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Passed Idaho Firearm Legislation H0573

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Legislation Overview

Title: Amends existing law to provide that certain persons may provide instruction on Idaho law regarding firearms and the use of deadly force.

Subject: ENHANCED LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS

Description: ENHANCED LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS -- Amends existing law to provide that certain persons may provide instruction on Idaho law regarding firearms and the use of deadly force.

Session: 2026 Regular Session

Last Action: Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter Effective:

Last Action Date: March 26, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: State Affairs Committee

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 70)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 26, 2026 Delivered to Governor at 4:39 p.m. on March 25, 2026
House Mar 26, 2026 Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter Effective:
House Mar 25, 2026 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
Senate Mar 25, 2026 Signed by President; returned to House
Senate Mar 25, 2026 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
House Mar 24, 2026 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
House Mar 24, 2026 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Senate Mar 23, 2026 Title apvd
Senate Mar 23, 2026 to House
Senate Mar 23, 2026 Read third time in full -- PASSED 33-0-2
Senate Mar 17, 2026 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
Senate Mar 16, 2026 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
Senate Feb 16, 2026 Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
Senate Feb 16, 2026 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
House Feb 13, 2026 to Senate
House Feb 13, 2026 Title apvd
House Feb 13, 2026 Read Third Time in Full -- PASSED 68-0-2
House Feb 12, 2026 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
House Feb 11, 2026 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
House Feb 10, 2026 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
House Feb 3, 2026 Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
House Feb 2, 2026 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/13/2026 68 0 0 2 Yes
  • Alfieri, Joe (R) Absent
  • Barbieri, Vito (R) Yea
  • Beiswenger, Rob (R) Yea
  • Berch, Steve (D) Yea
  • Bingham, Erin (R) Yea
  • Boyle, Judy (R) Yea
  • Bruce, Chris (R) Yea
  • Burgoyne, Tanya (R) Yea
  • Cannon, David (R) Yea
  • Cayler, Lucas (R) Yea
  • Cheatum, Richard (R) Yea
  • Church, Monica (D) Yea
  • Cornilles, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Crane, Brent (R) Yea
  • Crane, Jaron (R) Yea
  • Dygert, Shawn (R) Yea
  • Egbert, Megan (D) Yea
  • Ehardt, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Ehlers, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Erickson, Marco (R) Yea
  • Fuhriman, Ben (R) Yea
  • Furniss, Rod (R) Yea
  • Galaviz, Sonia (D) Yea
  • Gannon, John (D) Yea
  • Garner, Dan (R) Yea
  • Green, Brooke (D) Yea
  • Hall, Don (R) Yea
  • Handy, Clay (R) Yea
  • Harris, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Hawkins, Dale (R) Yea
  • Haws, Anne (D) Yea
  • Healey, Dori (R) Yea
  • Hill, Edward (R) Absent
  • Holtzclaw, James (R) Yea
  • Hostetler, Clint (R) Yea
  • Leavitt, David (R) Yea
  • Manwaring, Dustin (R) Yea
  • Marmon, Kent (R) Yea
  • Mathias, Chris (D) Yea
  • McCann, Lori (R) Yea
  • Mendive, Ron (R) Yea
  • Mickelsen, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Miller, Steve (R) Yea
  • Mitchell, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Monks, Jason (R) Yea
  • Moyle, Mike (R) Yea
  • Nelsen, Jack (R) Yea
  • Palmer, Joe (R) Yea
  • Petzke, James (R) Yea
  • Pickett, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Pohanka, Mike (R) Yea
  • Price, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Rasor, Cornel (R) Yea
  • Raybould, Britt (R) Yea
  • Raymond, Jerald (R) Yea
  • Redman, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Rubel, Illana (D) Yea
  • Sauter, Mark (R) Yea
  • Scott, Heather (R) Yea
  • Shepherd, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Shirts, John (R) Yea
  • Skaug, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Tanner, Josh (R) Yea
  • Tanner, Steve (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Faye (R) Yea
  • Veile, Michael (R) Yea
  • Weber, Jon (R) Yea
  • Wheeler, Josh (R) Yea
  • Wisniewski, Tony (R) Yea
  • Woude, John (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/23/2026 33 0 0 2 Yes
  • Adams, Ben (R) Absent
  • Anthon, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Bernt, Treg (R) Yea
  • Bjerke, Carl (R) Absent
  • Blaylock, Camille (R) Yea
  • Burtenshaw, Van (R) Yea
  • Carlson, Cindy (R) Yea
  • Cook, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Den Hartog, Lori (R) Yea
  • Foreman, Dan (R) Yea
  • Galloway, Codi (R) Yea
  • Grow, Scott (R) Yea
  • Guthrie, Jim (R) Yea
  • Harris, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hart, Phil (R) Yea
  • Keyser, Josh (R) Yea
  • Kohl, Josh (R) Yea
  • Lakey, Todd (R) Yea
  • Lenney, Brian (R) Yea
  • Lent, Dave (R) Yea
  • Nichols, Tammy (R) Yea
  • Okuniewicz, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Rabe, Ali (D) Yea
  • Ricks, Doug (R) Yea
  • Ruchti, James (D) Yea
  • Semmelroth, Carrie (D) Yea
  • Shippy, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Ron (D) Yea
  • Toews, Ben (R) Yea
  • VanOrden, Julie (R) Yea
  • Ward-Engelking, Janie (D) Yea
  • Wintrow, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Woodward, Jim (R) Yea
  • Zito, Christy (R) Yea
  • Zuiderveld, Glenneda (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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