H0548 • 2026

IDAHO SAFE BOATING ACT – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enforcement.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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IDAHO SAFE BOATING ACT – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enforcement.

What This Bill Does

IDAHO SAFE BOATING ACT – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enforcement.

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Bill History

2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 164 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 4:39 p.m. on March 25, 2026
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Hart Title apvd - to House
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-24 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, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, 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, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Galaviz, Sauter Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-02-20 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-19 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 State Affairs
2026-01-28 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

IDAHO SAFE BOATING ACT – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enforcement.

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.
548
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
IDAHO
SAFE
BOATING
ACT;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
7028,
IDAHO
2
CODE,
TO
REVISE
A
PROVISION
REGARDING
ENFORCEMENT;
AND
DECLARING
AN
3
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
67
-
7028,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
67
-
7028.
ENFORCEMENT.
The
sheriffs
and
deputy
sheriffs
of
the
respec
-
8
tive
counties
shall
be
primarily
responsible
for
the
enforcement
of
this
9
chapter
and
in
the
exercise
of
their
authority
may
,
upon
reasonable
suspi
-
10
cion
that
a
violation
has
occurred,
stop
and
board
any
vessel
subject
to
law.
1
1
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
12
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
13
July
1,
2026.
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