H 502 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

IDAHO FOREST PRODUCTS COMMISSION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Forest Products Commission.

This bill amends Idaho Code sections governing the Idaho Forest Products Commission, primarily updating definitions and administrative procedures. It directly affects forest product manufacturers (businesses processing timber into lumber, paper, or other products in Idaho), requiring them to pay a 50-cent assessment per thousand board feet for timber harvested in Idaho - regardless of where it's processed later. Key changes include revised definitions of terms like "forest lands," updated commission membership rules (with governor appointments from financial supporter lists), and technical corrections to assessment provisions. The bill does not change fee amounts or create new obligations beyond clarifying existing assessment rules for manufacturers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Signed Mar 3, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 9, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-1-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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