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H 703 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

H 703 updates Idaho's licensing rules for hundreds of professions by revising the powers and procedures of multiple licensing boards. It amends specific sections of Idaho Code related to boards for doctors, engineers, architects, cosmetologists, dentists, and other licensed professionals, clarifying their duties and disciplinary processes. The bill also repeals numerous outdated or redundant sections about disciplinary actions, hearings, and penalties across these boards. This streamlines licensing administration without creating new licensing requirements or financial impacts for affected professionals.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

Bill Text → Engrossment 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended in the Senate to add a new section establishing disciplinary proceedings for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and to correct the title of the State Board of Optometry. Additionally, the bill was reorganized to move the amendment regarding the Administrator of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses from the middle of the text to the beginning, while removing a separate repeal clause for the same section that appeared later in the original draft. These changes clarify the bill's structure and ensure the new disciplinary procedures for the Division are explicitly included.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the establishment of new disciplinary proceedings for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, and the scope of the State Board of Optometry was technically adjusted by renaming it to include 'Optometry' instead of 'Optometrists'.
ENFORCEMENT

Added a new provision to establish disciplinary proceedings for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

DEFINITION

Modified the title of the State Board of Optometry to ensure accurate nomenclature.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill text to move the amendment regarding the Administrator of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses to the beginning and removed a redundant repeal clause.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2026 · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

32–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Mar 23, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
26 Yea 2 Nay 2
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Pet
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – HarrisAbsent and excused – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Rayboul
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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