# Idaho S 1251: ATTORNEY GENERAL – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding a duty of the Attorney General.

Idaho S 1251, ATTORNEY GENERAL – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding a duty of the Attorney General., is a 2026 regular legislative session Senate bill sponsored by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Signed by Governor on 03/23/26 Session Law Chapter 101 Effective: 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Idaho S 1251
- State: Idaho
- Session: 2026 regular legislative session
- Title: ATTORNEY GENERAL – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding a duty of the Attorney General.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-03-24, Signed by Governor on 03/23/26 Session Law Chapter 101 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (94 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- AG can halt violations with court orders: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Attorney General can ask a court to declare that a law was broken and order it to stop. This applies when an Idaho law sets a duty or a ban but does not include a civil lawsuit to enforce it. The Attorney General can bring these cases against any person under Idaho law.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
- Cosponsor: Todd M. Lakey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Shirts (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 64 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 30 | 3 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-24: Signed by Governor on 03/23/26 Session Law Chapter 101 Effective: 07/01/2026
- 2026-03-19: Reported delivered to Governor at 11:15 a.m. on 03/19/26
- 2026-03-19: Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- 2026-03-18: Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-18: Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-5-1 (House)
- 2026-03-16: U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day (House)
- 2026-03-13: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration (House)
- 2026-02-16: Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-3-2 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read second time; filed for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1251.pdf)

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- S 1362: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2027. (signed)
- S 1448: MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to minors. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1251.pdf)

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- [H 0939: HUNTING – Amends existing law regarding the use of certain technologies.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0939-2026)
- [H 0810: ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-H0810-2026)
- [S 1356: SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1356-2026)
- [S 1359: VIRTUAL CURRENCY KIOSK FRAUD PREVENTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1359-2026)
- [S 1362: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Sc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1362-2026)
- [S 1448: MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1448-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1251-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).