---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to provide for safety checks for children under one year of age."
description: "CHILD PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to provide for safety checks for children under one year of age."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 776"
citation: "Idaho H 776 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "EMERGENCIES", "GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS", "HEALTH", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "MEDICAL", "PARENTS", "SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-25"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4bd6fa0-88a0-4020-a6da-f78429ec6e2b"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0776/"
source_hash: "c246ab4dc4bcdc0649f71879ae6353ea52d0cf60f28f9a177e329ccc931f0fb5"
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 H 776 (2026) — CHILD PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to provide for safety checks for children under one year of age.

## 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/H0776.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **49–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-25** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2026-03-17** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-18-3AYES – 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. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Cannon, Hall(Stone), ManwaringFloor Sponsor - Tanner(13)Title apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-19** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-19** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-30** Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – 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, WoodwardNAYS – Anthon, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-31** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-31** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 276 Effective: 04/02/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4bd6fa0-88a0-4020-a6da-f78429ec6e2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).