---
type: "Bill"
title: "FETAL HEARTBEAT PREBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to prohibit an abortion following detection of a fetal heartbeat."
description: "FETAL HEARTBEAT PREBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to prohibit an abortion following detection of a fetal heartbeat."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 366"
citation: "Idaho H 366 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABORTION", "ACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-13"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07e97748-9d40-47f6-9011-b116d9738d5b"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0366/"
source_hash: "bf8f6f7dafaf0594b3025a60a77a291f85f320ed217835c326cff6949668c389"
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 366 (2021) — FETAL HEARTBEAT PREBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to prohibit an abortion following detection of a fetal heartbeat.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0366.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – — **25–7** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **53–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-13** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-15** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-16** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 53-16-1AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss(Blanchard), Galloway, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Berch, Chew, Davis, Gannon, Gibbs, Green, Mathias, McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Toone, WisniewskiAbsent – WoodFloor Sponsors - Harris & CraneTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-04-19** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-21** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-7-3AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Nelson, Nye, Rabe, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – Den Hartog, Thayn, VickFloor Sponsor - LodgeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-22** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-23** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-26** Delivered to Governor at 8:05 a.m. on April 23, 2021
- **2021-04-29** Reported Signed by Governor on April 27, 2021 Session Law Chapter 289 Effective: Thirty (30) days following the issuance of a decision upholding a restriction or ban on abortion of a preborn child with a heartbeat by any US appellete court. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07e97748-9d40-47f6-9011-b116d9738d5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).