---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to revise procedures for contested cases and hearing officers."
description: "IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to revise procedures for contested cases and hearing officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "H 629"
citation: "Idaho H 629 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT", "COURTS", "GOVERNMENT", "JUDGES", "SELF-GOVERNING AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-14"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d309c25-440f-44ff-b720-f0f52d17d19f"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0629/"
source_hash: "2339a6a82d8a8f27b41377ce6f044388d7dfd171cf61a8da18599b19b1493bd7"
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 629 (2022) — IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to revise procedures for contested cases and hearing officers.

## 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/H0629.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **41–25** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **31–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-02-15** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2022-03-02** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-04** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 7, 2022
- **2022-03-07** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 41-25-4AYES – Addis, Amador, Andrus, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Clow, Erickson, Furniss, Gannon, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCann, McCrostie, Mitchell, Moyle, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, Ruchti, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wood, Yamamoto, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Adams, Armstrong, Barbieri, Christensen, Crane, Dixon, Ehardt, Ferch, Galloway, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Kingsley, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Wisniewski, YoungAbsent – Boyle, DeMordaunt, Gibbs, YoungbloodFloor Sponsors - Troy & MarshallTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2022-03-08** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2022-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-22** Retained on calendar
- **2022-03-23** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Souza, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Crabtree, Nye, ZitoAbsent and excused – StennettFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2022-03-23** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2022-03-24** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-24** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2022-03-24** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2022-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 6:10 p.m. on March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2022 Session Law Chapter 287 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/4d309c25-440f-44ff-b720-f0f52d17d19f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).