Bill Commons

ID S 1257

enacted

CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights.

Idaho · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2026-02-04
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-26 — Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 131 Effective: 07/01/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-05

    Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules

  3. 2026-02-19

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-20

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    reading-2

  5. 2026-02-27

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-6-5AYES – 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, WoodwardNAYS – Adams, Anthon, Hart, Kohl, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Bjerke, Cook, Lent, Ruchti, SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - WintrowTitle apvd - to House

    passage,reading-3

  6. 2026-03-02

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  7. 2026-03-02

    Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare

    reading-1,referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-16

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-03-17

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-17

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-24-2AYES – 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. SpeakerNAYS – 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, WisniewskiAbsent – Berch, RedmanFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-03-18

    Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

    enrolled

  12. 2026-03-18

    Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

    passage

  13. 2026-03-19

    Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

    passage

  14. 2026-03-19

    Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

    executive-receipt

  15. 2026-03-23

    Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26

    executive-receipt

  16. 2026-03-26

    Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 131 Effective: 07/01/2026

    became-law,executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Read third time in full –

    2026-02-27 · pass · 24-6

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Bernt: yes
    • Blaylock: yes
    • Burtenshaw: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Den Hartog: yes
    • Foreman: yes
    • Galloway: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Keyser: yes
    • Lakey: yes
    • Lenney: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Okuniewicz: yes
    • Rabe: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Shippy: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Toews: yes
    • VanOrden: yes
    • Ward-Engelking: yes
    • Wintrow: yes
    • Woodward: yes
    • Adams: no
    • Anthon: no
    • Hart: no
    • Kohl: no
    • Zito: no
    • Zuiderveld: no
    • Bjerke: absent
    • Cook: absent
    • Lent: absent
    • Ruchti: absent
    • Semmelroth: absent
  • Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required –

    2026-03-17 · pass · 44-24

    Member-level votes (68)
    • Bingham: yes
    • Boyle: yes
    • Cannon: yes
    • Cheatum: yes
    • Church: yes
    • Cornilles: yes
    • Crane: yes
    • Dygert: yes
    • Egbert: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Fuhriman: yes
    • Furniss: yes
    • Galaviz: yes
    • Gannon: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Haws: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Holtzclaw: yes
    • Manwaring: yes
    • Mathias: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Mickelsen: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Mitchell: yes
    • Monks: yes
    • Nelsen: yes
    • Palmer: yes
    • Petzke: yes
    • Pickett: yes
    • Pohanka: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rubel: yes
    • Sauter: yes
    • Shirts: yes
    • Skaug: yes
    • Tanner: yes
    • Vander Woude: yes
    • Veile: yes
    • Weber: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Alfieri: no
    • Barbieri: no
    • Beiswenger: no
    • Bruce: no
    • Burgoyne: no
    • Cayler: no
    • Ehardt: no
    • Ehlers: no
    • Garner: no
    • Harris: no
    • Hawkins: no
    • Hill: no
    • Hostetler: no
    • Leavitt: no
    • Marmon: no
    • Mendive: no
    • Price: no
    • Rasor: no
    • Scott: no
    • Shepherd: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Wisniewski: no
    • Berch: absent
    • Redman: absent

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