republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2024/h-489.md

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Bill	ESSENTIAL CAREGIVERS – Amends existing law to allow for the designation of essential caregivers for in-person visitation.	ESSENTIAL CAREGIVERS – Amends existing law to allow for the designation of essential caregivers for in-person visitation.	us/states/id	Idaho Legislature	2024	H 489	Idaho H 489 (2024)	bill	GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS HEALTH HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS MEDICAL PARENTS	enacted		1	18	2	2024-02-06	2024-04-02	openstates	ocd-bill/71069931-d4a0-4042-84bb-3ffe8fa94b31	https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0489/	3d67df0f9d6e461b6a1c97238c27adb44ce4d26f9bcf9e2fdf8973a55dbbffdc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-id

Idaho H 489 (2024) — ESSENTIAL CAREGIVERS – Amends existing law to allow for the designation of essential caregivers for in-person visitation.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Read third time in full – — 34–0 (pass) · upper
• Read Third Time in Full – — 65–3 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-06 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing introduction
• 2024-02-07 Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
• 2024-02-21 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-02-22 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2024-02-23 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 26, 2024
• 2024-02-26 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-3-2AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Hansen), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, 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, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, BurnsAbsent – Allgood, MathiasFloor Sponsor - YoungTitle apvd - to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-27 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
• 2024-02-27 Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare introduction
• 2024-03-18 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-19 Read second time; filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2024-03-25 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Shea(Ruchti)Floor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House passage
• 2024-03-26 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling enrolled
• 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
• 2024-04-02 Reported Signed by Governor on April 1, 2024 Session Law Chapter 241 Effective: 07/01/2024 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/71069931-d4a0-4042-84bb-3ffe8fa94b31. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).