IdahoIdaho voters would choose a state gun on the 2026 ballot
Idaho voters would be asked to choose a state gun on the 2026 general election ballot, and lawmakers may add choices before voter information is filed.
What it does
Idaho voters would be asked to choose one of six guns for a state gun designation. The Legislative Council may add choices before it files the required voter information.
The Legislative Council must prepare plain-language information about the question and each listed gun for the Secretary of State’s voters’ pamphlet, when practicable.
Argument forIdaho voters could help guide lawmakers’ choice of a state gun, with brief descriptions intended to help them understand the options.
Argument againstVoters could find the choice limiting because the ballot lists six guns, though the Legislative Council may add more before the dossier is filed.
More detail
The Secretary of State must put an advisory question about Idaho’s state gun on the 2026 general election ballot and count the results. The question lists six guns and asks voters to choose one; the Legislative Council may add more choices. The Legislative Council may add guns to the listed choices before it files the required dossier. The question is for the 2026 general election. The Legislative Council must file its dossier by July 1, 2026; the act took effect when approved on April 2, 2026.
The Legislative Council must prepare a dossier for the Secretary of State, who must include its contents in the voters’ pamphlet when practicable. The dossier covers the advisory question and every gun listed in it. The dossier must explain the question’s purpose and briefly describe each gun in simple, understandable language. The Council must file the dossier with the Secretary of State no later than July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 2Reported Signed by Governor Brad Little on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 301 Effective: 04/02/2026Became Law
- Apr 1Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026To Governor
- Apr 1Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to GovernorMinor
- Apr 1Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
- Apr 1Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
- Apr 1Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
- Mar 31Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for EnrollingMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 31Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), 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, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Anthon, Toews, WintrowFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 27Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 26Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 23Introduced, read first time; referred to: State AffairsMinor
- Mar 23Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 20Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, 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, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Berch, CaylerFloor Sponsor - MonksTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Read Third Time in Full –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 19Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 18Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 18Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced
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