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H 83 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

IMMIGRATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the Immigration Cooperation and Enforcement Act.

Idaho's H 83, the Immigration Cooperation and Enforcement Act, creates new state penalties for illegal entry and reentry into Idaho. It defines "illegal alien" as someone verified by federal authorities as present in the U.S. unlawfully and "dangerous illegal alien" as someone with prior convictions for serious crimes. The bill makes first-time illegal entry a misdemeanor and subsequent entries a felony, with enforcement limited to cases where a person is detained for an unrelated crime. It also requires law enforcement to share immigration status information with federal authorities for public safety and allows cooperation through agreements like federal 287(g) programs.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new criminal penalties for immigration violations (misdemeanor/felony), expanding criminalization of immigration enforcement per indicators.95% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill imposes state penalties for illegal entry (misdemeanor/felony), defines 'dangerous illegal alien,' and mandates enforcement upon unrelated detentions, strengthening state immigration enforcement.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Bill Text → Engrossment 1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to rename it the 'Immigration Cooperation and Enforcement Act' and significantly reorganized its content. The new version consolidates definitions and adds new terms related to immigration enforcement cooperation, while renumbering and restructuring the substantive offense sections.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include new definitions for immigration enforcement cooperation, including terms like 'custodial authority', 'dangerous crime', 'dangerous illegal alien', 'immigration detainer', and 'law enforcement official'.
SCOPE

Bill title changed from descriptive crime list to 'Immigration Cooperation and Enforcement Act' to reflect broader enforcement cooperation focus.

DEFINITION

Added seven new definitions including 'custodial authority', 'dangerous crime', 'dangerous illegal alien', 'immigration detainer', and 'law enforcement official' to clarify enforcement roles and criteria.

ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement provisions for illegal entry now include an additional exception allowing enforcement when investigating crimes under chapter 27, title 37, Idaho Code (likely domestic violence or related offenses).

STRUCTURE

Reorganized chapter structure: definitions moved to section 18-9001, illegal entry offense became 18-9003, illegal reentry became 18-9004, and removed sections on refusal to comply and prosecution abatement.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House Feb 10, 2025

How they voted

29–5
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2025 Session Law Chapter 183 Effective: 03/27/2025
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-5)
senate
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-9-0AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shi
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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