---
type: "Bill"
title: "FAIRNESS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act."
description: "FAIRNESS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 500"
citation: "Idaho H 500 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTS", "ATHLETICS", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-13"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b187f9a0-b9ef-40f3-a549-aa906c5ef719"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0500/"
source_hash: "8fcd6108e759b490654da1670c807488249666dcf616e5e52dc86772eff041f3"
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 500 (2020) — FAIRNESS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.

## 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/H0500A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0500.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0500E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **24–11** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **52–17** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – — **54–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-13** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-14** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2020-02-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-24** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-25** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-02-26** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 52-17-1AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould(Erickson), Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Berch, Chaney, Chew, Davis, Ellis, Gannon, Goesling, Green, Mason, McCrostie, Necochea, Rubel, Smith, Toone, Troy, WintrowAbsent – WagonerFloor Sponsor - EhardtTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-27** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-02-27** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2020-03-10** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2020-03-10** Amendments ordered printed
- **2020-03-10** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-10** Amendments reported printed
- **2020-03-10** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-03-11** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-12** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-16** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-16** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 24-11-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Harris, Heider, Hill, Lakey, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Thayn, Vick, WinderNAYS – Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Guthrie, Johnson, Jordan, Lee, Nelson, Nye, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WoodwardAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - SouzaTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-17** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2020-03-17** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2020-03-17** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2020-03-17** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2020-03-17** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-03-18** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-18** Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-16-0AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Berch, Chew, Davis, Ellis, Gannon, Goesling, Green, Mason, McCrostie, Necochea, Rubel, Smith, Toone, Troy(Seegmiller), WintrowAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - EhardtTitle apvd - to enrol `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 8:19 p.m. on March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2020 Session Law Chapter 333 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/b187f9a0-b9ef-40f3-a549-aa906c5ef719`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).