---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for policies regarding the prevention and spread of infectious disease at colleges and universities."
description: "HIGHER EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for policies regarding the prevention and spread of infectious disease at colleges and universities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 68"
citation: "Idaho H 68 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "DISEASES", "EDUCATION", "HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4edd4e37-bff9-4caa-a870-06eb4de6141b"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0068/"
source_hash: "cbdcd003d8a59225171c56493ddac9b2add5c95c47c52c032daafbc66f410f77"
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 68 (2021) — HIGHER EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for policies regarding the prevention and spread of infectious disease at colleges and universities.

## 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/H0068.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **27–7** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **59–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-01** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2021-02-09** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-10** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-11** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Chew(Colwell), Davis, Gannon, Green, Mathias, McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, TooneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - KerbyTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-12** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-02-12** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2021-02-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-25** Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-7-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Siddoway(Burtenshaw), Souza, Thayn, Vick(Vick), Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Nelson, Nye, Rabe, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – HeiderFloor Sponsor - ThaynTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-03-01** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-02** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-02** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-03-03** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-03-04** Delivered to Governor at 10:45 a.m. on March 3, 2021
- **2021-03-05** Reported Signed by Governor on March 3, 2021 Session Law Chapter 15 Effective: 03/03/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4edd4e37-bff9-4caa-a870-06eb4de6141b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).