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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho Repeals Outdated Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Statutes and Cleans Up Park Code
Last action · March 23, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2026 Session Law Chapter 88 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho lawmakers passed House Bill 566 to repeal obsolete statutes relating to the State Trust for Outdoor Recreation Enhancement and remove outdated fund references from existing park management code, taking effect July 1, 2026.
The measure streamlines state outdoor recreation laws by clearing out dead statutory language, directly affecting how the Department of Parks and Recreation references administrative trust funds.
- The Idaho Code Cleanup Act provides a statutory mechanism for the Legislature to periodically review, streamline, and remove obsolete or unnecessary laws. context
- House Bill 566 was sponsored by the House Resources and Conservation Committee during the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature. context
Who It Affects
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Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
The department's governing statutes are amended to remove references to the repealed outdoor recreation enhancement trust fund.
Idaho citizens
State laws regarding outdoor recreation are streamlined and updated to remove obsolete provisions.
Key Facts
- Repeals Sections 67-4245 through 67-4249, Idaho Code, removing short title, legislative intent, creation, administration, and management provisions for the State Trust for Outdoor Recreation Enhancement.
- Amends Section 67-4223, Idaho Code, to remove a reference to the State Trust for Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Fund.
- Declares an emergency with the act taking full force and effect on July 1, 2026.
- Declares legislative intent to ensure state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential while serving public health, safety, and welfare.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Mar 23, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2026 Session Law Chapter 88 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 20, 2026Delivered to Governor at 4:32 p.m. on March 19, 2026
- Mar 19, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 19, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 19, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 18, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 18, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 17, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Keyser Floor Sponsor - Semmelroth Title apvd - to House
- Mar 17, 2026Retained on calendar
- Mar 13, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 12, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 9, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
- Mar 9, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 6, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4 AYES – 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, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Green, Healey, Palmer, Weber Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 5, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 4, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 2, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- Jan 30, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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Statutory Modernization
The legislature systematically removed obsolete statutory provisions regarding the State Trust for Outdoor Recreation Enhancement as part of code cleanup.
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