S 1248 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

STATE APPELLATE PUBLIC DEFENDERS – Repeals existing law to remove obsolete language relating to the Capital Crimes Defense Fund.

This bill (S 1248) repeals Idaho Code §19-5908, which contained outdated language about the Capital Crimes Defense Fund. It is a procedural cleanup measure, not a policy change, aimed at removing obsolete legal references from the Idaho Code. The repeal is part of the Legislature's effort to streamline state laws, as stated in Section 1. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Signed Mar 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

320
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Feb 13, 2026
D Democratic6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price,
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Bjerke(Keyser), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Okuniewicz, Toews, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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