--- type: "Bill" title: "SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act." description: "SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act." jurisdiction: "us/states/id" legislature: "Idaho Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "H 542" citation: "Idaho H 542 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["ACTS", "CHILDREN", "HEALTH", "PARENTS", "SAFETY", "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY", "SPEECH"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 30 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2026-01-28" last_action: "2026-04-02" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b89369e-d2a6-432c-a4e4-74f7471574a8" source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0542/" source_hash: "3d22e4058fa3a01b969b091ca32b7dbd0fef7f3c04f68016df30391f248dfaeb" 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 542 (2026) — SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0542A1.pdf) 2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0542.pdf) 3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0542E1.pdf) ## Votes - Read third time as amended in the Senate – — **21–14** (pass) · upper - Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **62–5** (pass) · lower - Read Third Time in Full – — **62–7** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-01-28** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction` - **2026-01-29** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs - **2026-02-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-05** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-02-06** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 9, 2026 - **2026-02-09** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 62-7-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Cheatum, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Monks, ThompsonAbsent – WisniewskiFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3` - **2026-02-10** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading - **2026-02-10** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction` - **2026-03-16** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment - **2026-03-17** Placed in the Committee of the Whole - **2026-03-17** Amendments ordered printed - **2026-03-17** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading - **2026-03-18** Amendments reported printed - **2026-03-18** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-19** Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-20** Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 21-14-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, WintrowNAYS – Blaylock, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Ruchti, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House - **2026-03-23** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2026-03-23** House Concurred in Senate Amendments - **2026-03-23** Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk - **2026-03-23** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing - **2026-03-24** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills - **2026-03-24** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-25** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-25** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-5-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Hostetler, Leavitt, Monks, ThompsonAbsent – Bingham, Hall(Stone), PohankaFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to enrol - **2026-03-26** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage` - **2026-03-26** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker - **2026-03-26** Signed by President; returned to House `passage` - **2026-03-27** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-03-27** Delivered to Governor at 12:01 p.m. on March 27, 2026 `executive-receipt` - **2026-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 268 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/4b89369e-d2a6-432c-a4e4-74f7471574a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).