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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 492 adds a county association representative to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
Last action · March 26, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 157 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho House Bill 492 adds a representative from the Idaho Association of Counties juvenile justice or adult misdemeanor probation administrators to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, effective July 1, 2026.
Changes the official composition of the state's law enforcement training oversight body by including a designated county association administrator.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
The composition of the council is altered to include an additional member representing county juvenile justice or adult misdemeanor probation administrators.
Idaho Association of Counties
An affiliated administrator from the association is granted official voting membership on the state training council.
Key Facts
- Adds a representative from the Idaho Association of Counties juvenile justice administrators or adult misdemeanor probation administrators association to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.
- Maintains ex officio nonvoting advisory membership for the executive directors of the Idaho Association of Counties and the Association of Idaho Cities.
- The act takes effect on July 1, 2026, due to an emergency clause declared in the legislation.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 26, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 157 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 26, 2026Delivered to Governor at 4:39 p.m. on March 25, 2026
- Mar 25, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 25, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 25, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 24, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 24, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 23, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, 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, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Lent Title apvd - to House
- Mar 18, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 17, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Jan 27, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
- Jan 27, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Jan 26, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Ehlers, Leavitt, Redman Floor Sponsor - Erickson Title apvd - to Senate
- Jan 23, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Jan 22, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Jan 19, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- Jan 16, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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