H0581 • 2026

IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-20
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances.

What This Bill Does

IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances.

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Bill History

2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 69 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 - 29-6-0 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, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe) Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Nichols Title apvd - to House
2026-03-05 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-5-0 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, 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 – Berch, Church, Egbert, Green, Haws Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Scott Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-05 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

IDAHO SUPREME COURT – Amends existing law to authorize the Idaho Legislature to review court rules in certain instances.

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.
581
BY
JUDICIARY,
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
IDAHO
SUPREME
COURT;
AMENDING
SECTION
1
-
213,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
2
AUTHORIZE
THE
IDAHO
LEGISLATURE
TO
REVIEW
COURT
RULES
IN
CERTAIN
IN
-
3
STANCES
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
4
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
1
-
213,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
1
-
213.
DUTY
TO
MAKE
RULES
-
-
LIMITATION.
(1)
The
Supreme
Court
supreme
9
court
shall
prescribe,
by
general
rules,
for
all
the
courts
of
Idaho,
the
10
forms
of
process,
writs,
pleadings
and
motions,
the
manner
of
service,
time
1
1
for
appearance,
and
the
practice
and
procedure
in
all
actions
and
proceed
-
12
ings.
Said
rules
shall
neither
abridge,
enlarge
,
nor
modify
the
substantive
13
rights
of
any
litigant.
14
(2)
The
Idaho
legislature
may
review
any
court
rules,
including
but
not
15
limited
to
the
Idaho
rules
of
family
law
procedure,
the
Idaho
court
adminis
-
16
trative
rules,
or
the
Idaho
juvenile
rules.
Upon
any
finding
of
conflict
be
-
17
tween
court
rule
and
Idaho
Code,
of
rules
abridging,
enlarging,
or
modifying
18
substantive
rights,
the
legislature
shall
advise
the
supreme
court
of
such
19
conflict
through
a
house
or
senate
resolution.
20
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
21
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
22
July
1,
2026.
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