---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Adds to existing law to provide a time extension for certain extraordinary medical collection action requirements."
description: "IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Adds to existing law to provide a time extension for certain extraordinary medical collection action requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 42"
citation: "Idaho H 42 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTS", "DEBTORS AND CREDITORS", "MEDICAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-03-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/495f034e-3bf7-4d45-9b96-f79ed3eee068"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0042/"
source_hash: "80e089705957dfe4f0bb55b94fd274c4930de3ba076f113e51d7bedfc8d88d6b"
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 42 (2021) — IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Adds to existing law to provide a time extension for certain extraordinary medical collection action requirements.

## 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/H0042.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **70–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **32–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BUSINESS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Reported Printed and Referred to Business
- **2021-01-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-29** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-01** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew(Colwell), Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis(Burns), DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green(Morales), Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - MonksTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-02** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-02-02** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2021-02-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-15** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-22** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Burgoyne, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Siddoway(Burtenshaw), Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Van Orden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Harris, Lodge, WinderFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-02-24** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-25** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-25** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-02-26** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-03-01** Delivered to Governor at 11:20 a.m. on February 26, 2021
- **2021-03-02** Reported Signed by Governor on March 1, 2021 Session Law Chapter 13 Effective: 03/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/495f034e-3bf7-4d45-9b96-f79ed3eee068`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).