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State/Terr	AI Scope	Relevant Law	Law Link	Effective Date	Key Requirements	Enforcements & Penalties
Idaho	User-Facing AI	Conversational AI Safety Act	S 1297	7/1/2027	• Requires any person who develops and makes available an artificial intelligence system that primarily simulates human conversation and interaction through textual, visual, or aural communications (a "conversational AI service") to the public (an "operator") to: - Clearly and conspicuously disclose that the conversational AI service is artificial intelligence if reasonable persons would be misled to believe that they are interacting with a human; - Adopt a protocol for the conversational AI service to respond to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation that includes but is not limited to making reasonable efforts to provide a response to users that refers them to crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline, crisis text line, or other appropriate crisis services; and - Refrain from knowingly and intentionally causing or programing a conversational AI service to make any representation or statement that explicitly indicates that the conversational AI service is designed to provide professional mental or behavioral health care. • Requires operators to implement additional procedures for minor users, including (i) providing a clear and conspicuous disclosure that they are interacting with AI via a persistent disclaimer or at the beginning of each session and at least every three hours in a continuous conversation, (ii) not providing the user with points or similar rewards at unpredictable intervals with the intent to encourage increased engagement with the service, (iii) instituting reasonable measures to prevent the conversational AI service from producing visual material of sexually explicit conduct, generating direct statements that the account holder should engage in sexually explicit conduct, or generate statements that sexually objectify the account holder, (iv) instituting reasonable measures to prevent the service from generating statements that would lead reasonable persons to believe they are interacting with a human, and (v) offering tools for managing privacy and account settings. • Expressly excludes software applications, web interfaces, or computer programs that are accessible only to individuals who have entered into a commercial agreement, enterprise contract, or similar business arrangement with the operator.	• Subject to an injunction and liable for $1,000 per violation not to exceed $500,000 per operator or actual damages, whichever is greater.
Idaho	AI in Education	Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education	S1227	7/1/2026	• Requires Idaho’s state department of education to develop a “statewide artificial intelligence in education framework" for use in all K-12 Idaho public schools, including requirements to prioritize human-centered oversight, provide guidance on integration, and address accessibility. • Requires each local district and public charter school to adopt a policy governing the use of generative artificial intelligence by students and employees in school buildings, on school grounds, during school activities, and on school-issued devices. • Requires all generative AI-related software, applications, and tools procured by local school districts and public charter schools to comply with state and federal privacy laws, and for all vendors to disclose whether products utilize machine learning, predictive analytics, or generative AI and shall provide assurances regarding data protection, algorithmic transparency, and responsible use.	N/A
Idaho	AI Intimate Images	Idaho Explicit Synthetic Media law	Idaho Code § 18-6606	7/1/2024	• Prohibits any person from knowingly disclosing explicit synthetic media that realistically misrepresents an identifiable individual as engaging in conduct in which that identifiable individual did not engage where such disclosure (or threatened disclosure) could harm the individual (such as cause substantial emotional distress, or be used to threaten or harass the individual).	Misdemeanor or felony charges, and up to $25,000 in criminal fines.
Idaho	AI Definition	Relating to Personhood	I.C. § 5-346	7/1/2022	• Prohibits the granting of personhood to artificial intelligence in the state of Idaho.	N/A

State/Terr

AI Scope

Relevant Law

Law Link

Effective Date

Key Requirements

Enforcements & Penalties

Idaho

User-Facing AI

Conversational AI Safety Act

S 1297

7/1/2027

• Requires any person who develops and makes available an artificial intelligence system that primarily simulates human conversation and interaction through textual, visual, or aural communications (a "conversational AI service") to the public (an "operator") to:

- Clearly and conspicuously disclose that the conversational AI service is artificial intelligence if reasonable persons would be misled to believe that they are interacting with a human;

- Adopt a protocol for the conversational AI service to respond to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation that includes but is not limited to making reasonable efforts to provide a response to users that refers them to crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline, crisis text line, or other appropriate crisis services; and

- Refrain from knowingly and intentionally causing or programing a conversational AI service to make any representation or statement that explicitly indicates that the conversational AI service is designed to provide professional mental or behavioral health care.

• Requires operators to implement additional procedures for minor users, including (i) providing a clear and conspicuous disclosure that they are interacting with AI via a persistent disclaimer or at the beginning of each session and at least every three hours in a continuous conversation, (ii) not providing the user with points or similar rewards at unpredictable intervals with the intent to encourage increased engagement with the service, (iii) instituting reasonable measures to prevent the conversational AI service from producing visual material of sexually explicit conduct, generating direct statements that the account holder should engage in sexually explicit conduct, or generate statements that sexually objectify the account holder, (iv) instituting reasonable measures to prevent the service from generating statements that would lead reasonable persons to believe they are interacting with a human, and (v) offering tools for managing privacy and account settings.

• Expressly excludes software applications, web interfaces, or computer programs that are accessible only to individuals who have entered into a commercial agreement, enterprise contract, or similar business arrangement with the operator.

• Subject to an injunction and liable for $1,000 per violation not to exceed $500,000 per operator or actual damages, whichever is greater.

Idaho

AI in Education

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education

S1227

7/1/2026

• Requires Idaho’s state department of education to develop a “statewide artificial intelligence in education framework" for use in all K-12 Idaho public schools, including requirements to prioritize human-centered oversight, provide guidance on integration, and address accessibility.

• Requires each local district and public charter school to adopt a policy governing the use of generative artificial intelligence by students and employees in school buildings, on school grounds, during school activities, and on school-issued devices.

• Requires all generative AI-related software, applications, and tools procured by local school districts and public charter schools to comply with state and federal privacy laws, and for all vendors to disclose whether products utilize machine learning, predictive analytics, or generative AI and shall provide assurances regarding data protection, algorithmic transparency, and responsible use.

N/A

Idaho

AI Intimate Images

Idaho Explicit Synthetic Media law

Idaho Code § 18-6606

7/1/2024

• Prohibits any person from knowingly disclosing explicit synthetic media that realistically misrepresents an identifiable individual as engaging in conduct in which that identifiable individual did not engage where such disclosure (or threatened disclosure) could harm the individual (such as cause substantial emotional distress, or be used to threaten or harass the individual).

Misdemeanor or felony charges, and up to $25,000 in criminal fines.

Idaho

AI Definition

Relating to Personhood

I.C. § 5-346

7/1/2022

• Prohibits the granting of personhood to artificial intelligence in the state of Idaho.

N/A

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