---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain reports relating to a defendant."
description: "CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain reports relating to a defendant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "H 538"
citation: "Idaho H 538 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES & PROCEDURES", "MENTAL HEALTH", "REPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-04"
last_action: "2022-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06e8ed8a-3c96-41b0-89cf-f1d028b463cd"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0538/"
source_hash: "81dd15dbcef1af95c44c4614e43c9228f59f80c716702c3a0932724baf296ba1"
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 538 (2022) — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain reports relating to a defendant.

## 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/2022/legislation/H0538.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **31–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-04** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-02-07** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2022-02-08** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-02-10** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2022-02-11** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 63-0-7AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCann, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon(Beiswenger), Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Armstrong, Boyle, Cannon, Hartgen, Moyle, Okuniewicz, Wood(Critchfield)Floor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-14** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2022-02-14** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2022-02-28** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-0-4AYES – Anthon, Bayer, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Souza, Stennett, VanOrden(Bair), Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Agenbroad, Thayn, Vick, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-01** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2022-03-02** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2022-03-03** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-03** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2022-03-04** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2022-03-07** Delivered to Governor at 10:55 a.m. on March 4, 2022
- **2022-03-08** Reported Signed by Governor on March 7, 2022 Session Law Chapter 26 Effective: 07/01/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06e8ed8a-3c96-41b0-89cf-f1d028b463cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).