---
type: "Bill"
title: "FOREIGN DEFAMATION JUDGMENTS – Adds to existing law to provide for foreign defamation judgments and to provide procedures."
description: "FOREIGN DEFAMATION JUDGMENTS – Adds to existing law to provide for foreign defamation judgments and to provide procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 139"
citation: "Idaho H 139 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/983d054a-a682-4071-96d2-9e64703f06bc"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0139/"
source_hash: "225c30e700de6b782162cfe6683ec17b58bf7893998bd017d6e61666c50e8e5d"
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 139 (2019) — FOREIGN DEFAMATION JUDGMENTS – Adds to existing law to provide for foreign defamation judgments and to provide procedures.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0139.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–3** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **60–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-13** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2019-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-02-28** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2019-03-01** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 60-4-6AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Davis, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green(18), Green(2), Harris, Hartgen, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Syme, Toone, Troy(Maurin), Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy(Nye), Berch, Marshall, SmithAbsent – Ellis, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Raybould, Stevenson, WintrowFloor Sponsor - EhardtTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2019-03-18** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2019-03-19** Reported out without amendments; filed for second reading
- **2019-03-20** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-26** Retained on calendar
- **2019-03-27** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Mosman(Johnson), Nelson, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Jordan, McCoy(Buckner-Webb), NyeAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2019-03-29** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-01** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-04-02** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on April 2, 2019
- **2019-04-03** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2019 Session Law Chapter 293 Effective: 07/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/983d054a-a682-4071-96d2-9e64703f06bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).