---
type: "Bill"
title: "IMMIGRATION COOPERATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding illegal entry, to remove provisions regarding illegal entry, and to provide for certain affirmative defenses."
description: "IMMIGRATION COOPERATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding illegal entry, to remove provisions regarding illegal entry, and to provide for certain affirmative defenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1260"
citation: "Idaho S 1260 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "FEDERAL LAWS AND RELATIONS", "IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANTS", "INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8599762c-d800-440f-a4f8-68249720c76a"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1260/"
source_hash: "e628304b72accf7a7a1672967f5ef37803b4a1d0dc746f6008d26443a00fa4cc"
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 1260 (2026) — IMMIGRATION COOPERATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding illegal entry, to remove provisions regarding illegal entry, and to provide for certain affirmative defenses.

## 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/S1260.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **29–6** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **59–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
- **2026-03-04** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-09** Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Rundhaug(Carlson), Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-03-09** Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-9-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – Berch, CornillesFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-24** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-25** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:33 p.m. on 03/25/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by Governor on 03/26/26 Session Law Chapter 165 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/8599762c-d800-440f-a4f8-68249720c76a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).