---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICINE – Amends existing law to establish terms for a provisional license to practice medicine for graduates of medical schools located outside of the United States and Canada."
description: "MEDICINE – Amends existing law to establish terms for a provisional license to practice medicine for graduates of medical schools located outside of the United States and Canada."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 542"
citation: "Idaho H 542 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "MEDICAL", "OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c928c2b-7c85-4c51-abb1-a7af92a747e7"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0542/"
source_hash: "d4e87a77589927b6e20fbe8512f89e1297c32538c424540a9397369d9fa3c391"
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 542 (2024) — MEDICINE – Amends existing law to establish terms for a provisional license to practice medicine for graduates of medical schools located outside of the United States and Canada.

## 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/2024/legislation/H0542A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0542.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0542E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – — **69–1** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **66–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **32–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-12** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2024-02-22** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-23** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-27** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-02-28** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Hansen), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Crane(12), Galaviz, Green, PalmerFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-02-29** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2024-03-07** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2024-03-19** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2024-03-19** Amendments ordered printed
- **2024-03-19** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-19** Amendments reported printed
- **2024-03-19** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-20** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – ForemanAbsent and excused – Burtenshaw, LakeyFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to House
- **2024-03-22** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-03-22** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2024-03-22** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- **2024-03-22** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2024-03-25** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2024-03-25** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-26** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 69-1-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Harada), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw(Johnson), Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, YoungNAYS – Mr. SpeakerAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2024-03-26** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-03-27** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Delivered to Governor at 3:27 p.m. on March 27, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2024 Session Law Chapter 216 Effective: 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c928c2b-7c85-4c51-abb1-a7af92a747e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).