---
type: "Bill"
title: "VITAL STATISTICS – Amends and adds to existing law to require certain facts on birth certificates and to provide for amendments to birth certificates."
description: "VITAL STATISTICS – Amends and adds to existing law to require certain facts on birth certificates and to provide for amendments to birth certificates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 509"
citation: "Idaho H 509 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "VITAL STATISTICS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-13"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21b8e170-783d-4358-8cab-9587e7681c4e"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0509/"
source_hash: "b2c179cabb89ed54403c4c91aae903d23930e4e3bc79f29f31d62df3d8d6f58d"
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 509 (2020) — VITAL STATISTICS – Amends and adds to existing law to require certain facts on birth certificates and to provide for amendments to birth certificates.

## 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/H0509.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **27–6** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **53–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS 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
- **2020-02-24** 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** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 53-16-1AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould(Erickson), Raymond, Remington, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Berch, Chew, Davis, Ellis, Gannon, Green, Hartgen, Mason, McCrostie, Necochea, Ricks, Rubel, Smith, Toone, WintrowAbsent – TroyFloor Sponsor - YoungTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-02** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-02** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2020-03-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-16** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-17** Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-6-2AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Nelson, Nye, Stennett, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – Grow, JordanFloor Sponsor - VickTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **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 2:40 p.m. on March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2020 Session Law Chapter 334 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/21b8e170-783d-4358-8cab-9587e7681c4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).