H0587 • 2026

RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account.

What This Bill Does

RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account.

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Bill History

2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2026 Session Law Chapter 21 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 3:53 p.m. on March 10, 2026
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-06 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-10-4 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser(Galloway), Lakey, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Foreman, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Den Hartog, Lent, Rabe, Woodward Floor Sponsor - Burtenshaw Title apvd - to House
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 44-25-1 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Hill Floor Sponsor - Raymond Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
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 Resources & Conservation
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

RANGELAND IMPROVEMENT – Amends existing law to allow continuous appropriation of the rangeland improvement account.

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.
587
BY
RESOURCES
AND
CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
RANGELAND
IMPROVEMENT;
AMENDING
SECTION
58
-
1504,
IDAHO
CODE,
2
TO
ALLOW
FOR
CONTINUOUS
APPROPRIATION
OF
THE
RANGELAND
IMPROVEMENT
3
ACCOUNT
AND
TO
PROVIDE
FOR
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
4
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
58
-
1504,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
58
-
1504.
RANGELAND
IMPROVEMENT
ACCOUNT
-
-
ADMINISTERED
BY
DEPART
-
9
MENT.
(1)
There
is
hereby
established
in
the
state
treasury
an
account
to
10
be
known
as
the
rangeland
improvement
account.
Moneys
in
the
rangeland
im
-
1
1
provement
account
are
hereby
continuously
appropriated
to
be
used
solely
for
12
the
purposes
provided
by
this
chapter.
13
(2)
The
account
shall
consist
of
moneys
received
by
the
state
from
14
sales,
leases,
fees,
grants,
or
appropriations
from
the
state
or
federal
15
government,
and
grants
from
private
foundations.
Interest
earned
on
moneys
16
in
the
account
shall
be
retained
in
the
account.
17
(3)
The
department
shall
administer
the
account
and
distribute
account
18
moneys
in
accordance
with
section
58
-
1505,
Idaho
Code.
19
(4)
The
department
shall
provide
an
annual
report
to
the
joint
finance
-
20
appropriations
committee,
senate
resources
and
environment
committee,
and
21
house
resources
and
conservation
committee.
The
report
shall
provide
for
22
all
sources
and
uses
of
the
moneys
in
the
rangeland
improvement
account
for
23
the
preceding
fiscal
year.
24
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
25
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
26
July
1,
2026.
27