---
type: "Bill"
title: "PATERNITY – Amends existing law to revise terminology in statutes regarding proceedings to establish paternity."
description: "PATERNITY – Amends existing law to revise terminology in statutes regarding proceedings to establish paternity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "H 205"
citation: "Idaho H 205 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e0ee321-117e-4024-a114-9c28e44ada97"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0205/"
source_hash: "3c66688ca7b73470aa836538f70de0197d5f4f574caff6a541d0eabadd14aca8"
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 205 (2019) — PATERNITY – Amends existing law to revise terminology in statutes regarding proceedings to establish paternity.

## 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/H0205.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **55–14** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **26–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2019-02-26** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2019-03-05** Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
- **2019-03-05** Referred to State Affairs
- **2019-03-08** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-11** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-12** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 55-14-1AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Green(2), Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Berch, Chew, Davis(Goldman), Ellis, Erpelding, Gannon, Green(18), Mason, McCrostie, Rubel, Smith(Nye), Toone, WintrowAbsent – FurnissFloor Sponsor - Green(2)Title apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-13** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2019-03-13** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2019-03-26** Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Agenbroad, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Patrick, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Burgoyne, Jordan, McCoy(Buckner-Webb), Nelson, Nye, Rice, Stennett, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – AnthonFloor Sponsor - SouzaTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-27** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2019-03-28** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-29** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-29** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2019-04-01** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2019-04-02** Delivered to Governor at 10:10 a.m. on April 1, 2019
- **2019-04-03** Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2019 Session Law Chapter 295 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/7e0ee321-117e-4024-a114-9c28e44ada97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).