HOUSE BILL 696
RS31597 / H0696
This legislation shifts most general out-of-state hunter tags for deer, elk, and pronghorn from a first-come, first-served over-the-counter system to a drawing-based system, starting on November 15, 2026. The details of how this will be accomplished will be developed by a six-person implementation committee appointed by the Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Idaho Fish & Game Commission, and the Fish & Game Director. This committee will develop recommendations for any necessary changes to statute and rule, and will deliver these recommendations to the Legislature at the beginning of the 2025 legislative session.
The fiscal impact of this legislation will depend on the specifics of any legislation or rules arising from the recommendations of the implementation committee created by this legislation.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03/05 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 03/06 | Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation |
| 03/12 | Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders |
| 03/15 | Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
| 03/15 | Reported out without recommendation as amended |
| 03/15 | Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing |
| 03/15 | Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing |
| 03/18 | Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills |
| 03/18 | Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading |
| 03/19 | Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/20 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/21 | Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 55-14-1 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Tanner, Vander Woude, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Blanksma, Bundy, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Erickson, Garner, Mathias, Raybould, Redman, Roberts, Skaug, Weber(Mendenhall), Young Absent – Shepherd Floor Sponsor - Petzke Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/22 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 03/22 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment |