---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMERGENCY FIRST AID – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding immunity of persons giving first aid from damage claims."
description: "EMERGENCY FIRST AID – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding immunity of persons giving first aid from damage claims."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 491"
citation: "Idaho H 491 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCIES", "HEALTH", "LIABILITY", "MEDICAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48a36b33-3430-4cb4-95ee-3efaf694f60e"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0491/"
source_hash: "e12171786910b58002e82b042aee55d10a49ba2eff37cc94d5126cec00adaad6"
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 491 (2026) — EMERGENCY FIRST AID – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding immunity of persons giving first aid from damage claims.

## 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/2026/legislation/H0491.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-16** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-01-19** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2026-01-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-23** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-01-26** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Ehlers, Leavitt, RedmanFloor Sponsor - EricksonTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-01-27** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-01-27** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2026-03-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - LentTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-24** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-25** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Delivered to Governor at 4:39 p.m. on March 25, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 162 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/48a36b33-3430-4cb4-95ee-3efaf694f60e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).