---
type: "Bill"
title: "LEGISLATURE – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding intervention by the Legislature in an action regarding an Idaho statute, to provide for the authority to intervene in certain instances, and to provide applicability."
description: "LEGISLATURE – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding intervention by the Legislature in an action regarding an Idaho statute, to provide for the authority to intervene in certain instances, and to provide applicability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 326"
citation: "Idaho H 326 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTIONS", "CODES", "COURTS", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", "LEGISLATURE", "LITIGATION", "SENATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ceb01d30-db85-4ed4-8321-c711d883d396"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0326/"
source_hash: "fe4cc415eb94d6f5eb0fdfce28379f44824aa9796a5cd2dd179c56ae36bc5a0f"
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 326 (2023) — LEGISLATURE – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding intervention by the Legislature in an action regarding an Idaho statute, to provide for the authority to intervene in certain instances, and to provide applicability.

## 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/H0326.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **18–17** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required – — **40–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2023-03-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 9, read in full as required – PASSED - 40-26-4AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Necochea, Price, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Scott, Tanner, WisniewskiAbsent – Alfieri, Dixon(24), Nash, WheelerFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2023-03-22** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-22** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Retained on calendar
- **2023-03-29** Read third time in full – PASSED - 18-17-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Guthrie, Hartgen, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, VanOrden, WinderNAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Just, Lenney, Nichols, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - WinderTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-29** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-29** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2023 Session Law Chapter 305 Effective: 04/05/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ceb01d30-db85-4ed4-8321-c711d883d396`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).