TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.
This bill modifies Idaho's tax exemptions for data center operations, extending a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and revising property tax rules for capital investments. It requires businesses to invest at least $250 million in data center facilities and create 30 new full-time jobs within specific timeframes to qualify for the exemptions. The legislation also introduces new requirements for companies starting construction on or after April 1, 2026, including electricity rate agreements and water consumption planning with local providers. Businesses that fail to meet these investment and job creation requirements must pay the taxes that would have otherwise been owed.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2026
Last action Apr 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2026 · House Mar 23, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 1, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican30
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Revenue & Taxation for concurrence recommendation
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, 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 – ForemanFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, 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,
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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