EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding virtual public education in Idaho.
This bill requires Idaho public schools and colleges to collect aggregated student data on immigration status, nationality, and primary language. It directly affects all Idaho public school districts and institutions of higher education. The data must be used solely for analyzing education costs and understanding federal immigration policy impacts - prohibiting any discrimination - and reported annually to the legislature. The collection must comply with existing data privacy laws, and the law takes effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Signed Mar 11, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 13, 2026
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican30
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Den Hartog, Shippy, WoodwardFloor Sponsor - LentTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, 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, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor,
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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