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ID S 1297

enacted

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.

Idaho · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did ID S 1297 pass?

Yes. ID S 1297 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-01. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027

What is ID S 1297 about?

ID S 1297 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.”.

Who sponsors ID S 1297?

STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE is the primary sponsor of ID S 1297.

Introduced
2026-02-13
Latest action
2026-04-01 — Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-13

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-16

    Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs

  3. 2026-02-20

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-23

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    reading-2

  5. 2026-02-25

    Referred to 14th Order for amendment

  6. 2026-03-17

    Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  7. 2026-03-17

    Reported out without recommendation, as amended

  8. 2026-03-17

    Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment

  9. 2026-03-18

    Amendments reported printed

  10. 2026-03-18

    Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended

  11. 2026-03-18

    Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading

  12. 2026-03-19

    Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading

    reading-2

  13. 2026-03-19

    Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 21-12-2AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Semmelroth, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Adams, GallowayFloor Sponsor - ToewsTitle apvd - to House

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2026-03-20

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  15. 2026-03-20

    Read First Time, Referred to Business

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-26

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-03-26

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-12-4AYES – 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. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Furniss, Garner, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Fuhriman, Haws, Skaug, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-03-27

    Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

    enrolled

  19. 2026-03-30

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

    passage

  20. 2026-03-30

    Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

    passage

  21. 2026-03-30

    Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

    executive-receipt

  22. 2026-03-30

    Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26

    executive-receipt

  23. 2026-04-01

    Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027

    became-law,executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended –

    2026-03-19 · pass · 21-12

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Anthon: yes
    • Bernt: yes
    • Burtenshaw: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Den Hartog: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Lakey: yes
    • Lent: yes
    • Rabe: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Ruchti: yes
    • Shippy: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Toews: yes
    • VanOrden: yes
    • Ward-Engelking: yes
    • Wintrow: yes
    • Woodward: yes
    • Bjerke: no
    • Blaylock: no
    • Foreman: no
    • Hart: no
    • Keyser: no
    • Kohl: no
    • Lenney: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Okuniewicz: no
    • Semmelroth: no
    • Zito: no
    • Zuiderveld: no
    • Adams: absent
    • Galloway: absent
  • Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required –

    2026-03-26 · pass · 54-12

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

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