---
type: "Bill"
title: "FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A CHILD – Amends existing law to provide that certain acts shall be a felony and to provide that a fine may be imposed for female genital mutilation of a child."
description: "FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A CHILD – Amends existing law to provide that certain acts shall be a felony and to provide that a fine may be imposed for female genital mutilation of a child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 406"
citation: "Idaho H 406 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES & PROCEDURES", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c643c00f-da46-4a43-be3d-1108093fcb7f"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0406/"
source_hash: "300123f3b7f0a54abe4d72ba767e0bc68d5abc78080aeb2a9c20e3e7e66aebcf"
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 406 (2020) — FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A CHILD – Amends existing law to provide that certain acts shall be a felony and to provide that a fine may be imposed for female genital mutilation of a child.

## 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/2020/legislation/H0406.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–0** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2020-02-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-19** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-20** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-21** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, 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, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Clow, YoungbloodFloor Sponsor - TroyTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-24** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-02-24** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2020-03-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-05** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hill, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Heider, Johnson, VickFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-06** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **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
- **2020-03-12** Reported Signed by Governor on March 11, 2020 Session Law Chapter 101 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/c643c00f-da46-4a43-be3d-1108093fcb7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).