republic-os/legislation/us/states/id/2026/h-542.md

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Bill	SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.	SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.	us/states/id	Idaho Legislature	2026	H 542	Idaho H 542 (2026)	bill	ACTS CHILDREN HEALTH PARENTS SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SPEECH	enacted		3	30	3	2026-01-28	2026-04-02	openstates	ocd-bill/4b89369e-d2a6-432c-a4e4-74f7471574a8	https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0542/	3d22e4058fa3a01b969b091ca32b7dbd0fef7f3c04f68016df30391f248dfaeb	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-id

Idaho H 542 (2026) — SOCIAL MEDIA – Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Amendment (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossment 1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Read third time as amended in the Senate – — 21–14 (pass) · upper
• Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – — 62–5 (pass) · lower
• Read Third Time in Full – — 62–7 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-28 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing introduction
• 2026-01-29 Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
• 2026-02-04 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-05 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2026-02-06 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 9, 2026
• 2026-02-09 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 62-7-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, 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, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Cheatum, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Monks, ThompsonAbsent – WisniewskiFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-10 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
• 2026-02-10 Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs introduction
• 2026-03-16 Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
• 2026-03-17 Placed in the Committee of the Whole
• 2026-03-17 Amendments ordered printed
• 2026-03-17 Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
• 2026-03-18 Amendments reported printed
• 2026-03-18 Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
• 2026-03-19 Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2026-03-20 Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 21-14-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, WintrowNAYS – Blaylock, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Ruchti, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House
• 2026-03-23 Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
• 2026-03-23 House Concurred in Senate Amendments
• 2026-03-23 Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
• 2026-03-23 Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
• 2026-03-24 Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
• 2026-03-24 Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
• 2026-03-25 Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading reading-2
• 2026-03-25 Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-5-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Hostetler, Leavitt, Monks, ThompsonAbsent – Bingham, Hall(Stone), PohankaFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to enrol
• 2026-03-26 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate passage
• 2026-03-26 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
• 2026-03-26 Signed by President; returned to House passage
• 2026-03-27 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-03-27 Delivered to Governor at 12:01 p.m. on March 27, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-02 Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 268 Effective: 07/01/2026 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4b89369e-d2a6-432c-a4e4-74f7471574a8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).