---
type: "Bill"
title: "SEX OFFENDERS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding where a sex offender resides."
description: "SEX OFFENDERS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding where a sex offender resides."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 683"
citation: "Idaho H 683 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "DAYCARE", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df2844d3-b807-4ef1-88e4-2d9740c8b306"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0683/"
source_hash: "89a4122c7e0cb080cd0594a0346f9215b4866082f209cbfc4780246fe1cc98fe"
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 683 (2026) — SEX OFFENDERS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding where a sex offender resides.

## 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/H0683.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2026-02-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – McCannFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-02-27** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Retained on calendar
- **2026-03-24** Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, 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 – Bjerke(Bjerke), HarrisFloor Sponsor - ShippyTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-25** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-26** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-27** Delivered to Governor at 4:40 p.m. on March 26, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 204 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/df2844d3-b807-4ef1-88e4-2d9740c8b306`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).