# Idaho S 1001: UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

Idaho S 1001, UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act., is a 2025 regular legislative session Senate bill sponsored by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2025-03-11 (Signed by Governor on 03/10/25 Session Law Chapter 17 Effective: 01/01/2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Idaho S 1001
- State: Idaho
- Session: 2025 regular legislative session
- Title: UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Signed by Governor on 03/10/25 Session Law Chapter 17 Effective: 01/01/2026
- Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Faster dismissal and fee risks for speakers: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Idaho gives defendants a faster way to challenge lawsuits over protected public expression. The law covers civil actions filed or claims asserted on or after that date, not earlier claims. It covers speech in or about government proceedings and constitutional expression o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
- Cosponsor: Brian Lenney (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heather Scott (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 70 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 32 | 1 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-03-11: Signed by Governor on 03/10/25 Session Law Chapter 17 Effective: 01/01/2026
- 2025-03-10: Reported delivered to Governor at 2:20 p.m. on 03/07/25
- 2025-03-07: Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-06: Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-06: Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0 (House)
- 2025-03-04: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-03-03: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-28: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 3, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-27: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-26: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-25: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-24: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-21: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 24, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-20: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-19: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-18: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration (House)
- 2025-01-28: Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2 (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/S1001.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/S1001.pdf)

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