republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2024/s-1274.md

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Bill	HIGHER EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admission.	HIGHER EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admission.	us/states/id	Idaho Legislature	2024	S 1274	Idaho S 1274 (2024)	bill	COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES EDUCATION	enacted		1	21	2	2024-02-02	2024-03-21	openstates	ocd-bill/81a2160a-bd3a-4396-8402-23f571f4a529	https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/S1274/	51364181500c6f33a580a8e4ed1bc23fc4f675ea7d158b8ed385e7ec94517c1a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-id

Idaho S 1274 (2024) — HIGHER EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring diversity statements as a condition of employment or admission.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Read third time in full – — 27–8 (pass) · upper
• Read Third Time in Full – — 59–11 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-02 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing introduction
• 2024-02-05 Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
• 2024-02-09 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-02-12 Read second time; filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2024-02-21 Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks(Ricks), Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Just, Lee, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BerntTitle apvd - to House passage
• 2024-02-22 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
• 2024-02-22 Read First Time, Referred to Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-03-01 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-04 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2024-03-05 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
• 2024-03-06 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day; objection
• 2024-03-07 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
• 2024-03-08 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 11, 2024
• 2024-03-11 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
• 2024-03-12 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Beazer), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - PetzkeTitle apvd - to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2024-03-12 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling enrolled
• 2024-03-13 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
• 2024-03-13 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate passage
• 2024-03-14 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor executive-receipt
• 2024-03-14 Reported delivered to Governor at 1 p.m. on 03/14/24 executive-receipt
• 2024-03-21 Signed by Governor on 03/20/24 Session Law Chapter 112 Effective: 07/01/2024 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/81a2160a-bd3a-4396-8402-23f571f4a529. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).