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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Became LawMar 24, 2026
Idaho Senate Bill
PUBLIC BENEFITS – Amends existing law to provide that verification of lawful presence is not required to apply for or receive crime victims compensation.
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House • Mar 24, 2026: Effective: 07/01/2026
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Summary
Comments on S 1293
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Sponsors
- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEEprimary

Votes
YES: 64
- Alfieri
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Bingham
- Boyle
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cannon
- Cheatum
- Church
- Cornilles
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Egbert
- Ehardt
- Ehlers
- Erickson
- Fuhriman
- Furniss
- Galaviz
- Gannon
- Garner
- Green
- Hall(Stone)
- Handy
- Haws
- Healey
- Hill
- Holtzclaw
- Hostetler
- Leavitt
- Manwaring
- Marmon
- Mathias
- McCann
- Mendive
- Mickelsen
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Monks
- Nelsen
- Palmer
- Petzke
- Pickett
- Pohanka
- Price
- Raybould
- Raymond
- Redman
- Rubel
- Sauter
- Scott
- Shirts
- Skaug(Chadwick)
- Steve Tanner
- Josh Tanner
- Thompson
- Vander Woude
- Veile
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Wisniewski
- Moyle
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Signed by Governor on 03/23/26
- Session Law Chapter 100
- Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26
- 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 - 64-5-1
- AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
- NAYS – Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Rasor, Shepherd
- Absent – Berch
- Floor Sponsor - Wheeler
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
- Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
- AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld
- NAYS – None
- Absent and excused – Bjerke
- Floor Sponsor - Wintrow
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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