---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC CONTRACTS – Adds to existing law to provide that the state shall not discriminate in public employment or public education and to prohibit discrimination in procurement."
description: "DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC CONTRACTS – Adds to existing law to provide that the state shall not discriminate in public employment or public education and to prohibit discrimination in procurement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 440"
citation: "Idaho H 440 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "CONTRACTS", "DISCRIMINATION", "EDUCATION", "EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES", "EQUAL RIGHTS", "GOVERNMENT", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-06"
last_action: "2020-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c7ab037-4729-4ed4-a1af-a494084200dc"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0440/"
source_hash: "f2f850acf28455ddfe08e2eb274e5f038de82b6dcaaa2645840713c09ed60365"
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 440 (2020) — DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC CONTRACTS – Adds to existing law to provide that the state shall not discriminate in public employment or public education and to prohibit discrimination in procurement.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0440A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0440.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0440E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – — **56–14** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **25–10** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **55–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-06** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-02-07** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2020-02-13** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-14** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-17** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 55-15-0AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Berch, Chew, Davis, Ellis, Gannon, Green, Mason, McCrostie, Necochea, Rubel, Smith, Toone, Wintrow, WoodAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-18** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-02-18** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2020-03-10** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2020-03-10** Amendments ordered printed
- **2020-03-10** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2020-03-10** Amendments reported printed
- **2020-03-10** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-03-11** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-12** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 25-10-0AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burtenshaw, Cheatham, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Agenbroad, Buckner-Webb, Crabtree, Jordan, Lee, Nelson, Nye, Shank(Burgoyne), Stennett, Ward-EngelkingAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - VickTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-13** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2020-03-13** Referred to State Affairs for concurrence recommendation
- **2020-03-16** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2020-03-16** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2020-03-16** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2020-03-16** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2020-03-17** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2020-03-17** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2020-03-18** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-03-18** Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – PASSED - 56-14-0AYES – Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Furniss, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Goesling, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nichols, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Remington, Ricks, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Syme, Troy(Seegmiller), Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wisniewski, Wood, Young, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Abernathy, Berch, Chew, Davis, Ellis, Gannon, Green, Mason, McCrostie, Necochea, Rubel, Smith, Toone, WintrowAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to enrol `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-18** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 8:19 p.m. on March 18, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2020 Session Law Chapter 331 Effective: 07/01/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c7ab037-4729-4ed4-a1af-a494084200dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).