Idaho 2026 Session Status: Enacted

S 1297 — ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.

Last action — Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on April 01, 2026.

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1297 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONVERSATIONAL AI SAFETY ACT;
1297, As Amended BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONVERSATIONAL AI SAFETY ACT;
(iii) Designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and dis- crete topic;
(iii) A chatbot that is a feature of a video game that is limited to replies related to the video game and that does not discuss topics related to mental health, self-harm, or material harmful to minors or maintain a dialogue on other topics unrelated to the video game;
(iv) Primarily designed and marketed for commercial use by busi- ness entities, including those whose primary intended users are employees, contractors, or clients of business entities, whether delivered via cloud, on premises, or hybrid deployments;
(iv) Designed to provide outputs relating to a narrow and discrete topic;
(v) Designed to function as a speaker and voice command interface or voice-activated virtual assistant for a consumer electronic device;
(v) Primarily designed and marketed for commercial use by busi- ness entities, including those whose primary intended users are employees, contractors, or clients of business entities, whether delivered via cloud, on premises, or hybrid deployments;
(vi) Used by a business solely for internal purposes;
(vi) Designed to function as a speaker and voice command inter- face or voice-activated virtual assistant for a consumer elec- tronic device;
or (vii) Accessible only to individuals who have entered into a com- mercial agreement, enterprise contract, or similar business ar- rangement with the operator.
(vii) Used by a business solely for internal purposes;
(viii) Accessible only to individuals who have entered into a com- mercial agreement, enterprise contract, or similar business ar- rangement with the operator;
or (ix) A chatbot used only for customer service, a business's op- erational purposes, productivity purposes, or analysis related to source information, internal research, or technical assistance.
(6) "Operator" means a person who develops and makes available a con- versational AI service to the public.
(6) "Operator" means a person who makes available a conversational AI service to the public.
Operator does not include mobile ap- plication stores or search engines solely because they provide access to a conversational AI service.
Operator does not include mobile application stores or search engines solely because they provide access to a conversational AI service.
(5) An operator shall offer tools for minor account holders and, where such account holders are under thirteen (13) years of age, their parents or guardians, to manage the account holder's privacy and account settings.
(5) An operator shall offer tools for account holders and, where such account holders are under thirteen (13) years of age, their parents or guardians, to manage the account holder's privacy and account settings.
(3) This chapter shall not create liability for the developer of an AI model for any violation of this chapter by an AI system developed by a third party to provide a conversational AI service.
(3) This chapter shall not create liability for the developer of an AI model for any violation of this chapter by a conversational AI system that is made available to the public by a third-party operator.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 249 Effective: 07/01/2027

  2. Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26

  3. Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

  4. Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

  5. Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

  6. Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

  7. Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-12-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Furniss, Garner, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Fuhriman, Haws, Skaug, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to Senate

  8. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  9. Read First Time, Referred to Business

  10. Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  11. Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 21-12-2AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Semmelroth, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Adams, GallowayFloor Sponsor - ToewsTitle apvd - to House

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

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

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

  15. Amendments reported printed

  16. Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment

  17. Reported out without recommendation, as amended

  18. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  19. Referred to 14th Order for amendment

  20. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  21. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  22. Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs

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

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · Primary

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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