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ID S1058

Bill

Status

Passed

3/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds definition of "Indian child" to Idaho Safe Haven Act as an unmarried person under 18 who is a member/citizen of an Indian tribe or eligible for membership and is the biological child of a tribal member

  • Allows custodial parents to voluntarily disclose Indian tribe membership or citizenship when surrendering a child at a safe haven, though no information is required

  • Requires Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies and transfer custody of abandoned children to a selected agency within 24 hours, unless exigent circumstances exist

  • Mandates compliance with federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) when any party knows or has reason to know the child is an Indian child, including sending notification to the child's tribe within 10 days

  • Declares an emergency with effective date of July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the placement of an abandoned child.

IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT

Last Action

Session Law Chapter 127 Effective: 07/01/2025

3/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Health and Welfare2/27/2025
Health and Welfare2/6/2025
Judiciary and Rules2/5/2025

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