---
type: "Bill"
title: "DRUG COURTS AND MENTAL HEALTH COURTS – Adds to existing law to authorize counseling services to an adult receiving service through a drug or mental health court."
description: "DRUG COURTS AND MENTAL HEALTH COURTS – Adds to existing law to authorize counseling services to an adult receiving service through a drug or mental health court."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "H 73"
citation: "Idaho H 73 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a669b3a6-fcc6-4a10-ab58-260d8f49f566"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/H0073/"
source_hash: "64761e6ca163ea10aecc803e591d144c3c9b21677c8449cabfa8ffb67e890335"
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 73 (2023) — DRUG COURTS AND MENTAL HEALTH COURTS – Adds to existing law to authorize counseling services to an adult receiving service through a drug or mental health court.

## 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/H0073.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **67–0** (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 Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2023-02-14** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13)Floor Sponsor - YoungTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2023-02-17** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `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** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – 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, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – AdamsFloor Sponsor - VanOrdenTitle 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 48 Effective: 03/20/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a669b3a6-fcc6-4a10-ab58-260d8f49f566`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).