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ID H0604

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires persons who plead guilty or are found guilty of sexual offenses listed in section 18-8304 to undergo a psychosexual evaluation at their own expense from a certified evaluator prior to sentencing

  • Allows courts to consider a defendant's failure to make a good faith effort to provide the completed evaluation as an aggravating circumstance when determining sentencing

  • Removes provisions that previously allowed counties to pay for evaluations of indigent offenders and required indigent offenders to repay the county

  • Requires defendants who receive evaluation funding from any governmental entity to make restitution to that entity following the same procedures used for crime victim restitution under chapter 53, title 19, Idaho Code

  • Declares an emergency and takes effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding a psychosexual evaluation, to provide that failure to provide an evaluation may be an aggravating circumstance, to revise a provision regarding payment for a psychosexual evaluation by a defendant, and to establish provisions regarding use of certain funding and restitution.

SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration

2/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Rules and Administration2/9/2026

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