Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for parents' access to records and information.

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 857 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY; REPEALING SECTION 32-717A, IDAHO CODE, RELATING2 TO PARENTS' ACCESS TO RECORDS AND INFORMATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 7, TI-3 TLE 32, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 32-717A, IDAHO CODE,4 TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING PARENTS' ACCESS TO RECORDS AND INFOR-5 MATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.6

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:7

SECTION 1. That Section 32-717A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby8 repealed.9

SECTION 2. That Chapter 7, Title 32, Idaho Code, be, and the same is10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-11 ignated as Section 32-717A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:12 32-717A. PARENTS' ACCESS TO RECORDS AND INFORMATION. (1) Consistent13 with section 32-1015, Idaho Code, and notwithstanding any other provisions14 of law, each parent shall have equal access to all records relating to the15 parent's minor child, including medical, educational, childcare, law en-16 forcement, and court records, regardless of custodial status. Upon written17 request, a records custodian shall provide copies within fourteen (14) cal-18 endar days unless a shorter period is required by law.19 (2) Access may be restricted only by court order with written findings20 that the restriction is necessary to prevent substantial harm to the child.21 Nothing in this section shall require disclosure in violation of federal22 law.23

SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby24 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after25 July 1, 2026.26