — STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General. ## 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/H0561A3.pdf) 2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0561.pdf) 3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0561E1.pdf) 4. **Engrossment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0561E2.pdf) ## Votes - Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **26–8** (pass) · upper - Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **59–8** (pass) · lower - Read third time in full as amended – — **58–11** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-01-29** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction` - **2026-01-30** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs - **2026-02-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-11** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-02-12** Read Third Time in Full – U.C. to be placed on General Orders, no objection - **2026-02-27** Referred to the Committee of the Whole - **2026-02-27** Reported out without recommendation as amended - **2026-02-27** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing - **2026-02-27** Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing - **2026-03-02** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills - **2026-03-02** Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-03** Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-04** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day - **2026-03-05** Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Haws, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, Rubel, SauterAbsent – GreenFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to Senate - **2026-03-06** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading - **2026-03-06** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction` - **2026-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-18** Referred to 14th Order for amendment - **2026-03-20** Placed in the Committee of the Whole - **2026-03-20** Amendments ordered printed - **2026-03-20** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading - **2026-03-23** Amendments reported printed - **2026-03-23** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-24** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-24** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Guthrie, Hart, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - KeyserTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3` - **2026-03-25** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2026-03-25** House Concurred in Senate Amendments - **2026-03-25** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2026-03-25** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing - **2026-03-26** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills - **2026-03-26** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-26** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 59-8-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, NelsenAbsent – Fuhriman, Galaviz, RubelFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to enrol - **2026-03-27** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage` - **2026-03-30** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker - **2026-03-30** Signed by President; returned to House `passage` - **2026-03-30** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026 `executive-receipt` - **2026-04-01** Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 03/31/2026 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af358314-006d-4b2e-ae53-1fb0dc672bb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).