H0823 • 2026

COUNTY FAIR BOARDS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding county fair boards.

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Sponsor: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: S Loc Gov
Effective date: Not listed

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COUNTY FAIR BOARDS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding county fair boards.

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COUNTY FAIR BOARDS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding county fair boards.

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Bill History

2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – PASSED - 51-14-5 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Cayler, Crane(12), Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Tanner(14), Wisniewski Absent – Church, Galaviz, Mickelsen, Rubel, Wheeler Floor Sponsors - Raymond & Dygert Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-05 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

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COUNTY FAIR BOARDS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding county fair boards.

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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.
823
BY
WAYS
AND
MEANS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
COUNTY
FAIR
BOARDS;
AMENDING
SECTION
22
-
202A,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
RE
-
2
VISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
THE
DESIGNATION
OF
A
COUNTY
FAIR
BOARD
AS
AN
3
ADVISORY
BOARD
TO
THE
BOARD
OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS;
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
22
-
202A,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
22
-
202A.
DESIGNATION
OF
COUNTY
FAIR
BOARD
AS
ADVISORY
BODY.
(1)
In
9
counties
with
a
population
of
two
hundred
thousand
(200,000)
persons
or
10
more
,
on
or
before
January
1,
2024,
the
board
of
county
commissioners
may
1
1
provide
by
ordinance
that
the
county
fair
board
shall
function
as
an
advisory
12
board
to
the
board
of
county
commissioners.
If
such
an
ordinance
is
adopted,
13
the
board
of
county
commissioners
shall
retain
and
may
exercise
the
powers,
14
duties,
and
responsibilities
otherwise
charged
to
the
county
fair
board
15
by
the
provisions
of
this
chapter.
Any
such
ordinance
shall
set
forth
the
16
powers,
duties,
responsibilities,
compensation,
and
terms
of
office
of
the
17
county
fair
board
and
may
provide
for
any
such
other
rules
and
regulations
18
under
which
the
county
fair
board
shall
advise
the
board
of
county
commis
-
19
sioners
and
conduct
its
operations.
Any
such
ordinance
may
be
repealed
at
20
any
time,
and
if
repealed,
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
shall
apply
as
if
no
21
such
ordinance
had
been
adopted.
22
(2)
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
be
applicable
to
:
23
(a)
fair
Fair
districts
in
two
(2)
or
more
counties
organized
pursuant
24
to
chapter
3,
title
22,
Idaho
Code
.
;
or
25
(b)
Counties
in
which
the
population
reached
two
hundred
thousand
26
(200,000)
persons
or
more
after
January
1,
2024.
27
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
28
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
29
July
1,
2026.
30