2026 - SB 1251 - Attorney General Power Expansion

SB 1251 would significantly expand the Attorney General's authority over hundreds of Idaho statutes, including those never designed for civil enforcement. It would allow the Attorney General to choose which statutes to enforce and against whom, raising serious equal protection and due process concerns.

In addition to creating legal uncertainty about the limits of Attorney General power, the bill risks disrupting carefully balanced enforcement structures, could increase rights-chilling litigation, and threatens every Idahoan’s right to fair treatment, speech and assembly.