H 507 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise terminology and to revise provisions regarding restraint and nonjudicial punishment in the Model State Code of Military Justice.

H 507 updates Idaho's military justice system by revising outdated terminology to be gender-neutral and clarifying procedures for handling misconduct. It modifies rules around restraining military personnel, adjusts disciplinary actions short of court-martial, and updates requirements for legal officers (judge advocates) serving in the state military. These changes directly affect Idaho National Guard members, state military personnel on active duty, and their legal advisors under Idaho law. The bill modernizes legal language and processes without altering core military justice outcomes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

330
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Mar 23, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
27 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke), LentFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raym
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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