---
type: "Bill"
title: "TELEHEALTH ACCESS ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for mental and behavioral health care."
description: "TELEHEALTH ACCESS ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for mental and behavioral health care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 61"
citation: "Idaho H 61 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "MEDICAL", "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f12753d-8fef-4e58-a14a-02f04b286497"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0061/"
source_hash: "45652e05cd8d628a5a91530abb7c18b7c9d80b1e608e94edd72ea90bcf6d9341"
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 61 (2023) — TELEHEALTH ACCESS ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for mental and behavioral health care.

## 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/H0061.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **54–14** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **32–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2023-02-28** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2023-03-03** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-14-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley(Crawford), Lambert, Manwaring, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wroten, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Dixon(24), Garner, Lanting, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Sauter, Wheeler, YamamotoAbsent – Green, NashFloor Sponsor - YoungTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-06** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Semmelroth, Taylor, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2023-03-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2023-03-22** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Delivered to Governor at 11 a.m. on March 23, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-28** Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2023 Session Law Chapter 142 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/2f12753d-8fef-4e58-a14a-02f04b286497`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).