S 1255 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL – Amends existing law to include tribal health facilities in provisions regarding certain detentions without hearing.

This bill amends Idaho law to include tribal health facilities in the process for emergency detentions of individuals with mental illness. It allows tribal police officers, physicians, or medical staff at tribal health facilities to detain a person without a court order if they are severely disabled due to mental illness or pose an imminent danger to themselves or others. The law requires that such detentions be reviewed by a court within 24 hours, and the person must be held in a medical facility (not a criminal detention unit). This change ensures tribal health facilities can provide the same emergency mental health services as non-tribal hospitals.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Mar 24, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2026 · House Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

340
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Feb 23, 2026
D Democratic6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – 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
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Hart, SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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