---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH – Adds to existing law to provide that a resident in a health care facility has the right to essential caregiver visitation."
description: "HEALTH – Adds to existing law to provide that a resident in a health care facility has the right to essential caregiver visitation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "S 1353"
citation: "Idaho S 1353 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSISTED LIVING AND NURSING HOMES", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HOSPITALS", "RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-28"
last_action: "2022-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a146f369-927f-430e-94f7-9132a3b4c910"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1353/"
source_hash: "592d09f7260e62a3b3916ad312a63549151b2bab24930f8cb61f29edf6634a17"
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 S 1353 (2022) — HEALTH – Adds to existing law to provide that a resident in a health care facility has the right to essential caregiver visitation.

## 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/S1353.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-03-01** Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
- **2022-03-02** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2022-03-02** Reported out without amendments; filed for second reading
- **2022-03-03** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-04** Retained on calendar
- **2022-03-07** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Agenbroad, 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, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – VickFloor Sponsor - StennettTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2022-03-09** Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2022-03-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-17** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt(Zollinger), Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, 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 – ChaneyFloor Sponsor - LickleyTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2022-03-18** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2022-03-21** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2022-03-21** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2022-03-22** Reported delivered to Governor at 8:10 a.m. on 03/22/22
- **2022-03-23** Signed by Governor on 03/22/22 Session Law Chapter 134 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/a146f369-927f-430e-94f7-9132a3b4c910`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).