H 855 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

FISH AND GAME – Amends existing law regarding lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

This bill establishes a new lifetime hunting and fishing license program in Idaho for residents who have lived in the state for at least five years. The program creates three age-based pricing tiers: children aged one to five pay 25 times the current annual license fee, those aged six to 50 pay 35 times, and residents aged 51 and older pay 20 times the standard fee. All funds collected from these lifetime licenses must be deposited into the state's fish and game trust fund to support wildlife conservation efforts. The bill authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to create rules for administering the program and takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 10, 2026 Signed Apr 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2026 · House Mar 18, 2026

How they voted

2411
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 27, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
18 Yea 11 Nay 1
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – ShippyFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 48-17-5AYES – Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Veile, Weber, Whee
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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