---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from disclosure for certain records regarding child abuse."
description: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from disclosure for certain records regarding child abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 500"
citation: "Idaho H 500 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "IDENTITY AND NAMES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "PRIVACY", "RECORDS", "REPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b819275-7f76-42f0-9395-c8ee436f9900"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0500/"
source_hash: "7a8f4245e71450ed20ca950a59ca0d2877ac1d71f8a3ea6530144c50cd4dd81c"
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 500 (2018) — PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from disclosure for certain records regarding child abuse.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0500.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–2** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **31–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-06** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-02-07** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2018-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-02-28** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-2-0AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney(Chaney), Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gestrin(Walton), Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek(Widmyer), Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy(Goesling), VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, StevensonAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - AmadorTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-01** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2018-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-13** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-16** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Burgoyne, Foreman, PottsAbsent and excused – HeiderFloor Sponsor - SouzaTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-19** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2018-03-20** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-20** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2018-03-20** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2018-03-21** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2018-03-21** Delivered to Governor at 9:25 a.m. on March 21, 2018
- **2018-03-26** Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2018 Session Law Chapter 252 Effective: 07/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b819275-7f76-42f0-9395-c8ee436f9900`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).