---
type: "Bill"
title: "WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to remove a sunset clause from a provision that makes psychological injuries suffered by first responders compensable."
description: "WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to remove a sunset clause from a provision that makes psychological injuries suffered by first responders compensable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 18"
citation: "Idaho H 18 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AMBULANCES", "CITIES", "COUNTIES", "EMERGENCIES", "EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES", "FIRE AND FIREFIGHTERS", "HEALTH", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "POLICE", "IDAHO STATE", "SHERIFFS", "WORKER'S COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29c3d31e-cae6-4877-a4ac-5ae901cd3d0e"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0018/"
source_hash: "b82949ab787291e0f66746e94978adc5e99e946d4b196b546331f1177c6f81f2"
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 18 (2023) — WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to remove a sunset clause from a provision that makes psychological injuries suffered by first responders compensable.

## 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/2023/legislation/H0018.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
- **2023-01-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-27** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-30** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2023-01-31** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – PalmerFloor Sponsors - Rubel & HoltzclawTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-02-01** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources `introduction`
- **2023-02-08** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – LakeyFloor Sponsor - WinderTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-02-17** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-02-20** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-02-20** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-22** Delivered to Governor at 11:35 a.m. on February 21, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-24** Reported Signed by Governor on February 23, 2023 Session Law Chapter 5 Effective: 07/01/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29c3d31e-cae6-4877-a4ac-5ae901cd3d0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).