---
type: "Bill"
title: "DEPARTMENT OF LABOR – Adds to existing law to authorize the Department of Labor to request criminal record checks of certain persons; to provide for the receipt and use of criminal history information; to provide for the communication of clearance or denial; to provide for formal review of a denial; to provide for immunity from liability; and to provide that clearance is not a determination of suitability for employment or contracting."
description: "DEPARTMENT OF LABOR – Adds to existing law to authorize the Department of Labor to request criminal record checks of certain persons; to provide for the receipt and use of criminal history information; to provide for the communication of clearance or denial; to provide for formal review of a denial; to provide for immunity from liability; and to provide that clearance is not a determination of suitability for employment or contracting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "H 243"
citation: "Idaho H 243 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS", "LABOR", "POLICE", "IDAHO STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e582f18a-7275-4404-83ff-23121f58cc25"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2017/legislation/H0243/"
source_hash: "676ecc8204b00b5e1a93bde56dabbc43a929327199e94a0624e182567255f18c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 243 (2017) — DEPARTMENT OF LABOR – Adds to existing law to authorize the Department of Labor to request criminal record checks of certain persons; to provide for the receipt and use of criminal history information; to provide for the communication of clearance or denial; to provide for formal review of a denial; to provide for immunity from liability; and to provide that clearance is not a determination of suitability for employment or contracting.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.


## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–1** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-02** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2017-03-02** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2017-03-03** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-06** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-1-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – BarbieriAbsent – ErpeldingFloor Sponsor - AndersonTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-07** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2017-03-07** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- **2017-03-15** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2017-03-20** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Davis, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – LakeyFloor Sponsor - BurgoyneTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-21** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2017-03-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-23** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-23** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2017-03-24** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2017-03-27** Delivered to Governor at 9:20 a.m. on March 24, 2017
- **2017-04-04** Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2017 Session Law Chapter 241 Effective: 07/01/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e582f18a-7275-4404-83ff-23121f58cc25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).