---
type: "Bill"
title: "SYRINGE AND NEEDLE EXCHANGE ACT – Adds to existing law to provide that syringe and needle exchange programs may be established with certain conditions."
description: "SYRINGE AND NEEDLE EXCHANGE ACT – Adds to existing law to provide that syringe and needle exchange programs may be established with certain conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 180"
citation: "Idaho H 180 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccffe259-1603-44f9-87a9-95c04aa69691"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0180/"
source_hash: "0601ab1b0a5bba9f7a3f0b86680aa1f4e59af9f1679c7e8f7fa8f3a5687f7d07"
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 180 (2019) — SYRINGE AND NEEDLE EXCHANGE ACT – Adds to existing law to provide that syringe and needle exchange programs may be established with certain conditions.

## 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/H0180.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **22–11** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **47–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-22** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2019-02-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-04** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 47-20-3AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Collins, Davis, DeMordaunt, Ehardt, Ellis, Erpelding, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Goesling, Green(18), Green(2), Hartgen, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Mason, McCrostie, Mendive, Monks, Moyle, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Smith, Syme, Toone, Troy(Maurin), Wagoner, Youngblood, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Boyle, Clow, Crane, Dayley, Dixon, Giddings, Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Marshall, Moon, Nichols, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Young, ZitoAbsent – Amador, Wintrow, WoodFloor Sponsor - BlanksmaTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-05** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-18** Read third time in full – PASSED - 22-11-2AYES – Agenbroad, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Jordan, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Vick, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Bair, Bayer, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Lakey, Lent, Mortimer, Patrick, Thayn, WoodwardAbsent and excused – Anthon, JohnsonFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-19** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2019-03-20** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-21** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-21** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on March 22, 2019
- **2019-03-22** Reported Signed by Governor on March 22, 2019 Session Law Chapter 181 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/ccffe259-1603-44f9-87a9-95c04aa69691`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).