---
type: "Bill"
title: "RECREATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the assumption of risk and legal responsibility by recreational participants for injuries associated with recreational activities in state parks."
description: "RECREATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the assumption of risk and legal responsibility by recreational participants for injuries associated with recreational activities in state parks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 103"
citation: "Idaho H 103 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIABILITY", "PARKS AND RECREATION", "RECREATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/236685b8-1f41-4d6b-bfa7-7975e3cdc5cf"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0103/"
source_hash: "a13d98b077ea6d7274f56a591515a412b5577d2a855b2e70ea49a0e42aa72cdd"
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 103 (2023) — RECREATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the assumption of risk and legal responsibility by recreational participants for injuries associated with recreational activities in state parks.

## 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/2023/legislation/H0103.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **24–11** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **66–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-02-09** Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- **2023-02-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-2-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Nash, SkaugAbsent – Handy, HawkinsFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-27** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-02-27** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13** Retained on calendar
- **2023-03-14** Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-11-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Ruchti, Trakel, Wintrow, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - SchroederTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-15** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-15** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-17** Delivered to Governor at 11 a.m. on March 16, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2023 Session Law Chapter 54 Effective: 07/01/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/236685b8-1f41-4d6b-bfa7-7975e3cdc5cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).