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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights."
+description: "CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
+legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "S 1257"
+citation: "Idaho S 1257 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHILDREN", "CHILDREN", "COURTS", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "PARENTS", "SAFETY", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-04"
+last_action: "2026-03-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7bba78d-f06d-4001-85b4-6c7c5135c562"
+source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1257/"
+source_hash: "e7f34a0fbd4fdd3c4c8a28054c51f326d017875d0203a543bf94f9d55108d208"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
+---
+
+# Idaho S 1257 (2026) — CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1257.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Read third time in full – — **24–6** (pass) · upper
+- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **44–24** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-04** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
+- **2026-02-05** Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
+- **2026-02-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-20** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
+- **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`
+- **2026-03-02** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
+- **2026-03-02** Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
+- **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
+- **2026-03-18** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
+- **2026-03-18** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
+- **2026-03-19** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
+- **2026-03-19** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-23** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26 `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-26** Signed by Governor on 03/25/26 Session Law Chapter 131 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7bba78d-f06d-4001-85b4-6c7c5135c562`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).
+