---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to define “unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”"
description: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to define “unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”"
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 47"
citation: "Idaho H 47 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "PRIVACY", "RECORDS", "VICTIMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0ed00f4-4076-4cc6-a6f1-6f84be089aeb"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0047/"
source_hash: "1f4659cc76632312a27d642baec4f7a420c7bca6d9834bd702c5ce2dd7d59773"
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 47 (2023) — PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to define “unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”

## 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/H0047A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0047.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0047E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **62–4** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – — **66–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-27** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2023-02-14** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 62-4-4AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Mathias, Nash, NecocheaAbsent – Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), RubelFloor Sponsor - EricksonTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-20** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-20** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-20** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-20** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-20** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-21** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Read third time as amended in the Senate – 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 - SchroederTitle apvd - to House
- **2023-03-24** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-24** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-24** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-24** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-24** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-28** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-2-2AYES – 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, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Nash, NecocheaAbsent – Galaviz, HealeyFloor Sponsor - EricksonTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-28** 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 256 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/e0ed00f4-4076-4cc6-a6f1-6f84be089aeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).