---
type: "Bill"
title: "VULNERABLE CHILD PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding vulnerable child protection."
description: "VULNERABLE CHILD PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding vulnerable child protection."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 71"
citation: "Idaho H 71 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTS", "CHILDREN", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "GENDER", "MEDICAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bd7cccc-2a56-4c9b-914d-4b723e713a22"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0071/"
source_hash: "782d220b8cbdbc7461432f0d7c768e098e9155e694c8b5b8672fedfab8fe0092"
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 71 (2023) — VULNERABLE CHILD PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding vulnerable child protection.

## 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/H0071A2.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0071.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0071E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – — **58–12** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **22–12** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **56–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2023-02-03** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2023-02-06** Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
- **2023-02-06** Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2023-02-08** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-10** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Tuesday, February 14, 2023
- **2023-02-14** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-12-0AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw(Yorgason), 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, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Bundy, Burns, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-02-15** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2023-03-22** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2023-03-22** Amendments ordered printed
- **2023-03-22** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2023-03-22** Amendments reported printed
- **2023-03-22** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-23** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Retained on calendar
- **2023-03-27** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 22-12-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Herndon, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Bernt, Hartgen, Just, Lee, Rabe, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – RicksFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House
- **2023-03-28** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2023-03-28** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2023-03-28** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2023-03-28** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2023-03-28** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2023-03-28** Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 56-13-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, 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, 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, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, RubelAbsent – LantingFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to enrol
- **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 4, 2023 Session Law Chapter 292 Effective: 01/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bd7cccc-2a56-4c9b-914d-4b723e713a22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).