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H0930 • 2026

CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the duties of political treasurers.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the duties of political treasurers.

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the duties of political treasurers.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the duties of political treasurers.

What This Bill Does

  • CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the duties of political treasurers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  2. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Delivered to Governor at 10:38 a.m. on April 2, 2026

  3. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Signed by Governor on April 10, 2026 Session Law Chapter 337 Effective: 07/01/2026

  4. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 19-14-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Carlson, Den Hartog, Galloway, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Foreman, Lent Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to House

  5. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

  6. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  7. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  8. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by President; returned to House

  9. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  10. 2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  11. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  12. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

  13. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 36-34-0 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Veile, Weber, Wheeler NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Ehardt, Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker Absent – None Floor Sponsor - McCann Title apvd - to Senate

  14. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  15. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

  16. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

Official Summary Text

CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the duties of political treasurers.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
930
BY
WAYS
AND
MEANS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
CAMPAIGN
FINANCE;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
6604,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
2
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
THE
DUTIES
OF
POLITICAL
TREASURERS;
AND
3
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
67
-
6604,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
67
-
6604.
ACCOUNTS
DUTIES
OF
POLITICAL
TREASURER.
(1)
The
political
8
treasurer
for
each
candidate
or
political
committee
shall
keep
detailed
9
accounts,
current
within
not
more
than
seven
(7)
days
after
the
date
of
10
receiving
the
contribution
or
making
an
expenditure,
of
all
contributions
1
1
received
and
all
expenditures
made
by
or
on
behalf
of
the
candidate
or
polit
-
12
ical
committee
that
are
required
to
be
set
forth
in
a
statement
filed
under
13
this
chapter
serve
as
the
official
point
of
contact
for
the
secretary
of
14
state
for
any
candidate's
campaign
and
for
any
political
committee
.
15
(2)
The
political
treasurer
for
each
candidate
or
political
committee
16
required
to
file
reports
pursuant
to
section
67
-
6607,
Idaho
Code,
shall
17
maintain
at
least
one
(1)
checking
account
with
a
financial
institution.
All
18
moneys
received
by
a
candidate's
campaign
or
a
political
committee
shall
19
be
deposited
in
such
account.
The
political
treasurer
shall
keep
detailed
20
accounts
of
all
contributions
received
and
all
expenditures
made
by
or
on
be
-
21
half
of
the
candidate
or
political
committee.
The
political
treasurer
shall
22
keep
the
accounts
current
within
seven
(7)
days
after
the
date
of
receiving
a
23
contribution
or
making
an
expenditure.
Candidate
campaign
funds
and
politi
-
24
cal
committee
funds
shall
be
segregated
from,
and
may
not
be
commingled
with,
25
any
other
account.
Candidate
campaign
funds
and
political
committee
funds
26
may
be
invested
only
in
certificates
of
deposit,
money
market
accounts,
or
27
other
cash
-
equivalent
accounts
held
in
the
name
of
the
campaign
or
political
28
committee;
such
funds
shall
not
be
invested
in
stocks
or
other
equity
securi
-
29
ties.
A
candidate
who
loans
personal
funds
to
such
candidate's
campaign
in
30
an
amount
exceeding
one
thousand
dollars
($1,000)
shall
transfer
such
funds
31
to
the
candidate
campaign
account.
32
(2)
(3)
The
political
treasurer
shall
be
responsible
for
making
and
33
filing
all
reports
that
are
required
of
a
candidate
under
this
chapter.
34
Accounts
kept
by
the
political
treasurer
for
a
candidate
or
political
com
-
35
mittee
may
be
inspected
before
the
election
to
which
the
accounts
refer
by
36
the
secretary
of
state,
or
county
clerk
for
local
government
offices
or
mea
-
37
sures,
or
his
agent
or
employee,
who
is
making
an
investigation
pursuant
to
38
section
67
-
6615,
Idaho
Code.
39
(3)
(4)
Accounts
kept
by
a
political
treasurer
shall
be
preserved
by
him
40
for
at
least
one
(1)
year
after
the
date
of
the
election
to
which
the
accounts
41

2
refer
or
at
least
one
(1)
year
after
the
date
the
last
statement
is
filed
un
-
1
der
section
67
-
6607,
Idaho
Code,
whichever
is
later.
2
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
3
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
4
July
1,
2026.
5