Idaho bills · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)
Idaho S 1257
CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 26, 2026): Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 131 Effective: 07/01/2026
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 House | Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – | pass | Set your home in Idaho to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Read third time in full – | pass | Set your home in Idaho to see |
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 131 Effective: 07/01/2026 - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26 - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-24-2AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Ehardt, Ehlers, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Berch, RedmanFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-6-5AYES – Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Adams, Anthon, Hart, Kohl, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Bjerke, Cook, Lent, Ruchti, SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to House - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Read second time; filed for Third Reading - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing