H0898 • 2026

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.

Enacted

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Sponsor: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.

What This Bill Does

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 296 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-12-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward NAYS – Foreman, Hart, Kohl, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Den Hartog Title apvd - to House
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 53-16-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Holtzclaw, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Cayler, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Rubel, Skaug, Tanner(13) Absent – Hill Floor Sponsor - Furniss Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.

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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.
898
BY
WAYS
AND
MEANS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
STATE
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION;
AMENDING
CHAPTER
8,
TITLE
67,
IDAHO
2
CODE,
BY
THE
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
SECTION
67
-
818A,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
ESTABLISH
3
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
THE
STATE
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
PROGRAM;
AMEND
-
4
ING
SECTION
67
-
4112,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
A
DEFINITION;
AMENDING
SEC
-
5
TION
67
-
4127,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REMOVE
OBSOLETE
LANGUAGE;
REPEALING
SEC
-
6
TION
67
-
4127A,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATED
TO
THE
STATE
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
7
OFFICER;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
8
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
9
SECTION
1.
That
Chapter
8,
Title
67,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
10
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
1
1
ignated
as
Section
67
-
818A,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
12
67
-
818A.
STATE
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
PROGRAM.
(1)
There
shall
be
a
13
state
historic
preservation
officer
who
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor,
14
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
governor,
and
be
qualified
by
reason
of
educa
-
15
tion,
training,
experience,
and
demonstrated
ability
to
fill
the
position.
16
The
compensation
for
the
state
historic
preservation
officer
shall
be
set
by
17
the
governor.
18
(2)
The
state
historic
preservation
officer
may
employ
staff
as
nec
-
19
essary
for
the
purpose
of
administering
a
state
historic
preservation
pro
-
20
gram
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
set
forth
by
the
national
historic
21
preservation
act.
22
(3)
The
state
historic
preservation
program
shall
be
within
the
office
23
of
species,
minerals,
and
energy
coordination.
Such
office
is
authorized
to
24
and
shall
administer
and
enforce
the
provisions
of
this
section
and
the
na
-
25
tional
historic
preservation
act,
not
to
exceed
the
standards
required
by
26
federal
law.
27
(4)
The
state
historic
preservation
officer
shall
appoint
an
adequate
28
and
qualified
state
historic
preservation
review
board
in
accordance
with
29
the
national
historic
preservation
act.
30
SECTION
2.
That
Section
67
-
4112,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
31
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
67
-
4112.
DEFINITIONS.
As
used
in
this
chapter:
33
(1)
"Board"
means
the
board
of
trustees
of
the
Idaho
state
historical
34
society.
35
(2)
"Historical
record"
means
any
record,
artifact,
object,
historical
36
or
archaeological
site
or
structure,
document,
evidence
or
public
or
private
37
writing
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
title
9,
Idaho
Code,
relevant
to
the
38
history
of
the
state
of
Idaho.
39

2
(3)
"Idaho
state
historical
society"
and
"society"
mean
the
educa
-
1
tional
institution
pursuant
to
chapter
41,
title
67,
Idaho
Code.
The
society
2
includes
the
Idaho
state
museum,
the
Idaho
state
archives
and
state
records
3
center,
the
state
historic
preservation
office,
and
operates
in
public
trust
4
state
historic
sites,
including
the
old
Idaho
penitentiary,
John
and
Ann
5
Doney
house,
the
Lorenzo
Hill
Hatch
house,
Franklin
relic
hall,
Franklin
co
-
6
operative
mercantile
institution,
Rock
Creek
station
and
Stricker
homesite,
7
and
Pierce
courthouse.
8
SECTION
3.
That
Section
67
-
4127,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
9
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
67
-
4127.
DIRECTOR
OF
THE
SOCIETY
APPOINTED
BY
BOARD
-
-
POWERS
AND
DU
-
1
1
TIES.
A
director
of
the
society
shall
be
appointed
by
the
board
of
trustees,
12
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
board,
be
qualified
by
reason
of
his
education,
13
training,
experience
and
demonstrated
ability
to
fill
such
position,
and
ex
-
14
ercise
the
following
powers
and
duties
in
addition
to
all
other
powers
and
15
duties
inherent
in
the
position
or
delegated
to
him
or
imposed
upon
him
by
the
16
board:
17
1.
To
be
a
nonvoting
member
of
the
board
of
trustees
and
secretary
18
thereto.
19
2.
To
be
the
administrative
officer
of
the
state
historical
society.
20
3.
To
prescribe
such
rules
as
may
be
necessary
for
the
efficient
opera
-
21
tion
of
his
office.
22
4.
To
serve
as
state
historic
preservation
officer
if
so
appointed
by
23
the
governor
pursuant
to
section
67
-
4127A,
Idaho
Code.
24
SECTION
4.
That
Section
67
-
4127A
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
25
repealed.
26
SECTION
5.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
27
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
28
July
1,
2026.
29