---
type: "Bill"
title: "LANDOWNERS – Amends existing law regarding the limitation of liability of landowners toward persons entering land for recreational purposes."
description: "LANDOWNERS – Amends existing law regarding the limitation of liability of landowners toward persons entering land for recreational purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "S 1020"
citation: "Idaho S 1020 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LANDS", "LIABILITY", "REAL PROPERTY", "RECREATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86d5a664-3430-4a3f-8760-16adce4e896f"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1020/"
source_hash: "47546506d25460b4aed1e77df28ec8a8276bb841bb799e46a4d254db82731f18"
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 1020 (2021) — LANDOWNERS – Amends existing law regarding the limitation of liability of landowners toward persons entering land for recreational purposes.

## 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/S1020.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **30–3** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **63–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-01-22** Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
- **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 – PASSED - 30-3-2AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Nye, StennettAbsent and excused – Burtenshaw, JohnsonFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-12** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2021-02-12** Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2021-03-02** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-03** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-04** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-05** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 8, 2021
- **2021-03-09** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-10** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-11** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-12** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 63-4-3AYES – Addis, Amador, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chew, Christensen, Clow(McClusky), Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Chaney, Nash, Ruchti, Skaug(Andrew)Absent – Adams, Andrus, HarrisFloor Sponsor - GestrinTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2021-03-16** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-18** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-18** Reported delivered to Governor at 10:50 a.m. on 03/18/21
- **2021-03-19** Signed by Governor on 03/19/21 Session Law Chapter 109 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86d5a664-3430-4a3f-8760-16adce4e896f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).