---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH – Adds to existing law to establish Simon’s Law regarding life-sustaining treatment for children."
description: "HEALTH – Adds to existing law to establish Simon’s Law regarding life-sustaining treatment for children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 578"
citation: "Idaho H 578 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH", "MEDICAL", "PARENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-02"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/981eb859-ba34-44d6-810b-546b5cb03685"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0578/"
source_hash: "8ffe5ca0a967d41091a7b473d2088dede56fb6755d3465387d1d149bac20f369"
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 578 (2020) — HEALTH – Adds to existing law to establish Simon’s Law regarding life-sustaining treatment for children.

## 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/H0578.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **31–1** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **63–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-02** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-03-02** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2020-03-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-05** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-05** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 63-5-2AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Chew, Davis, McCrostie, Necochea, TooneAbsent – Mason, WoodFloor Sponsor - Vander WoudeTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-06** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-06** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2020-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-13** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-16** Retained on calendar
- **2020-03-18** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-1-3AYES – 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, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – BurgoyneAbsent and excused – Grow, Jordan, NelsonFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle 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
- **2020-03-19** 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 337 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/981eb859-ba34-44d6-810b-546b5cb03685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).