---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS ACT – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act."
description: "UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS ACT – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1240"
citation: "Idaho S 1240 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "BANKRUPTCY", "CHILDREN", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS", "DISABILITIES", "PERSONS WITH", "GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS", "HEALTH", "LIABILITY", "PARENTS", "PROBATE", "RECORDS", "REPORTS", "SAFETY", "UNIFORM AND MODEL LAWS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b61989ad-595e-49b2-a51f-4ca8cb4141aa"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1240/"
source_hash: "0b259d0484041d356cf486e4b36b8f8eb18ced47708236876994f8d8e7eee575"
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 1240 (2026) — UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS ACT – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act.

## 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/S1240.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-29** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-01-30** Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
- **2026-02-10** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Bjerke(Keyser), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Okuniewicz, Toews, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - RuchtiTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-02-16** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-02-16** Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-09** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-10** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2026-03-12** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, 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, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, 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), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Church, SkaugFloor Sponsor - ManwaringTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-13** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-16** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:10 p.m. on 03/16/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor on 03/20/26 Session Law Chapter 79 Effective: 01/01/2027 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b61989ad-595e-49b2-a51f-4ca8cb4141aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).