S1244 • 2026

REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.

Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.

What This Bill Does

REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.

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Bill History

2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/11/26 Session Law Chapter 16 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 8:15 a.m. on 03/11/26
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-06 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-0-6 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Berch, Green, Healey, Palmer, Pohanka, Weber Floor Sponsor - Ehlers Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-05 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to Education
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Brooks(Lakey), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hawkins(Anthon), Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Semmelroth Title apvd - to House
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Education
2026-01-30 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1244
BY
EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
REGIONAL
LIBRARY
SYSTEMS;
PROVIDING
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT;
REPEAL
-
2
ING
SECTION
33
-
2612,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
PURPOSE
AND
BOUNDARIES;
3
REPEALING
SECTION
33
-
2613,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
DEFINITIONS;
RE
-
4
PEALING
SECTION
33
-
2614,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
PETITION
FOR
ESTAB
-
5
LISHMENT;
REPEALING
SECTION
33
-
2615,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
A
SYSTEM
6
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS;
REPEALING
SECTION
33
-
2616,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
7
TO
POWERS
AND
DUTIES
OF
THE
SYSTEM
BOARD;
REPEALING
SECTION
33
-
2617,
8
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
FINANCE
OF
REGIONAL
SYSTEMS;
REPEALING
SEC
-
9
TION
33
-
2618,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
ADDITION
TO
OR
WITHDRAWAL
OF
10
A
REGIONAL
SYSTEM;
REPEALING
SECTION
33
-
2619,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
1
1
ADMINISTRATION
BY
THE
BOARD
OF
LIBRARY
COMMISSIONERS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
12
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
13
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
14
SECTION
1.
IDAHO
CODE
CLEANUP
-
-
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
15
of
the
Legislature
to
ensure
that
the
state
laws
provided
in
Idaho
Code
are
16
streamlined,
up
-
to
-
date,
and
essential
for
the
citizens
of
Idaho,
while
best
17
serving
the
public
health,
safety,
and
welfare.
In
accordance
with
the
Idaho
18
Code
Cleanup
Act,
following
comprehensive
review,
the
Legislature
has
iden
-
19
tified
the
provisions
of
this
act
as
obsolete,
outdated,
or
unnecessary.
20
SECTION
2.
That
Section
33
-
2612
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
21
repealed.
22
SECTION
3.
That
Section
33
-
2613
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
23
repealed.
24
SECTION
4.
That
Section
33
-
2614
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
25
repealed.
26
SECTION
5.
That
Section
33
-
2615
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
27
repealed.
28
SECTION
6.
That
Section
33
-
2616
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
29
repealed.
30
SECTION
7.
That
Section
33
-
2617
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
31
repealed.
32
SECTION
8.
That
Section
33
-
2618
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
33
repealed.
34
SECTION
9.
That
Section
33
-
2619
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
35
repealed.
36

2
SECTION
10.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3