---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exception, to clarify record request requirements, and to provide certain exceptions regarding legislative communications."
description: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exception, to clarify record request requirements, and to provide certain exceptions regarding legislative communications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 601"
citation: "Idaho H 601 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTS", "FUNDS", "LEGISLATURE", "PETROLEUM", "RECORDS", "TAX AND TAXATION", "TREASURER", "STATE", "TRUSTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-04"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/243858c5-0e2d-4aa3-bbae-4949819f1afd"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0601/"
source_hash: "4f63ae3733527210fd7ee2736965a2b303490fd5ed497331b4f2c7dfb740c45a"
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 601 (2020) — PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide an exception, to clarify record request requirements, and to provide certain exceptions regarding legislative communications.

## 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/H0601.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **42–27** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **27–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-03-04** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2020-03-09** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-10** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 42-27-1AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Clow, Collins, DeMordaunt, Ehardt, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Goesling, Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moyle, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Shepherd, Syme, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Crane, Davis, Dixon, Ellis, Gannon, Giddings, Green, Hartgen, Mason, McCrostie, Moon, Necochea, Nichols, Rubel, Scott, Smith, Stevenson, Toone, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Young, Zito, ZollingerAbsent – TroyFloor Sponsor - BlanksmaTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-11** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-11** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2020-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-18** 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, Mortimer, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Martin, Nelson, Stennett, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – Grow, JordanFloor Sponsor - HillTitle 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 8:19 p.m. on March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2020 Session Law Chapter 338 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/243858c5-0e2d-4aa3-bbae-4949819f1afd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).