---
type: "Bill"
title: "VOTING – Amends existing law regarding the unlawfulness of an alien voting in Idaho."
description: "VOTING – Amends existing law regarding the unlawfulness of an alien voting in Idaho."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 239"
citation: "Idaho H 239 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "ELECTIONS", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "VOTING AND VOTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf83da39-60dc-44da-80db-677b4b271891"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0239/"
source_hash: "4e004eda536d9a44e1313c91d712d760c7dc3d0fce93186fd6383b7739df3083"
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 239 (2023) — VOTING – Amends existing law regarding the unlawfulness of an alien voting in Idaho.

## 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/H0239.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **66–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2023-03-13** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, 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 – Cannon, Crane(13), Furniss, PalmerFloor Sponsor - HawkinsTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-15** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-15** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Retained on calendar
- **2023-03-28** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-29** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-29** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 267 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/bf83da39-60dc-44da-80db-677b4b271891`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).