---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for public records requests, to provide for public records requests to the legislature, and to remove unnecessary verbiage."
description: "PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for public records requests, to provide for public records requests to the legislature, and to remove unnecessary verbiage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "H 811"
citation: "Idaho H 811 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GOVERNMENT", "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL", "LEGISLATORS", "LEGISLATURE", "RECORDS", "RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-24"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cb5a5e4-0c65-4d10-8f9f-59ca12814885"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0811/"
source_hash: "4066a0deb4381f400b164e7216cf222ee8beded2899e65708c5afe47bd174b85"
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 811 (2022) — PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for public records requests, to provide for public records requests to the legislature, and to remove unnecessary verbiage.

## 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/H0811.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **30–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 3 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-24** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2022-03-24** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 3 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Galloway, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring(Tovey), Marshall, Mathias, McCann, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Furniss, GannonFloor Sponsor - YamamotoTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-25** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2022-03-25** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2022-03-25** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-25** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 30-0-5AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Stennett, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Blair(Johnson), Crabtree, Den Hartog, Nelson, SouzaFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-25** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2022-03-25** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2022-03-25** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-25** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2022-03-25** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2022-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 9:59 p.m. on March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2022 Session Law Chapter 306 Effective: 03/28/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cb5a5e4-0c65-4d10-8f9f-59ca12814885`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).