---
type: "Bill"
title: "METHODS OF EXECUTION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding methods of execution."
description: "METHODS OF EXECUTION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding methods of execution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "H 37"
citation: "Idaho H 37 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTION DEPARTMENT", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "DEATH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8e9ff07-91d8-4287-96c2-660108aa4afa"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0037/"
source_hash: "e354b00bfa2e8cf98bf7b2863d01b05815eff97b5b5967c131ea415ea9a965a2"
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 37 (2025) — METHODS OF EXECUTION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding methods of execution.

## 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/2025/legislation/H0037.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **58–11** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **28–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2025-01-23** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2025-02-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-05** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-06** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Casner), Mathias, McCann, Rubel, Wheeler(Goode)Absent – Crane(12)Floor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-07** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2025-02-07** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05** Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Foreman, Mathews(Rabe), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2025-03-07** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2025-03-10** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-11** Delivered to Governor at 8:10 a.m. on March 11, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2025 Session Law Chapter 36 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8e9ff07-91d8-4287-96c2-660108aa4afa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).