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Committee approves Idaho administrative procedure rule with exceptions after AI evidence concerns

House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee · March 17, 2026
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Summary

Docket No. 62-0101-2501, covering Idaho rules of administrative procedure and provisions on artificial intelligence evidence and terminology changes, was approved with exceptions: the committee excluded Section 11, Section 12, and Section 515, citing inconsistency with legislative intent.

Bryan Nickels, Chief Administrative Law Judge, presented Docket No. 62-0101-2501 proposing updates to the Idaho rules of administrative procedure, including a name change from "hearing officer" to "law judge" and provisions addressing artificial intelligence as an evidence source.

Committee members questioned standards for admission of AI-generated evidence, discretion for sanctions, examples of AI-prepared evidence, potential encroachment on property rights in contested cases, risks of self-represented litigants misusing AI, and legislative procedural options. Rep. Chadwick moved to approve the docket; Rep. Shirts offered a substitute to approve the docket except for Section 11, Section 12, and Section 515 on grounds those sections conflicted with legislative intent. The substitute motion carried by voice vote, and the docket was approved with those sections excluded.