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Data centers: RestrictiveAI: Concerning

Idaho has 12 tracked bills, 5 news records, and 0 public figures; leading categories are AI governance, data-center siting, and government use of AI, the stage mix is 7 committee and 5 enacted, and facility matching found no matched data centers, 30 matched power plants totaling 4,804 MW, 0 local policy areas and 0 local actions.

Legislation

  • EnactedRestrictiveH0895

    Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers.

    Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers. is tracked in Idaho at the Enacted stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to water consumption and water infrastructure, and associated with Ways and Means Committee. The record date is 2026-04-02.

    Updated Apr 2, 2026Source
  • EnactedH0942

    Relates to the appropriation from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund for fiscal year 2027.

    Relates to the appropriation from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund for fiscal year 2027. is tracked in Idaho at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Appropriations Committee. The record date is 2026-04-02.

    Updated Apr 2, 2026Source
  • EnactedConcerningS1297

    Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.

    Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act. is tracked in Idaho at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai safety, algorithmic transparency, and child safety, and associated with State Affairs Committee and Brooke Green. The record date is 2026-03-31.

    Updated Mar 31, 2026Source
  • In committeeS1264

    Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Rural Health Transformation Committee.

    Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Rural Health Transformation Committee. is tracked in Idaho at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care and associated with Health and Welfare Committee and Julie VanOrden. The record date is 2026-03-30.

    Updated Mar 30, 2026Source
  • EnactedH0866

    Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027.

    Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027. is tracked in Idaho at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Appropriations Committee. The record date is 2026-03-25.

    Updated Mar 25, 2026Source
  • In committeeFavorableH0897

    Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.

    Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments. is tracked in Idaho at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to tax incentives and economic development, and associated with Ways and Means Committee. The record date is 2026-03-23.

    Updated Mar 23, 2026Source
  • EnactedConcerningS1227

    Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding generative artificial intelligence in public education.

    Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding generative artificial intelligence in public education. is tracked in Idaho at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI in education, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai in education and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Education Committee. The record date is 2026-03-19.

    Updated Mar 19, 2026Source
  • In committeeFavorableH0917

    Adds to existing law to require the use of AI to review administrative rules annually.

    Adds to existing law to require the use of AI to review administrative rules annually. is tracked in Idaho at the Committee stage. It is classified under government use of AI, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency, and associated with Ways and Means Committee. The record date is 2026-03-17.

    Updated Mar 17, 2026Source
  • In committeeFavorableH0820

    Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.

    Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments. is tracked in Idaho at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to tax incentives and economic development, and associated with Revenue and Taxation Committee. The record date is 2026-03-04.

    Updated Mar 4, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningH0687

    Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding unbiased artificial intelligence in state government purchasing.

    Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding unbiased artificial intelligence in state government purchasing. is tracked in Idaho at the Committee stage. It is classified under government use of AI, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and ai safety, and associated with Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee. The record date is 2026-03-02.

    Updated Mar 2, 2026Source
  • In committeeConcerningH0744

    Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the capture or use of biometric identifiers.

    Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the capture or use of biometric identifiers. is tracked in Idaho at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Ways and Means Committee. The record date is 2026-02-20.

    Updated Feb 20, 2026Source
  • In committeeFavorableH0609

    Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a property tax exemption for certain capital investments.

    Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a property tax exemption for certain capital investments. is tracked in Idaho at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to tax incentives and economic development, and associated with Revenue and Taxation Committee. The record date is 2026-02-09.

    Updated Feb 9, 2026Source

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