H0698 • 2026

VOTING – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding voting by persons convicted of felonies in other states.

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

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VOTING – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding voting by persons convicted of felonies in other states.

What This Bill Does

VOTING – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding voting by persons convicted of felonies in other states.

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Bill History

2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 64 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 - Bernt Title apvd - to House
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-09 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: State Affairs
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 - Garner Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

VOTING – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding voting by persons convicted of felonies in other states.

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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.
698
BY
JUDICIARY,
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
VOTING;
AMENDING
SECTION
18
-
310,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
A
PROVI
-
2
SION
REGARDING
VOTING
BY
PERSONS
CONVICTED
OF
FELONIES
IN
OTHER
STATES;
3
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
18
-
310,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
18
-
310.
IMPRISONMENT
-
-
EFFECT
ON
CIVIL
RIGHTS
AND
OFFICES.
(1)
A
8
sentence
of
custody
to
the
Idaho
state
board
of
correction
suspends
all
the
9
civil
rights
of
the
person
so
sentenced,
including
the
right
to
refuse
treat
-
10
ment
authorized
by
the
sentencing
court,
and
forfeits
all
public
offices
and
1
1
all
private
trusts,
authority
or
power
during
such
imprisonment:
provided
12
that
any
such
person
may
bring
an
action
for
damages
or
other
relief
in
the
13
courts
of
this
state
or
have
an
action
brought
against
such
person;
and
pro
-
14
vided
further
that
any
such
person
may
lawfully
exercise
all
civil
rights
15
that
are
not
political
during
any
period
of
parole
or
probation,
except
the
16
right
to
ship,
transport,
possess
or
receive
a
firearm,
and
the
right
to
17
refuse
treatment
authorized
by
the
sentencing
court.
18
(2)
Upon
final
discharge,
a
person
convicted
of
any
Idaho
felony
shall
19
be
restored
the
full
rights
of
citizenship,
except
that
for
persons
con
-
20
victed
of
treason
or
those
offenses
enumerated
in
paragraphs
(a)
through
21
(hh)
of
this
subsection
the
right
to
ship,
transport,
possess
or
receive
a
22
firearm
shall
not
be
restored.
As
used
in
this
subsection,
"final
discharge"
23
means
satisfactory
completion
of
imprisonment,
probation
and
parole
as
the
24
case
may
be.
25
(a)
Aggravated
assault
(18
-
905,
18
-
915,
Idaho
Code);
26
(b)
Aggravated
battery
(18
-
907,
18
-
915,
Idaho
Code);
27
(c)
Assault
with
intent
to
commit
a
serious
felony
(18
-
909,
18
-
915,
28
Idaho
Code);
29
(d)
Battery
with
intent
to
commit
a
serious
felony
(18
-
911,
18
-
915,
30
Idaho
Code);
31
(e)
Burglary
(18
-
1401,
Idaho
Code);
32
(f)
Domestic
battery,
felony
(18
-
918,
Idaho
Code);
33
(g)
Enticing
of
children,
felony
(18
-
1509,
Idaho
Code);
34
(h)
Forcible
sexual
penetration
by
use
of
a
foreign
object
(18
-
6604,
35
Idaho
Code);
36
(i)
Indecent
exposure,
felony
(18
-
4116,
Idaho
Code);
37
(j)
Injury
to
child,
felony
(18
-
1501,
Idaho
Code);
38
(k)
Intimidating
a
witness,
felony
(18
-
2604,
Idaho
Code);
39
(l)
Lewd
conduct
with
a
minor
or
child
under
sixteen
(18
-
1508,
Idaho
40
Code);
41
(m)
Sexual
abuse
of
a
child
under
sixteen
(18
-
1506,
Idaho
Code);
42

2
(n)
Sexual
exploitation
of
a
child
(18
-
1507,
Idaho
Code);
1
(o)
Felonious
rescuing
prisoners
(18
-
2501,
Idaho
Code);
2
(p)
Escape
by
one
charged
with,
convicted
of
or
on
probation
for
a
3
felony
(18
-
2505,
Idaho
Code);
4
(q)
Unlawful
possession
of
a
firearm
(18
-
3316,
Idaho
Code);
5
(r)
Degrees
of
murder
(18
-
4003,
Idaho
Code);
6
(s)
Voluntary
manslaughter
(18
-
4006(1),
Idaho
Code);
7
(t)
Assault
with
intent
to
murder
(18
-
4015,
Idaho
Code);
8
(u)
Administering
poison
with
intent
to
kill
(18
-
4014,
Idaho
Code);
9
(v)
Kidnapping
(18
-
4501,
Idaho
Code);
10
(w)
Mayhem
(18
-
5001,
Idaho
Code);
1
1
(x)
Rape
(18
-
6101,
Idaho
Code);
12
(y)
Robbery
(18
-
6501,
Idaho
Code);
13
(z)
Ritualized
abuse
of
a
child
(18
-
1506A,
Idaho
Code);
14
(aa)
Cannibalism
(18
-
5003,
Idaho
Code);
15
(bb)
Felonious
manufacture,
delivery
or
possession
with
the
intent
to
16
manufacture
or
deliver,
or
possession
of
a
controlled
or
counterfeit
17
substance
(37
-
2732,
Idaho
Code);
18
(cc)
Trafficking
(37
-
2732B,
Idaho
Code);
19
(dd)
Threats
against
state
officials
of
the
executive,
legislative
or
20
judicial
branch,
felony
(18
-
1353A,
Idaho
Code);
21
(ee)
Unlawful
discharge
of
a
firearm
at
a
dwelling
house,
occupied
22
building,
vehicle
or
mobile
home
(18
-
3317,
Idaho
Code);
23
(ff)
Unlawful
possession
of
destructive
devices
(18
-
3319,
Idaho
Code);
24
(gg)
Unlawful
use
of
destructive
device
or
bomb
(18
-
3320,
Idaho
Code);
25
(hh)
Attempt
(18
-
306,
Idaho
Code),
conspiracy
(18
-
1701,
Idaho
Code),
26
or
solicitation
(18
-
2001,
Idaho
Code),
to
commit
any
of
the
crimes
de
-
27
scribed
in
paragraphs
(a)
through
(gg)
of
this
subsection.
28
(ii)
The
provisions
of
this
subsection
shall
apply
only
to
those
persons
29
convicted
of
the
enumerated
felonies
in
paragraphs
(a)
through
(hh)
of
30
this
subsection
on
or
after
July
1,
1991,
except
that
persons
convicted
31
of
the
felonies
enumerated
in
paragraphs
(r)
and
(s)
of
this
subsec
-
32
tion,
for
any
degree
of
murder
or
voluntary
manslaughter,
shall
not
be
33
restored
the
right
to
ship,
transport,
possess
or
receive
a
firearm,
34
regardless
of
the
date
of
their
conviction
if
the
conviction
was
the
35
result
of
an
offense
committed
by
use
of
a
firearm.
36
(3)
A
person
not
restored
to
the
civil
right
to
ship,
transport,
pos
-
37
sess
or
receive
a
firearm
may
make
application
to
the
commission
of
pardons
38
and
parole
to
restore
the
civil
right
to
ship,
transport,
possess
or
receive
39
a
firearm.
The
commission
shall
not
accept
any
such
application
until
five
40
(5)
years
after
the
date
of
final
discharge.
The
commission
shall
conduct
41
the
proceeding
upon
such
application
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
in
accordance
42
with
the
law.
The
commission
shall
not
restore
the
right
to
ship,
transport,
43
possess
or
receive
a
firearm
to
any
person
convicted
of
murder
in
the
first
44
degree
(18
-
4003,
Idaho
Code),
murder
in
the
second
degree
(18
-
4003,
Idaho
45
Code),
or
any
felony
enumerated
in
paragraphs
(a)
through
(hh)
of
subsection
46
(2)
of
this
section,
upon
which
the
sentence
was
enhanced
for
the
use
of
a
47
firearm
during
the
commission
of
said
felony.
48
(4)
Persons
convicted
of
felonies
in
other
states
or
jurisdictions
,
ex
-
49
cept
for
persons
convicted
of
treason,
shall
be
allowed
to
register
and
vote
50

3
in
Idaho
upon
final
discharge
which
means
satisfactory
completion
of
impris
-
1
onment,
probation
and
parole
as
the
case
may
be.
These
individuals
shall
not
2
have
the
right
restored
to
ship,
transport,
possess
or
receive
a
firearm
in
3
the
same
manner
as
an
Idaho
felon
as
provided
in
subsection
(2)
of
this
sec
-
4
tion.
5
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
6
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
7
July
1,
2026.
8