# Idaho S 1448: MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to minors. Idaho S 1448, MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to minors., is a 2026 regular legislative session Senate bill sponsored by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE; status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 343 Effective: 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1448-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Idaho S 1448 - State: Idaho - Session: 2026 regular legislative session - Title: MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to minors. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-03-30 - Last action: 2026-04-02, Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 343 Effective: 07/01/2026 - Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: MINORS - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (82 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Content retailers face tighter location limits: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho extends its 2,500-foot business-location limit to stores meeting a 10% printed-inventory threshold. At least 10% of printed materials held for sale or rent must be both sexually explicit and harmful to minors. Distance is measured in a straight line to the nearest entr… - New content standards with teen exemptions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho changes its test for material harmful to minors; minors remain people under 18. The test considers the whole work, its appeal to sexual interests, and whether its sexual content clearly offends prevailing adult standards. Works with serious literary, artistic, politica… - Parents gain claims over restricted library content: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho schools and public libraries cannot promote or provide minors material that is both sexually explicit and harmful to minors. Minors or their parents or legal guardians can sue over access or a failure to take reasonable steps to restrict access. They must first request… - Penalties for providing sexual content to minors: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho bars knowingly giving, making available, or promoting material to minors that is both sexually explicit and harmful to minors. This also covers possession with intent to promote and sales or loans to minors for payment. Violations carry up to one year in county jail, a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE - Cosponsor: Todd M. Lakey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bruce D. Skaug (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 54 | 11 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 28 | 6 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-02: Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 343 Effective: 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-02: Reported delivered to Governor at 5 p.m. on 04/02/26 - 2026-04-02: Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor - 2026-04-02: Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate (House) - 2026-04-02: Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-11-5 (House) - 2026-04-02: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading (House) - 2026-04-01: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (House) - 2026-04-01: Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration (House) - 2026-04-01: Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading (House) - 2026-04-01: Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-30: 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/S1448.pdf) ## Related bills - H 0939: HUNTING – Amends existing law regarding the use of certain technologies. (signed) - H 0810: ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide certain physical presence requirements for state representatives and senators. (signed) - S 1356: SINGLE COUNTYWIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway dis… (signed) - S 1359: VIRTUAL CURRENCY KIOSK FRAUD PREVENTION ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Virtual Currency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Act. (vetoed) - S 1362: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2027. (signed) - S 1452: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of… (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1448.pdf) ## Related - [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 1452: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY – Relates to t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1452-2026) - [Idaho bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/idaho/bills) - [Idaho state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/idaho) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ID-S1448-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).