H 230 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

INDECENT SEXUAL EXHIBITIONS AND CIVIL ACTIONS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding a civil action following an indecent sexual exhibition.

This Idaho bill (H 230) creates a civil lawsuit option for individuals harmed by indecent sexual exhibitions - public displays of sexual activity - when minors are reasonably at risk of exposure. It allows victims to seek damages from people or entities that engage in such exhibitions, based on court precedents that limit First Amendment protection for indecent conduct near children. The law establishes a legal remedy (not criminal penalties) for these incidents, focusing on protecting minors from exposure to patently offensive sexual displays. It aligns with Idaho's existing laws against sexually explicit material harmful to minors.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2025

How they voted

5111
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 66
Feb 24, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican57
51 Yea 2 Nay 4
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-11-5AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Web
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.