HOUSE BILL 294
RS30465 / H0294
This legislation will prohibit an Idaho public entity from entering into certain contracts with companies owned or operated by the People’s Republic of China, led by the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese information technology vendors have contracted with state of Idaho and specific identified threats have been purchased by Idaho that have been banned or restricted from U.S. military and national security networks. Once the products from these vendors are installed, they can access sensitive personal and financial information held by courts, police departments, elections departments, education departments, children and family services, and other social service providers and agencies.
All future state technology contracts will require vendors without any Chinese origin or connection. Procurement and sustainment costs for future technology contracts may be more.
| Date | Description |
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| 03/09 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 03/13 | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs |
| 03/17 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/20 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-7-1 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Nash, Necochea, Roberts Absent – Green Floor Sponsor - Hill Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 03/21 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs | |
| 03/24 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/27 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/28 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Zuiderveld NAYS – Foreman, Just, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Wintrow Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Adams Title apvd - to House |
| 03/29 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate | |
| Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | |
| Signed by President; returned to House | |
| 03/30 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023 | |
| 04/06 | Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 253 Effective: 07/01/2023 |