---
type: "Bill"
title: "BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an affidavit for bail enforcement agents."
description: "BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an affidavit for bail enforcement agents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "S 1256"
citation: "Idaho S 1256 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BAIL", "COURTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "SHERIFFS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-27"
last_action: "2020-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e27b90d-a1cf-4653-9ed4-0a5bf7541f97"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/S1256/"
source_hash: "4c252ab13a3910a50a9244fb0e6eb999b284e46cf2b87781160eac849b54b3e6"
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 S 1256 (2020) — BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an affidavit for bail enforcement agents.

## 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/S1256.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **70–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-01-28** Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
- **2020-02-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-05** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-06** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – WoodwardFloor Sponsor - CheathamTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-07** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2020-02-07** Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **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
- **2020-03-06** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 9, 2020
- **2020-03-09** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2020-03-10** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - MarshallTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-11** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2020-03-11** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2020-03-12** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2020-03-12** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-13** Reported delivered to Governor at 12 noon on 03/13/20
- **2020-03-16** Signed by Governor on 03/15/20 Session Law Chapter 126 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/5e27b90d-a1cf-4653-9ed4-0a5bf7541f97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).