---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE LICENSING – Adds to existing law to provide for a notice of safety-related rights for foster children."
description: "CHILD CARE LICENSING – Adds to existing law to provide for a notice of safety-related rights for foster children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 724"
citation: "Idaho H 724 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "PARENTS", "SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-18"
last_action: "2026-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/802d7059-fe3e-41e3-b0ed-142abca502ec"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0724/"
source_hash: "c69a0014f26aef9d07d55791be93a5804c77c1f7fd0ca72267255a6478fe366c"
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 724 (2026) — CHILD CARE LICENSING – Adds to existing law to provide for a notice of safety-related rights for foster children.

## 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/H0724.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – — **58–7** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **30–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-18** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-19** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2026-03-06** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-09** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-09** Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-7-5AYES – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Hill, Holtzclaw, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Bruce, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, ThompsonAbsent – Green, Hawkins, Healey, Manwaring, McCannFloor Sponsor - WheelerTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-10** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-10** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2026-03-13** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-3-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Kohl, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Keyser, LentFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-19** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-20** Delivered to Governor at 4:32 p.m. on March 19, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2026 Session Law Chapter 132 Effective: 03/25/26 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/802d7059-fe3e-41e3-b0ed-142abca502ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).