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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 27, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Idaho Senate Bill
CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights.
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House • Mar 19, 2026: Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
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Summary
Comments on S 1257
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEEprimary

Votes
YES: 44
- Bingham
- Boyle
- Cannon
- Cheatum
- Church
- Cornilles
- Brent J. Crane
- 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)
- Steve Tanner
- Vander Woude
- Veile
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Moyle
NO: 24
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- 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 | Senate
- Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-24-2
- AYES – 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. Speaker
- NAYS – 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, Wisniewski
- Absent – Berch, Redman
- Floor Sponsor - Wheeler
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-6-5
- AYES – 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, Woodward
- NAYS – Adams, Anthon, Hart, Kohl, Zito, Zuiderveld
- Absent and excused – Bjerke, Cook, Lent, Ruchti, Semmelroth
- Floor Sponsor - Wintrow
- 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 05, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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