Law
Criminal abortions, exceptions
CRIMES – Amends existing law to revise the definition of “abortion” and to provide that certain actions and attempts shall not be considered criminal abortions.

RS30769C1 / H0374

This legislation amends Idaho Code, Section 18-622 to clarify our existing definition of abortion and it eliminates the trigger provision and affirmative defense. The legislation also provides additional clarifying language regarding the reporting standard on rape and incest.

This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government, nor does it cause an increase or decrease in revenue for state or local government. Therefore, the legislation has no fiscal impact.

Bill Events
Date Description
03/28 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
03/29 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 59-1-10
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Chew
Absent – Berch, Burns, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel
Floor Sponsor - Blanksma
Title apvd - to Senate
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
03/30 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 26-7-2
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Vick(Okuniewicz), Winder, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Bearg(Rabe), Just, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow
Absent and excused – Guthrie, Ricks
Floor Sponsor - Lakey
Title apvd - to House
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
03/31 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on March 31, 2023
04/06 Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2023
Session Law Chapter 298
Effective: 07/01/2023
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