---
type: "Bill"
title: "SELF-DEFENSE – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding defense of self, others, a habitation, place of business or employment, or an occupied vehicle."
description: "SELF-DEFENSE – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding defense of self, others, a habitation, place of business or employment, or an occupied vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "S 1313"
citation: "Idaho S 1313 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENSES & PROCEDURES", "HOMICIDE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "SELF-DEFENSE", "VICTIMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d99655a-e687-486d-8f7e-de06f9c4b67f"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/S1313/"
source_hash: "1401a19f2a71bc46f0583e0bb2beb9c8ab143e823757d67f9d0d2dea7db6f0de"
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 1313 (2018) — SELF-DEFENSE – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding defense of self, others, a habitation, place of business or employment, or an occupied vehicle.

## 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/S1313.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **57–12** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **29–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-02-16** Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- **2018-02-27** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-02** Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Thayn, Vick, WinderNAYS – Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Jordan, Nye, Stennett, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-05** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2018-03-05** Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs
- **2018-03-09** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-12** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-13** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 57-12-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman(Reed), Kauffman, Kerby, Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Troy, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Chew, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), McCrostie, Rubel, Smith, Toone, WintrowAbsent – BarbieriFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-14** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2018-03-14** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2018-03-15** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2018-03-15** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2018-03-16** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:26 p.m. on 03/15/18
- **2018-03-22** Became law without Governor’s signature on 03/21/18 Session Law Chapter 222 Effective: 07/01/2018 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d99655a-e687-486d-8f7e-de06f9c4b67f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).