--- type: "Bill" title: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding generative artificial intelligence in public education." description: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding generative artificial intelligence in public education." jurisdiction: "us/states/id" legislature: "Idaho Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "S 1227" citation: "Idaho S 1227 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY", "STUDENTS"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 28 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2026-01-22" last_action: "2026-03-19" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35ec2928-e1b2-42a5-9912-4dc3050f5f08" source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1227/" source_hash: "9923ffd1e1490f8829df6e985007e5b1483be09a23287cd0f1df613cd1f2cee6" 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 1227 (2026) — EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding generative artificial intelligence in public education. ## 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/S1227A1.pdf) 2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1227.pdf) 3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1227E1.pdf) ## Votes - Read third time in full – — **26–8** (pass) · upper - Read third time as amended in the House – — **27–6** (pass) · upper - Read third time in full as amended in House – — **62–6** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-01-22** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction` - **2026-01-23** Reported Printed; referred to Education - **2026-01-29** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-01-30** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-02-02** Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, WintrowNAYS – Galloway, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – WoodwardFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to House `passage` - **2026-02-03** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading - **2026-02-03** Read First Time, Referred to Education `reading-1, referral-committee` - **2026-03-02** Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders - **2026-03-06** Referred to the Committee of the Whole - **2026-03-06** Reported out without recommendation as amended - **2026-03-06** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing - **2026-03-06** Filed for First Reading - **2026-03-09** Read first time as amended in House; Filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-10** Read second time as amended in House; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-11** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day - **2026-03-12** Read third time in full as amended in House – PASSED - 62-6-2AYES – Alfieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Cayler, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, ThompsonAbsent – Church, SkaugFloor Sponsor - EhlersTitle apvd - to Senate - **2026-03-12** Returned from House, amended - **2026-03-12** Referred to 10th Order for possible concurrence - **2026-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments; referred to engrossment - **2026-03-13** Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended - **2026-03-13** Read first time as amended in the House, filed for Second Reading - **2026-03-16** Read second time as amended in the House, filed for Third Reading `reading-2` - **2026-03-17** Read third time as amended in the House – PASSED - 27-6-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), WoodwardNAYS – Galloway, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Semmelroth, ShippyFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to enrol - **2026-03-17** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker - **2026-03-18** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage` - **2026-03-18** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-03-19** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:06 p.m. on 03/18/26 `executive-receipt` - **2026-03-19** Signed by Governor on 03/19/26 Session Law Chapter 71 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/35ec2928-e1b2-42a5-9912-4dc3050f5f08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).