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type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC LIBRARIES Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the powers and duties of library boards of trustees to hire and terminate library directors."
description: "PUBLIC LIBRARIES Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the powers and duties of library boards of trustees to hire and terminate library directors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 715"
citation: "Idaho H 715 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "CITIES", "COUNCILS", "LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6ec9c63-0101-406d-b71e-a14cb62123a1"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0715/"
source_hash: "b7591fd8d1216ed6b531a2a99bb1fbfb90b47013dacd9e7a45bad5f954667f37"
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 715 (2026) — PUBLIC LIBRARIES Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the powers and duties of library boards of trustees to hire and terminate library directors.
## 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/H0715.pdf)
## Votes
- Read third time in full **286** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full **598** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-17** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
- **2026-02-25** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-27** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 2, 2026
- **2026-03-02** Read Third Time in Full PASSED - 59-8-3AYES Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, 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, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws(Woller), MathiasAbsent Furniss, Mickelsen, RubelFloor Sponsor - CornillesTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-03** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation `introduction`
- **2026-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-13** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-23** Read third time in full PASSED - 28-6-1AYES Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - ToewsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-24** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-24** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 25, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 150 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/b6ec9c63-0101-406d-b71e-a14cb62123a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).