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type: "Bill"
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title: "PERSONHOOD – Adds to existing law to provide that environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman animals, and inanimate objects shall not be granted personhood."
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description: "PERSONHOOD – Adds to existing law to provide that environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman animals, and inanimate objects shall not be granted personhood."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
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legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "H 720"
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citation: "Idaho H 720 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ANIMALS", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "COURTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-03-01"
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last_action: "2022-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82c41826-45c2-4a89-a425-7d14d8f0cd04"
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source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0720/"
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source_hash: "34984a13eaa405f2e5dafdd1628cd529b842fe06c758d6068f9fd4a6f50c43e6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
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---
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# Idaho H 720 (2022) — PERSONHOOD – Adds to existing law to provide that environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman animals, and inanimate objects shall not be granted personhood.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0720.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Read third time in full – — **30–5** (pass) · lower
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- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **50–17** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-03-01** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
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- **2022-03-02** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
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- **2022-03-03** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
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- **2022-03-03** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 50-17-3AYES – Addis, Amador, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Galloway, Gestrin, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, McCann(Liedke), Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Troy(Seegmiller), Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew, Furniss, Gannon, Gibbs, Green, Hartgen, Mathias(Woodings), McCrostie, Nash, Necochea, Rubel, Ruchti, Syme, Toone, WoodAbsent – Adams, Armstrong, ChaneyFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-04** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
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- **2022-03-04** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
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- **2022-03-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-22** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
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- **2022-03-23** Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-5-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Nelson, Nye, Semmelroth, Stennett, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - HeiderTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-24** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
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- **2022-03-24** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- **2022-03-25** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-25** Signed by President; returned to House
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- **2022-03-25** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
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- **2022-03-25** Delivered to Governor at 12:25 p.m. on March 25, 2022
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- **2022-03-31** Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2022 Session Law Chapter 322 Effective: 07/01/2022 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82c41826-45c2-4a89-a425-7d14d8f0cd04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).
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