ABORTION TRAFFICKING – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding abortion trafficking.
This bill amends Idaho law to define and criminalize abortion trafficking, which occurs when an adult recruits, harbors, or transports a pregnant minor within the state to conceal an abortion from the minor's parents or guardian. The law applies to anyone who procures or obtains an abortion for the minor, though it explicitly excludes sharing health plan information from this definition. Prosecutors can be bypassed by the attorney general if local officials refuse to enforce the law, and the crime carries a prison sentence of two to five years. Parents or guardians consenting to the trafficking can use this as a legal defense, but the location of the abortion provider outside Idaho does not provide a defense. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2026
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2026
How they voted
27–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 12, 2026
D
Democratic6
83% Nay
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Rundhaug(Carlson), Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Rabe, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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