S12662026 Regular Session
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding foster care placement.
FOSTER CARE -- Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding foster care placement.
FOSTER CARE
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This bill improves Idaho's foster care system expanding expedited placement eligibility to trusted kin, further ensuring stability for vulnerable children and makes technical corrections for statutory consistency.
HOW THEY VOTED
senate Chamber· Feb 23, 2026
Senate Third Reading
✓ Passed
34 Yea
0 Nay
1 absentPassed by 97.14 votes
YEA (34)
DAlison RabeSD-016RBen AdamsSD-012RBen ToewsSD-004RBrandon ShippySD-009RBrian LenneySD-013RCamille BlaylockSD-011RCarl BjerkeSD-005DCarrie SemmelrothSD-017RChristy ZitoSD-008RCindy CarlsonSD-007RCodi GallowaySD-015RDaniel ForemanSD-006RDave LentSD-033RDoug OkuniewiczSD-003RDoug RicksSD-034RGlenneda ZuiderveldSD-024DJames RuchtiSD-029DJanie Ward-EngelkingSD-018RJim GuthrieSD-028RJim WoodwardSD-001RJosh KeyserSD-020RJosh KohlSD-025RJulie VanOrdenSD-030RKelly AnthonSD-027RKevin CookSD-032RLori Den HartogSD-022RMark HarrisSD-035DMelissa WintrowSD-019DRon TaylorSD-026RScott GrowSD-014RTammy NicholsSD-010RTodd LakeySD-023RTreg BerntSD-021RVan BurtenshawSD-031
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Feb 23, 2026