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type: "Bill"
title: "DOMESTIC RELATIONS Amends and adds to existing law to provide that an emergency or disaster declaration shall not be considered a compelling governmental interest sufficient to restrict parental rights."
description: "DOMESTIC RELATIONS Amends and adds to existing law to provide that an emergency or disaster declaration shall not be considered a compelling governmental interest sufficient to restrict parental rights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 246"
citation: "Idaho H 246 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACTS", "DISASTERS", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "EMERGENCIES", "GOVERNOR", "PARENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4544a4c2-590c-495e-beaa-a52d94c58ee7"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0246/"
source_hash: "dbf31b12fc5a67cf35f017689c5ffc23bb7da8473d3326036d2ffa49d7f91a9f"
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 246 (2021) — DOMESTIC RELATIONS Amends and adds to existing law to provide that an emergency or disaster declaration shall not be considered a compelling governmental interest sufficient to restrict parental rights.
## 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/2021/legislation/H0246A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0246.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0246E1.pdf)
## Votes
- Read third time in full as amended in Senate Previously Read in Full **650** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full Previously Read in Full **670** (pass) · upper
- Read third time as amended in the Senate **340** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-24** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- **2021-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-02** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-03** Read Third Time in Full Previously Read in Full PASSED - 67-0-3AYES Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS NoneAbsent Chaney, Davis, EhardtFloor Sponsor - DixonTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2021-04-08** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-04-08** Amendments ordered printed
- **2021-04-08** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2021-04-08** Amendments reported printed
- **2021-04-08** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-09** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-13** Read third time as amended in the Senate PASSED - 34-0-1AYES Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS NoneAbsent and excused BurtenshawFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2021-04-14** Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration for concurrence recommendation
- **2021-04-16** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2021-04-16** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-16** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2021-04-19** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2021-04-19** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2021-04-20** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-21** Read third time in full as amended in Senate Previously Read in Full PASSED - 65-0-5AYES Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Davis(Burns), DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Ferch, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS NoneAbsent Crane, Erickson, Galloway, Gibbs, TroyFloor Sponsor - DixonTitle apvd - to enrol `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-22** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-23** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-26** Delivered to Governor at 8:05 a.m. on April 23, 2021
- **2021-04-27** Reported Signed by Governor on April 26, 2021 Session Law Chapter 286 Effective: 04/26/2021 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4544a4c2-590c-495e-beaa-a52d94c58ee7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).