H0680 • 2026

CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding interviews of alleged child abuse victims.

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Sponsor: JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-17
Official status: S Jud
Effective date: Not listed

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CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding interviews of alleged child abuse victims.

What This Bill Does

CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding interviews of alleged child abuse victims.

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Bill History

2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Haws, Mickelsen Floor Sponsor - Shirts Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding interviews of alleged child abuse victims.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
680
BY
JUDICIARY,
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
INTERVIEWS
OF
ALLEGED
CHILD
ABUSE
VICTIMS;
AMENDING
SECTION
2
16
-
1618,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
THAT
ALL
INTERVIEWS
OF
ALLEGED
VICTIMS
3
OF
CHILD
ABUSE
SHALL
BE
DOCUMENTED
BY
AUDIO
OR
VIDEO
TAPING;
AND
DECLAR
-
4
ING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
16
-
1618,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
16
-
1618.
INVESTIGATIVE
INTERVIEWS
OF
ALLEGED
CHILD
ABUSE
VICTIMS.
Un
-
9
less
otherwise
demonstrated
by
good
cause,
all
investigative
or
risk
10
assessment
interviews
of
alleged
victims
of
child
abuse
will
,
including
1
1
but
not
limited
to
safety
assessments,
investigative
interviews,
and
risk
12
assessment
interviews,
shall
be
documented
by
audio
or
video
taping
whether
13
conducted
by
personnel
of
law
enforcement
entities,
the
department
of
health
14
and
welfare
or
child
advocacy
centers.
The
absence
of
such
audio
or
video
15
taping
shall
not
limit
the
admissibility
of
such
evidence
in
any
related
16
court
proceeding.
17
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
18
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
19
July
1,
2026.
20