---
type: "Bill"
title: "FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER – Amends existing law to provide for the removal of a tenant’s property following judgment in favor of a landlord in certain instances."
description: "FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER – Amends existing law to provide for the removal of a tenant’s property following judgment in favor of a landlord in certain instances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 461"
citation: "Idaho H 461 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMES AND HOUSING", "LANDLORDS AND TENANTS", "LEASES", "REAL PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-10"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c8d1a8a-e62f-418d-be58-5b27948aa9f5"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0461/"
source_hash: "0c8671d0670520af4d5a673cc88d1b749849fe68f06998a41ee80d88088beeeb"
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 461 (2020) — FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER – Amends existing law to provide for the removal of a tenant’s property following judgment in favor of a landlord in certain instances.

## 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/H0461A2.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0461.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0461E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **54–10** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **54–14** (pass) · upper
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **30–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-10** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-11** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2020-02-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-25** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-26** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-27** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 2, 2020
- **2020-03-02** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-14-2AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Harris, Hartgen, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Anderson, Berch, Chew, Davis, Gannon, Green, Holtzclaw, Mason, McCrostie, Necochea, Syme, Toone, WintrowAbsent – Lickley, WoodFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2020-03-16** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2020-03-16** Amendments ordered printed
- **2020-03-16** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-16** Amendments reported printed
- **2020-03-16** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-03-17** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-18** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 30-2-3AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Burgoyne, StennettAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, NelsonFloor Sponsor - MortimerTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2020-03-18** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2020-03-18** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2020-03-18** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2020-03-18** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-03-18** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-10-6AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, McCrostie, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Troy(Seegmiller), Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Chew, Ellis, Gannon, Green, Mason, Necochea, Rubel, Toone, WintrowAbsent – Abernathy, Anderst, Chaney, Davis, Mendive, RemingtonFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to enrol `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-19** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 2:25 p.m. on March 19, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2020 Session Law Chapter 340 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/5c8d1a8a-e62f-418d-be58-5b27948aa9f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).