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Idaho SenateS 1297

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.

Passed 21–12Bipartisan

What it does: As amended, requires conversational AI operators to adopt a suicidal-ideation response protocol and, for minors, show an AI disclosure, block sexually explicit output and avoid unpredictable rewards; the Attorney General may seek $1,000 per violation, up to $500,000 per operator. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended –

A yes vote passed S 1297, which establishes the Conversational AI Safety Act, after the Senate suspended by two-thirds vote its rules on reading bills on separate days. (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 21 · No 12 · Not voting 2

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats510
Republicans16112

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 12 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (35)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.