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AI Laws in Idaho
As of 2026-08-12, AI Laws USA tracks 12 AI rules in Idaho: 8 state-level rules and 4 county or city rules. Federal AI protections apply statewide on top of these — see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.
Idaho state-level AI rules (8)
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Enacted (not yet in effect)
Idaho Conversational AI Safety Act (chatbot disclosure + crisis protocol)
Idaho · Effective 2027-07-01 · Idaho SB 1297 (2026), ch. 249
Idaho's Conversational AI Safety Act requires operators of conversational AI services to clearly disclose that a user is interacting with AI whenever a reasonable person could be misled into thinking it is human. Operators must adopt a protocol to respond to users who express suicidal ideation, including making reasonable efforts to refer them to crisis resources, and may not claim to provide professional mental or behavioral health care. There are added protections for minor users, including persistent AI disclosures and parental controls for younger children.
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In effect
Idaho S1227 (AI in K-12 schools)
Idaho · Effective 2026-07-01 · Idaho SB 1227 (2026)
Idaho directs the State Department of Education to build a statewide framework for generative AI use in K-12 schools, emphasizing human oversight, accessibility, student privacy, and academic integrity. Each school district and public charter school must adopt its own generative-AI use policy aligned with that framework. AI education-technology vendors must disclose their use of machine learning, predictive analytics, and generative AI and provide data-protection assurances.
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In effect
Attorney General Labrador Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging
Idaho · Effective 2025-09-08 · Attorney General Labrador Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Tech Companies to Stop the Spread of Deepfake Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery
The Idaho Attorney General joined a 47-state coalition demanding that search engines and payment platforms adopt safeguards to curb AI-generated deepfake nonconsensual intimate imagery.
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In effect
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Policy, Standard, an
Idaho · Effective 2025-08-01 · Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Policy, Standard, and Guideline
Idaho ITS's enterprise AI governance policy establishes a risk-classification framework, oversight responsibilities, and implementation requirements for AI use across state agencies and departments.
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In effect
ID FAIR Elections Act
Idaho · Effective 2024-03-25 · Idaho HB 664, 67th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (2024), signed Mar. 25, 2024
Idaho's FAIR Elections Act requires disclosure when AI-generated synthetic audio or video is used in election campaign materials and prohibits deceptive deepfakes in electioneering communications. Candidates falsely depicted can seek injunctive relief and civil damages.
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In effect
ID Synthetic NCII Law
Idaho · Effective 2024-03-19 · Idaho HB 575, 67th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (2024), signed Mar. 19, 2024
Idaho makes it a crime to knowingly disclose explicit synthetic media — AI-generated or digitally manipulated intimate imagery — of an identifiable person when the person did not consent and disclosure is likely to cause substantial emotional distress. This was Idaho's first law specifically targeting AI-generated revenge porn.
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In effect
Idaho AI Personhood Prohibition
Idaho · Effective 2022-07-01 · Idaho Code Sec. 5-346 (HB 720, 2022, ch. 322)
Idaho law declares that artificial intelligence cannot be granted legal personhood in the state, alongside environmental elements, nonhuman animals, and inanimate objects. The provision preserves the existing legal-person status of municipalities, corporations, and other recognized entities that held it before July 1, 2022. It is a structural/definitional statute and carries no penalty.
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In effect
ID PDD law (HB 191)
Idaho · Effective 2017-07-01 · Idaho Code §§ 49-2701 et seq.
Idaho authorized statewide sidewalk delivery robots under a uniform framework (80 lb, 10 mph), required $100,000 in liability insurance, and gave local governments limited authority to add operating rules.
County and city AI rules in Idaho (4)
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In effect
Pocatello ID data center CUP denial upheld (July 16, 2026)
Pocatello, ID · Effective 2026-07-16 · Pocatello, ID City Council 4-1 vote, July 16, 2026, upholding CUP denial for Lex Developments 100MW AI data center
Pocatello, Idaho's city council said no to a proposed $2.6 billion AI data center. On July 16, 2026 the council voted 4-1 to uphold a hearing examiner's earlier denial of the conditional use permit for the 100-megawatt Lex Developments project. The developer cannot reapply for 12 months and has vowed to sue. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes were among the project's opponents.
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In effect
Elmore County ID data center moratorium (2026)
Elmore County, ID · Elmore County, Idaho — Board of Commissioners resolution (date not specified in coverage, reported 2026-07-02)
Elmore County Commissioners unanimously approved a 182-day moratorium on new data center permits, citing concerns over water use, noise, land impacts, and the absence of existing regulation for the industry.
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In effect
Boise PD FR Policy
Boise, ID · Effective 2024-04-01 · Boise PD Policy Manual, Facial Recognition Technology (2024)
Boise Police Department written policy on facial recognition technology with supervisory approval, case predicate, and investigative-lead-only rules.
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In effect
Twin Falls Police Department Automated License Plate Reader
City of Twin Falls (Twin Falls Police Department), ID · Effective 2023-12-01 · Twin Falls Police Department Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program and policy
Since December 2023 the Twin Falls Police Department has operated 40 ALPR cameras under a published policy that captures only rear plates, purges data after 30 days unless tied to an investigation, restricts and logs access, and limits use to misdemeanor and felony cases.
Idaho city guides
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