ID S 1297
enactedARTIFICIAL 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEEprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-13
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
introduction
2026-02-16
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
2026-02-20
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
reading-2
2026-02-25
Referred to 14th Order for amendment
2026-03-17
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
2026-03-17
Reported out without recommendation, as amended
2026-03-17
Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
2026-03-18
Amendments reported printed
2026-03-18
Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
2026-03-18
Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
2026-03-19
Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
reading-2
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
2026-03-20
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-20
Read First Time, Referred to Business
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-26
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
committee-passage-favorable
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
2026-03-27
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
enrolled
2026-03-30
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
passage
2026-03-30
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
passage
2026-03-30
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-30
Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26
executive-receipt
2026-04-01
Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027
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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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