H0544 • 2026

MILITARY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding leaves of absence from regular duties for military duty.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-20
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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MILITARY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding leaves of absence from regular duties for military duty.

What This Bill Does

MILITARY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding leaves of absence from regular duties for military duty.

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Bill History

2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 57 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 4:22 p.m. on March 18, 2026
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Nichols Title apvd - to House
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-06 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
2026-02-10 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Cornilles, Petzke Floor Sponsor - Hill Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-09 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-06 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-01-29 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
2026-01-28 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

MILITARY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding leaves of absence from regular duties for military duty.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
544
BY
COMMERCE
AND
HUMAN
RESOURCES
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
LEAVES
OF
ABSENCE
FOR
MILITARY
DUTY;
AMENDING
SECTION
46
-
216,
2
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
LEAVES
OF
ABSENCE
FROM
REG
-
3
ULAR
DUTIES
FOR
MILITARY
DUTY;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
4
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
46
-
216,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
46
-
216.
LEAVE
OF
ABSENCE
FROM
REGULAR
DUTIES
FOR
MILITARY
DUTY.
All
9
officers
and
employees
of
the
state
of
Idaho
who
shall
be
are
current
mem
-
10
bers
of
the
national
guard
or
who
shall
be
are
current
reservists
in
the
armed
1
1
forces
of
the
United
States
,
shall
be
entitled
each
calendar
year
to
one
hun
-
12
dred
twenty
(120)
one
hundred
sixty
(160)
hours
of
military
leave
of
absence
13
from
their
respective
duties
without
loss
of
pay,
time,
or
efficiency
rat
-
14
ing
during
which
they
shall
be
engaged
in
military
duty
ordered
or
authorized
15
under
the
provisions
of
law.
State
employees
assigned
to
"uncommon
tours
of
16
duty"
shall
have
the
above
-
referenced
one
hundred
twenty
(120)
one
hundred
17
sixty
(160)
hours
of
leave
prorated
proportionally
to
the
number
of
hours
in
18
their
regularly
scheduled
biweekly
pay
period.
Administration
of
paid
leave
19
for
"uncommon
tours
of
duty"
military
duty
shall
be
consistent
with
the
fed
-
20
eral
office
of
personnel
management
(OPM)
definitions
and
pay
administra
-
21
tion
guidance
for
similarly
situated
federal
employees.
22
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
23
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
24
July
1,
2026.
25