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ID HJM002
JM
Status
Passed
3/30/2023
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Idaho Legislature calls on Congress to restrict federal court jurisdiction over cases involving state authority to regulate abortion following the June 24, 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision
- Cites the Dobbs decision as overruling Roe v. Wade (1973) and returning abortion regulation authority to individual states and their legislatures
- Asserts that federal courts have delayed implementation of the Dobbs ruling through cases challenging state abortion laws, and that abortion is now exclusively a state matter
- References Congressional power under the Constitution to limit the jurisdiction of lower federal courts, which derive their authority wholly from Congress
- Directs the House Chief Clerk to forward copies of the memorial to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Idaho's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
States findings of the Legislature and calls on Congress to restrict the jurisdiction of the federal courts from hearing cases regarding state legislative authority to legislate on abortion.
ABORTION
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:40 a.m. on March 30, 2023
3/30/2023
Committee Referrals
State Affairs3/8/2023
State Affairs2/27/2023
Full Bill Text
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