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ID S1370
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
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Amends Idaho Code Section 18-623 to remove "recruiting" from the list of prohibited actions, leaving "harboring or transporting" a pregnant unemancipated minor within the state as the conduct constituting abortion trafficking when done to conceal an abortion from parents or guardians
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Punishment for abortion trafficking remains 2 to 5 years imprisonment in state prison
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Idaho Attorney General retains authority to prosecute violations at sole discretion if local prosecuting attorneys refuse to prosecute regardless of facts or circumstances
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Parental or guardian consent to the trafficking remains an affirmative defense; location of abortion provider in another state is explicitly not a defense
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Declared an emergency measure with effective date of July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding abortion trafficking.
ABORTION TRAFFICKING
Last Action
Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs
3/13/2026