republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2026/h-516.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of teachers unions."
description: "EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of teachers unions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 516"
citation: "Idaho H 516 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FUNDS", "GENDER", "GOVERNMENT", "LABOR", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b7f3b4d-8edc-422e-9e32-01763b25ef4d"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0516/"
source_hash: "e3096a7e0c1d03f9e85ba14b97285f04dc2b657fbb176e577f06833e14c9ecc8"
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 516 (2026) — EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of teachers unions.

## 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/H0516A2.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0516.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0516E1.pdf)

## Votes

- passage — **43–24** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **59–10** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **20–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-01-23** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2026-02-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-13** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-16** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-02-17** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-10-1AYES – 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, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman(Zaken), Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – McCannFloor Sponsor - HawkinsTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-18** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2026-03-20** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2026-03-30** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2026-03-30** Amendments ordered printed
- **2026-03-30** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-30** Amendments reported printed
- **2026-03-30** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-03-31** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 20-14-1AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Carlson, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Anthon, Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardAbsent and excused – ForemanFloor Sponsor - LenneyTitle apvd - to House
- **2026-04-02** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2026-04-02** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-02** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2026-04-02** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2026-04-02** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2026-04-02** Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required – U.C. to be placed on General Orders; objection
- **2026-04-02** PASSED - 43-24-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Bingham, Church, Egbert(Beazer), Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, VeileAbsent – Marmon, Weber, WheelerFloor Sponsors - Hawkins & BoyleTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2026-04-02** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-04-02** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 5:44 p.m. on April 2, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 342 Effective: 07/01/2026 and shall apply to contracts entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2026 and to any renewal or extension of existing contract on or after July 1, 2026. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b7f3b4d-8edc-422e-9e32-01763b25ef4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).