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Mar 18, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 619 - Decreasing Barriers for Sex Offender Registrations

619 provides that a county must register a sex offender regardless of a person's ability to pay the registration fee.
Legislation
Mar 11, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - SB 1325 Repealing Idaho's Antiquated Crimes against Nature Statute

SB 1325 would repeal Idaho’s Crimes Against Nature statute, which criminalizes all consensual oral and anal sex. The bill would also repeal the unenforceable offenses of Adultery and Fornication.
Legislation
Feb 25, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 508 - Mandatory Minimums for Sex Offenses

HB 508 would impose a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for certain sex offenses and a one-year mandatory minimum sentence for failing to register as a sex offender or providing inaccurate information to the registry.
Legislation
Feb 22, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 658 - Execution Secrecy

HB 658 would prohibit disclosure of entities or persons supplying, manufacturing, dispending, or prescribing chemicals or substances used in an execution.
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Feb 14, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 500 - Removing Juvenile Fees

HB 500 would eliminate fees for children involved in the juvenile criminal legal system and their parents and guardians.
Legislation
Feb 09, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 543 - Raising Grand Theft Threshold

HB 543 would raise the dollar threshold of felony theft from $1000 to $2500 for those without a record of theft in the past 7 years. This threshold for felony theft has not been raised in years, making the penalty more punitive each year as inflation rises.
Legislation
Jan 27, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - Public Defense Commission Proposed Rules

Idaho's Public Defense Commission (PDC) has a duty to promulgate rules related to the provision of indigent defense in Idaho, including establishing comprehensive caseload and reporting standards. The PDC's proposed rules fail to meet that duty.
Legislation
Jan 27, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 452 - Juvenile Corrections Act

HB 452 provides that juveniles shall not be held in county jail or adult prison facilities unless there is a finding of good cause by the court.
Legislation
Feb 26, 2021
Fair Chance Employment, Idaho
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2021 - HB 196 - Fair Chance Employment

HB 196 would reduce barriers to employment for Idahoans returning to their communities post incarceration by removing the check box from applications encourages employers to eliminate blanket exclusions of people with criminal records.
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Mar 18, 2022
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Legislation
Mar 18, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 619 - Decreasing Barriers for Sex Offender Registrations

619 provides that a county must register a sex offender regardless of a person's ability to pay the registration fee.
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Mar 11, 2022
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Mar 11, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - SB 1325 Repealing Idaho's Antiquated Crimes against Nature Statute

SB 1325 would repeal Idaho’s Crimes Against Nature statute, which criminalizes all consensual oral and anal sex. The bill would also repeal the unenforceable offenses of Adultery and Fornication.
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Feb 25, 2022
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Feb 25, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 508 - Mandatory Minimums for Sex Offenses

HB 508 would impose a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for certain sex offenses and a one-year mandatory minimum sentence for failing to register as a sex offender or providing inaccurate information to the registry.
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Feb 22, 2022
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Feb 22, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 658 - Execution Secrecy

HB 658 would prohibit disclosure of entities or persons supplying, manufacturing, dispending, or prescribing chemicals or substances used in an execution.
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Feb 14, 2022
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Feb 14, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 500 - Removing Juvenile Fees

HB 500 would eliminate fees for children involved in the juvenile criminal legal system and their parents and guardians.
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Feb 09, 2022
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Legislation
Feb 09, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 543 - Raising Grand Theft Threshold

HB 543 would raise the dollar threshold of felony theft from $1000 to $2500 for those without a record of theft in the past 7 years. This threshold for felony theft has not been raised in years, making the penalty more punitive each year as inflation rises.
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Legislation
Jan 27, 2022
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Legislation
Jan 27, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - Public Defense Commission Proposed Rules

Idaho's Public Defense Commission (PDC) has a duty to promulgate rules related to the provision of indigent defense in Idaho, including establishing comprehensive caseload and reporting standards. The PDC's proposed rules fail to meet that duty.
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Jan 27, 2022
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Jan 27, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2022 - HB 452 - Juvenile Corrections Act

HB 452 provides that juveniles shall not be held in county jail or adult prison facilities unless there is a finding of good cause by the court.
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Legislation
Feb 26, 2021
Fair Chance Employment, Idaho
Legislation
Feb 26, 2021
  • Criminal Legal Reform

2021 - HB 196 - Fair Chance Employment

HB 196 would reduce barriers to employment for Idahoans returning to their communities post incarceration by removing the check box from applications encourages employers to eliminate blanket exclusions of people with criminal records.
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