Idaho bills · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)
Idaho S 1297
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 1, 2026): Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 House | Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – | pass | Set your home in Idaho to see |
| Mar 19, 2026 Senate | Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended – | pass | Set your home in Idaho to see |
Actions
- Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027 - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26 - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-12-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Furniss, Garner, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Fuhriman, Haws, Skaug, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to Senate - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Read First Time, Referred to Business - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 21-12-2AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Semmelroth, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Adams, GallowayFloor Sponsor - ToewsTitle apvd - to House - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Amendments reported printed - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Reported out without recommendation, as amended - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Placed in the Committee of the Whole - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Referred to 14th Order for amendment - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Read second time; filed for Third Reading - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing