S1308 • 2026

UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding what a mediator may disclose.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-24
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding what a mediator may disclose.

What This Bill Does

UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding what a mediator may disclose.

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Bill History

2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/23/26 Session Law Chapter 103 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, 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, 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 – Berch, Mickelsen Floor Sponsor - Garner Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-03 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-03-02 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT – Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding what a mediator may disclose.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1308
BY
JUDICIARY
AND
RULES
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
UNIFORM
MEDIATION
ACT;
AMENDING
SECTION
9
-
807,
IDAHO
CODE,
2
TO
REMOVE
A
PROVISION
REGARDING
WHAT
A
MEDIATOR
MAY
DISCLOSE
AND
TO
MAKE
3
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EF
-
4
FECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
9
-
807,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
9
-
807.
PROHIBITED
MEDIATOR
REPORTS.
(1)
Except
as
otherwise
provided
9
in
subsection
(2)
of
this
section,
a
mediator
may
not
make
a
report,
assess
-
10
ment,
evaluation,
recommendation,
finding
,
or
other
communication
regard
-
1
1
ing
a
mediation
to
a
court,
administrative
agency
,
or
other
authority
that
12
may
make
a
ruling
on
the
dispute
that
is
the
subject
of
the
mediation.
13
(2)
A
mediator
may
disclose:
14
(a)
Whether
the
mediation
occurred
or
has
terminated,
whether
a
settle
-
15
ment
was
reached,
and
attendance;
16
(b)
A
mediation
communication
as
permitted
under
pursuant
to
section
17
9
-
806,
Idaho
Code;
or
18
(c)
A
mediation
communication
evidencing
abuse,
neglect,
abandonment
,
19
or
exploitation
of
an
individual
to
a
public
agency
responsible
for
pro
-
20
tecting
individuals
against
such
mistreatment
;
or
.
21
(d)
In
mediation
governed
by
Idaho
rule
of
civil
procedure
16(j),
in
-
22
formation
permitted
under
Idaho
rule
of
civil
procedure
16(j).
23
(3)
A
communication
made
in
violation
of
subsection
(1)
of
this
section
24
may
not
be
considered
by
a
court,
administrative
agency
,
or
arbitrator.
25
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
26
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
27
July
1,
2026.
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