---
type: "Bill"
title: "EVIDENCE – Amends existing law to prohibit disclosure of communications made during a peer support counseling session for first responders and to provide exceptions."
description: "EVIDENCE – Amends existing law to prohibit disclosure of communications made during a peer support counseling session for first responders and to provide exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "H 699"
citation: "Idaho H 699 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AMBULANCES", "COUNSELING AND COUNSELORS", "EMERGENCIES", "EVIDENCE", "FIRE AND FIREFIGHTERS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-28"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/245b46ff-17f8-4267-bde9-06a40ea7f74a"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0699/"
source_hash: "b09fc4602bf78b5806a767d3f02819b56e08a6309b229b79a120311a49ed33a0"
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 699 (2022) — EVIDENCE – Amends existing law to prohibit disclosure of communications made during a peer support counseling session for first responders and to provide exceptions.

## 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/2022/legislation/H0699.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **64–3** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-03-01** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2022-03-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-07** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-07** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-3-3AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Armstrong, Ferch, MarshallAbsent – Boyle, Green, YoungbloodFloor Sponsor - SymeTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2022-03-08** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2022-03-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-22** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-23** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2022-03-24** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2022-03-25** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-25** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2022-03-25** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2022-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 12:25 p.m. on March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2022 Session Law Chapter 303 Effective: 03/28/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/245b46ff-17f8-4267-bde9-06a40ea7f74a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).