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IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 30, 2026
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Became LawApr 02, 2026
Idaho House Bill
CHILD PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to provide for safety checks for children under one year of age.
Summary
Comments on H 776
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Sponsors
- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEEprimary

Votes
YES: 49
- Beiswenger
- Berch
- Bingham
- Boyle
- Cheatum
- Church
- Cornilles
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Egbert
- Ehardt
- Ehlers
- Erickson
- Fuhriman
- Furniss
- Galaviz
- Gannon
- Garner
- Green
- Handy
- Harris
- Haws
- Healey
- Hill
- Holtzclaw
- Mathias
- McCann
- Mickelsen
- Miller
- Nelsen
- Palmer
- Petzke
- Pickett
- Pohanka
- Raybould
- Raymond
- Redman
- Rubel
- Sauter
- Shepherd
- Shirts
- Skaug(Chadwick)
- Steve Tanner
- Vander Woude
- Veile
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Moyle
NO: 18
Actions
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026
- Session Law Chapter
- Effective:
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0
- AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
- NAYS – Anthon, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Zito, Zuiderveld
- Absent and excused – None
- Floor Sponsor - Nichols
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-18-3
- AYES – Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker
- NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski
- Absent – Cannon, Hall(Stone), Manwaring
- Floor Sponsor - Tanner(13)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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