---
type: "Bill"
title: "TELEHEALTH – Amends existing law to define “telehealth technologies” and to revise provisions regarding telehealth services."
description: "TELEHEALTH – Amends existing law to define “telehealth technologies” and to revise provisions regarding telehealth services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 342"
citation: "Idaho H 342 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "MEDICAL", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-20"
last_action: "2020-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59de89e2-dff9-4b28-97f2-fdeded1080c1"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0342/"
source_hash: "ba4afc0ac88b16e6c3cb62f373e57469dc2c3305a950251e4ab7763a2512e3a5"
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 342 (2020) — TELEHEALTH – Amends existing law to define “telehealth technologies” and to revise provisions regarding telehealth services.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0342A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0342.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0342E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **66–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-20** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-01-21** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2020-01-30** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-31** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-03** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-04** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-05** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Chew, SmithFloor Sponsor - BlanksmaTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-06** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2020-02-13** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2020-02-25** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2020-02-25** Amendments ordered printed
- **2020-02-25** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2020-02-26** Amendments reported printed
- **2020-02-26** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-02-27** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-02** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Brackett, Buckner-Webb, LentFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-03** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Health & Welfare for concurrence recommendation
- **2020-03-04** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2020-03-04** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2020-03-04** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2020-03-05** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2020-03-05** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-03-06** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-06** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Abernathy, Anderson, Mason, TooneFloor Sponsor - BlanksmaTitle apvd - to enrol `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-09** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-10** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-10** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-11** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on March 11, 2020
- **2020-03-13** Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2020 Session Law Chapter 114 Effective: 07/01/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59de89e2-dff9-4b28-97f2-fdeded1080c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).