S 1058 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the placement of an abandoned child.

This bill updates Idaho's Safe Haven law to allow parents to anonymously leave newborns (under 30 days old) at designated safe locations like hospitals, fire stations, or medical facilities without fear of prosecution. It expands the definition of "safe haven" to include fire stations and specific medical providers, requires confidentiality for parents who surrender children, and adds requirements to follow the Indian Child Welfare Act when placing Indian children. Safe havens must immediately notify authorities but cannot ask for parent identities, and staff are granted immunity from liability for good-faith actions under the law. The changes take effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House Mar 14, 2025

How they voted

333
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic6
3 Yea 3 Nay
50% Nay
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/19/25 Session Law Chapter 127 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-0-5AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Schubin), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Red
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Semmelroth, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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