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ID S1370

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary and Rules Committee

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Punishment for abortion trafficking remains 2 to 5 years imprisonment in state prison

  • Idaho Attorney General retains authority to prosecute violations at sole discretion if local prosecuting attorneys refuse to prosecute regardless of facts or circumstances

  • Parental or guardian consent to the trafficking remains an affirmative defense; location of abortion provider in another state is explicitly not a defense

  • 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

Committee Referrals

State Affairs3/13/2026
State Affairs3/5/2026
Judiciary and Rules3/4/2026

Full Bill Text

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