---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH – Amends existing law to revise eligibility requirements for the Conrad J-1 Visa Waiver Program and the National Interest Waiver Program."
description: "HEALTH – Amends existing law to revise eligibility requirements for the Conrad J-1 Visa Waiver Program and the National Interest Waiver Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 83"
citation: "Idaho H 83 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "MEDICAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22325c4b-f68d-4295-8df6-c06f80923f65"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0083/"
source_hash: "ac71711515c5b7594ff13d89e2f98ba157979abbea9e2999f760a43fc8570ace"
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 83 (2023) — HEALTH – Amends existing law to revise eligibility requirements for the Conrad J-1 Visa Waiver Program and the National Interest Waiver Program.

## 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/H0083.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–1** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **31–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-02-03** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2023-02-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-20** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-1-0AYES – 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, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – PriceAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - HealeyTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-02-21** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-02** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – Carlson, Lenney, NicholsAbsent and excused – AdamsFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-14** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-14** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Delivered to Governor at 12:25 p.m. on March 15, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Reported Signed by Governor on March 15, 2023 Session Law Chapter 31 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/22325c4b-f68d-4295-8df6-c06f80923f65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).