Idaho 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate

S 1442 — IDAHO REFUGEE AND ILLEGAL ALIEN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding an audit of the resettlement of refugees and to establish provisions regarding the immigration status and nationality of arrested individuals.

Last action — Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

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1442 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE IDAHO REFUGEE AND ILLEGAL ALIEN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT;
1442, As Amended BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE IDAHO REFUGEE AND ILLEGAL ALIEN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT;
(3) No later than October 1, 2026, each local, county, and state law enforcement agency shall record and publish a biannual report containing:
(3) No later than October 1, 2026, each local, county, and state law en- forcement agency shall file with the state controller a biannual report con- taining:
crime statis- tics related to illegal aliens arrested in Idaho, including the number of illegal aliens investigated, apprehended, detained, and transferred to fed- eral officials;
crime statistics related to illegal aliens arrested in Idaho, including the num- ber of illegal aliens transferred to federal officials;
and any reason for noncompliance with the provisions of this section, if appli- cable.
and any reason for noncompliance with the provisions of this section, if applicable.
(4) Local, county, and state law enforcement agencies that fail to comply with the provisions of this section may be subject to withholding of state funding.
The state controller shall make such report available for inspection at all times on the website of the state controller.
(4) If the attorney general determines that a local, county, or state law enforcement agency is not in compliance with the provisions of this sec- tion, he shall notify such agency of its noncompliance and that it has thirty (30) days to cure the violation.
If the law enforcement agency fails to cure its noncompliance within thirty (30) days, the attorney general may seek injunctive relief against the agency, and the agency may be subject to the withholding of state funding by the legislature.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs

  2. Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  3. Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – ForemanFloor Sponsor - AnthonTitle apvd - to House

  4. Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading

  5. Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading

  6. Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended

  7. Amendments reported printed

  8. Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment

  9. Reported out without recommendation, as amended

  10. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  11. Referred to 14th Order for amendment

  12. Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules

  13. Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read third time in full as amended –

Passed 28 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28001
Democrat 0600
Total 28601
% of votes cast 80%17%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alison “Ali” Rabe Democrat Nay
Carrie Semmelroth Democrat Nay
James D. Ruchti Democrat Nay
Janie Ward-Engelking Democrat Nay
Melissa Wintrow Democrat Nay
Ron C. Taylor Democrat Nay
Ben Adams Republican Yea
Ben Toews Republican Yea
Brandon Shippy Republican Yea
Brian Lenney Republican Yea
C. Scott Grow Republican Yea
Camille Blaylock Republican Yea
Carl J. Bjerke Republican Yea
Christy Zito Republican Yea
Cindy J. Carlson Republican Yea
Codi Galloway Republican Yea
Daniel D. Foreman Republican Not Voting
Dave Lent Republican Yea
Doug Okuniewicz Republican Yea
Doug Ricks Republican Yea
Glenneda Zuiderveld Republican Yea
James W. “Jim” Woodward Republican Yea
Jim Guthrie Republican Yea
Josh Keyser Republican Yea
Joshua Kohl Republican Yea
Julie VanOrden Republican Yea
Kelly Arthur Anthon Republican Yea
Kevin Cook Republican Yea
Lori Den Hartog Republican Yea
Mark Harris Republican Yea
Phil Hart Republican Yea
Tammy Nichols Republican Yea
Todd M. Lakey Republican Yea
Treg A. Bernt Republican Yea
Van T. Burtenshaw Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety immigration
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Who sponsors S 1442?
S 1442 is sponsored by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
What is the current status of S 1442?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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