---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES – Adds to existing law to provide that certain persons seeking or needing medical assistance for a drug-related overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for certain crimes."
description: "UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES – Adds to existing law to provide that certain persons seeking or needing medical assistance for a drug-related overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for certain crimes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 649"
citation: "Idaho H 649 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES & PROCEDURES", "DRUGS", "EMERGENCIES", "EVIDENCE", "LIABILITY", "MEDICAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-27"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/238e1cdf-2419-479a-8dad-190e09a213be"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0649/"
source_hash: "e8082654886c569e07b9d23aaaca2cd5b1077ded6863d7b5ee8512fee7e2a6de"
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 649 (2018) — UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES – Adds to existing law to provide that certain persons seeking or needing medical assistance for a drug-related overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for certain crimes.

## 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/H0649.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–1** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **67–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-27** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-02-27** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2018-03-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-02** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), 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, Smith, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy(Goesling), VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – StevensonAbsent – Gestrin, ShepherdFloor Sponsor - ChewTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-05** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-05** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-16** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – ForemanAbsent and excused – Hagedorn, HeiderFloor Sponsor - JordanTitle 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 265 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/238e1cdf-2419-479a-8dad-190e09a213be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).