Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions related to the Department of Fish and Game.
FISH AND GAME -- Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions related to the Department of Fish and Game.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals Section 36-1120, Idaho Code that provides minimum fines for illegal hunting of mountain lion, buffalo, and caribou. Fines for hunting violations are established in other sections of Idaho Code.
FISCAL NOTE
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There is no fiscal impact to any local, state, or federal fund with this legislation. This bill is strictly administrative in nature, as it removes obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary code pursuant to the Idaho Cleanup Act.
SOP revised: 02/25/2026, 10:20 AM
BILL TEXT
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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 774 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE IN-2 TENT; REPEALING SECTION 36-1120, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES; AND3 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.4
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:5
SECTION 1. IDAHO CODE CLEANUP -- LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent6 of the Legislature to ensure that the state laws provided in Idaho Code are7 streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best8 serving the public health, safety, and welfare. In accordance with the Idaho9 Code Cleanup Act, following comprehensive review, the Legislature has iden-10 tified the provisions of this act as obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary.11
SECTION 2. That Section 36-1120, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby12 repealed.13
SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby14 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after15 July 1, 2026.16
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
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YEA (65)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (5)
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (34)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2026 Session Law Chapter 96 Effective: 07/01/2026
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- house
- Committee
- Resources & Environment
- Status date
- Mar 23, 2026
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