---
type: "Bill"
title: "ABORTION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of abortion trafficking, to provide certain requirements for and restrictions on a civil action, and to provide prosecution authority for the attorney general."
description: "ABORTION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of abortion trafficking, to provide certain requirements for and restrictions on a civil action, and to provide prosecution authority for the attorney general."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 242"
citation: "Idaho H 242 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABORTION", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef63c0ac-1fc3-4fb2-9ca4-4136649089d8"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0242/"
source_hash: "121561cfaf38278a1c9020bb3746702efaf78f5ff7de5ef2e5c916ffe10f6e02"
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 242 (2023) — ABORTION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of abortion trafficking, to provide certain requirements for and restrictions on a civil action, and to provide prosecution authority for the attorney general.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0242A3.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0242.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0242E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **58–11** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **27–7** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **57–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2023-03-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 57-12-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Manwaring, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – GreenFloor Sponsors - Andrus & EhardtTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-08** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-08** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-28** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-28** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-28** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-29** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-29** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-30** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 27-7-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Guthrie, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Vick(Okuniewicz), Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bearg(Rabe), Just, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – RicksFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-30** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-30** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-30** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-30** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-30** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young(Cannon), Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – Crane(13)Floor Sponsor - EhardtTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2023-03-30** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-31** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor at 9:40 a.m. on March 31, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2023 Session Law Chapter 310 Effective: 05/05/2023 (30 days after passage and approval) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef63c0ac-1fc3-4fb2-9ca4-4136649089d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).