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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 26, 2026
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Became LawApr 01, 2026
Idaho Senate Bill
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.
Summary
Comments on S 1297
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary

Votes
YES: 54
- Alfieri
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Berch
- Bingham
- Boyle
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cannon
- Cheatum
- Church
- Cornilles
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- 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
- Josh Tanner
- Veile
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Moyle
ABSENT: 4
Actions
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Signed by Governor on 03/31/26
- Session Law Chapter
- Effective:
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-12-4
- AYES – 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. Speaker
- NAYS – Cayler, Furniss, Garner, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski
- Absent – Fuhriman, Haws, Skaug, Vander Woude
- Floor Sponsor - Crane(12)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Read First Time, Referred to Business
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 21-12-2
- AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
- NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Semmelroth, Zito, Zuiderveld
- Absent and excused – Adams, Galloway
- Floor Sponsor - Toews
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Amendments reported printed
- Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- 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
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