---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding classroom behavior management."
description: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding classroom behavior management."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 281"
citation: "Idaho H 281 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff61fccf-aaf4-4453-ad99-0f6e16de4cbf"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0281/"
source_hash: "968ac37c063d7ca3244a6b0e7301a94bc42ebc4bd430219d01964d2db2bde9cc"
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 281 (2023) — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding classroom behavior management.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0281A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0281.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0281E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – — **44–25** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **21–12** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **45–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-09** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 45-22-3AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, YoungNAYS – Andrus, Barbieri, Boyle, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Gallagher, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Monks, Palmer, Price, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerAbsent – Crane(13), Furniss, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - EricksonTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-10** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-10** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2023-03-17** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-27** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-27** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-27** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-27** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-27** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-28** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 21-12-2AYES – Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Hartgen, Just, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Anthon, HarrisFloor Sponsor - VanOrdenTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-29** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-29** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-29** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-29** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-30** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-25-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, YamamotoNAYS – Andrus, Barbieri, Boyle, Cannon, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Gallagher, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Monks, Price, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, Young(Cannon), Mr. SpeakerAbsent – PalmerFloor Sponsor - EricksonTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-30** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-30** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor at 8:05 a.m. on March 31, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 246 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/ff61fccf-aaf4-4453-ad99-0f6e16de4cbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).