---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding what a mediator may disclose."
description: "UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding what a mediator may disclose."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "S 1308"
citation: "Idaho S 1308 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "COURTS", "MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION", "RULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c96787c-7feb-4aaf-b56d-4659b1eaa3e9"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1308/"
source_hash: "e9c9fda7c66d204764a88611e6ff6a36248b261d74dad763dbfc4103e8149eb4"
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 1308 (2026) — UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding what a mediator may disclose.

## 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/S1308.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
- **2026-02-24** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2026-03-03** Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, 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, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Berch, MickelsenFloor Sponsor - GarnerTitle apvd - to Senate
- **2026-03-18** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-18** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2026-03-19** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by Governor on 03/23/26 Session Law Chapter 103 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/1c96787c-7feb-4aaf-b56d-4659b1eaa3e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).