---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to require public institutions of higher education to notify students of the option to register as an organ donor."
description: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to require public institutions of higher education to notify students of the option to register as an organ donor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "S 1249"
citation: "Idaho S 1249 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "HEALTH", "MEDICAL", "NOTICES", "ORGAN DONATIONS", "STUDENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a693cfb-6e2a-407f-ae95-60c9d3d8be60"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/S1249/"
source_hash: "1668acd0389c7c5d406b6356a082c7f57ded77f0bd1b540fd3f4a8cc3652714c"
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 S 1249 (2018) — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to require public institutions of higher education to notify students of the option to register as an organ donor.

## 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/S1249.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **21–10** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **37–31** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
- **2018-02-07** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-02-12** Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-10-4AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Foreman, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Souza, Stennett, Vick, Ward-EngelkingNAYS – Bair, Den Hartog, Hagedorn, Keough, Mortimer, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Thayn, WinderAbsent and excused – Bayer, Johnson, Jordan, LakeyFloor Sponsor - HeiderTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-13** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2018-02-13** Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2018-03-05** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-07** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 37-31-2AYES – Anderson, Anderst, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chew, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gibbs, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Malek, McCrostie, McDonald, Miller, Monks, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Smith, Syme, Toone, VanOrden, Wagoner, Wood, YoungbloodNAYS – Amador, Armstrong, Barbieri, Chaney, Cheatham, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Loertscher, Luker, Mendive, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Thompson, Troy, Vander Woude, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerAbsent – Manwaring, WintrowFloor Sponsor - PerryTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-07** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2018-03-08** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2018-03-09** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2018-03-12** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2018-03-12** Reported delivered to Governor at 1:05 p.m. on 03/12/18
- **2018-03-15** Signed by Governor on 03/15/18 Session Law Chapter 97 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/6a693cfb-6e2a-407f-ae95-60c9d3d8be60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).