H 96 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

FLAGS – Amends existing law to provide that a governmental entity shall only display certain flags.

This Idaho bill (H 96) restricts which flags governmental entities like state agencies, counties, and cities can display on their property. It requires these entities to display only specific flags: the U.S. flag, their own government's flag, other U.S. state flags, military branch flags, the POW/MIA flag, tribal flags, flags from other countries for special occasions, and Idaho school/university flags. The law excludes schools, colleges, and universities from these display rules. It also authorizes the Division of Veterans Services to create protocols for flag placement on state property.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Bill Text Engrossment 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to expand the types of flags that can be displayed on state property. It added provisions allowing official flags of foreign countries for special occasions and official flags of Idaho colleges, universities, and public schools, while retaining the POW/MIA flag and Indian tribe flags.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include additional categories of flags eligible for display on state property.
SCOPE

Added authority to display official flags of countries other than the United States to commemorate special occasions.

Added authority to display official flags of Idaho colleges, universities, and public schools.

Reformatted the list of eligible flags to include new categories while preserving existing ones for POW/MIA flags and Indian tribe flags.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

2110
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 35
Mar 26, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican30
21 Yea 5 Nay 4
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 274 Effective: 04/03/2025
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-13-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shi
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 53-17-0AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
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