HOUSE BILL 494
RS31169C1 / H0494
This legislation rewrites Idaho’s human trafficking laws and related statutes regarding commercial sexual activity and imposes upon the Attorney General the duty to write a report on human trafficking every other year; maintain curriculum for educating prosecutors, law enforcement, victim advocates, and the public on human trafficking in Idaho; and assist county prosecuting attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking. This legislation has three primary goals: (1) make Idaho’s human trafficking laws more victim-centered, (2) provide law enforcement with clearer and more effective laws for investigating and prosecuting human trafficking, and (3) provide state-level resources for combatting human trafficking.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/07 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/08 | Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |
| 02/22 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/23 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/26 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/27 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/28 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/29 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/01 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 4, 2024 |
| 03/04 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 03/05 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Schmick), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias(Church), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer(Johnson), Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Skaug Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/06 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 03/06 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules |
| 03/18 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/19 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/20 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House |
| 03/21 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/21 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/21 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/21 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/22 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/25 | Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 22, 2024 |
| 03/27 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2024 Session Law Chapter 147 Effective: 07/01/2024 |