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Yes: 100 • No: 0
IdahoH 04912026 regular legislative sessionHouse
EMERGENCY FIRST AID – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding immunity of persons giving first aid from damage claims.
Sponsored By: JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
EMERGENCY FIRST AID
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Bill Overview
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Legal shield for unpaid emergency helpers
Beginning July 1, 2026, you are protected from civil lawsuits when you give unpaid, good-faith emergency help. This covers first aid, emergency medical care, and emergency psychological help, including responding to suicidal thoughts. You must be at the scene or stop at the scene of an accident or emergency. The protection does not apply if you are grossly negligent. It ends when the person reaches a hospital, when a provider or facility takes over, or when an ambulance attendant takes custody.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Doug Ricks
Republican • Senate
Dave Lent
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/23/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 33 • No: 0
House vote • 1/26/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 67 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 162 Effective: 07/01/2026
3/30/2026Delivered to Governor at 4:39 p.m. on March 25, 2026
3/26/2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
3/25/2026SenateReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
3/24/2026HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2
3/23/2026HouseRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/18/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
3/17/2026HouseReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
1/27/2026SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3
1/26/2026HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
1/23/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
1/22/2026HouseReported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
1/19/2026HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
1/16/2026House
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