---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR – Amends existing law to authorize liquor licensure for a distillery in certain instances."
description: "LIQUOR – Amends existing law to authorize liquor licensure for a distillery in certain instances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1258"
citation: "Idaho S 1258 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES", "EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES", "LICENSES AND PERMITS", "LIQUOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4a7eaeb-5be3-4338-b0b5-334788b95b8b"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1258/"
source_hash: "69fec93238416211d4151d903348ce6d5adce7b2663916d86a479d1c1b602709"
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 1258 (2026) — LIQUOR – Amends existing law to authorize liquor licensure for a distillery in certain instances.

## 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/S1258.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **26–9** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **50–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- **2026-02-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-9-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Hart, Kohl, Lent, Ricks, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - ShippyTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-02-25** Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 50-17-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Ehlers, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mitchell, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Skaug, Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Berch, Cornilles, Tanner(14)Floor Sponsors - Boyle & ShirtsTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-24** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-25** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:33 p.m. on 03/25/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by Governor on 03/26/26 Session Law Chapter 137 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/c4a7eaeb-5be3-4338-b0b5-334788b95b8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).