---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and clarify provisions regarding requirements for extraordinary collection actions by health care providers against patients."
description: "IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and clarify provisions regarding requirements for extraordinary collection actions by health care providers against patients."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "H 778"
citation: "Idaho H 778 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTS", "DEBTORS AND CREDITORS", "HEALTH", "MEDICAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-15"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a7d61ff-2f88-4b18-bf49-5bf481a43ebe"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0778/"
source_hash: "0c2b5e8925f011f1ebdf7e19afe3e1be0544db0a419661ff7ff865fdee39e387"
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 778 (2022) — IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and clarify provisions regarding requirements for extraordinary collection actions by health care providers against patients.

## 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/H0778.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **57–13** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **31–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BUSINESS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-15** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-03-15** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2022-03-16** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-17** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2022-03-18** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 21, 2022
- **2022-03-21** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2022-03-22** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2022-03-23** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 57-13-0AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Green, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring(Tovey), Marshall, Mathias, McCann, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moyle, Nash, Necochea, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wood, Yamamoto, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Boyle, Christensen, Ferch, Giddings, Hanks, Kingsley, Moon, Nate, Nichols, Scott, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - MonksTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2022-03-23** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bayer, Vick, ZitoAbsent and excused – RiceFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle 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 25, 2022 Session Law Chapter 263 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2021 SECTION 8 & 10; 03/25/2022 all other SECTIONS and shall apply to all extraordinary collection actions commenced on and after such date `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a7d61ff-2f88-4b18-bf49-5bf481a43ebe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).