Committee advances bill to regulate hunting technology to second reading
Summary
The House Resources & Conservation Committee voted to advance H 939, sponsored by Rep. Petzke, to the second reading calendar with a DO PASS recommendation after an amended motion; the bill addresses hunting technology and includes limited exceptions for predators.
The House Resources & Conservation Committee advanced H 939 to the second reading calendar on March 24, 2026, after an amended motion carried by voice vote. Rep. Petzke (bill sponsor) described the legislation as an effort to regulate new hunting technology while carving out exceptions related to predators and acknowledged enforcement challenges that may require future amendments.
Rep. Mickelsen moved that the committee send H 939 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and then made a unanimous-consent amendment to send the bill straight to the second reading calendar with a DO PASS recommendation; the amended motion carried by voice vote. Dexton Lake, representing the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, spoke in support of the bill. Rep. Petzke will sponsor H 939 on the House floor.
The committee took no recorded roll-call on the motion; minutes note the motion "carried by voice vote." No amendments to the bill text were recorded in committee minutes and no opposition remarks are recorded. The bill will appear on the House second reading calendar for further consideration.
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