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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho repeals Capital Crimes Defense Fund statute and removes obsolete public defender language
Last action · March 12, 2026: Signed by Governor on 03/11/26 Session Law Chapter 14 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho s Section 19-5908 of the Idaho Code to eliminate the Capital Crimes Defense Fund and remove obsolete statutory language regarding state appellate public defenders, effective July 1, 2026.
Removes an inactive statutory funding mechanism from state law as part of a legislative code cleanup effort, affecting how state public defense statutes are organized without altering active operational funding.
- The Idaho Code Cleanup Act is a legislative mechanism used to review and eliminate obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary statutes from state law. context
Who It Affects
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State Appellate Public Defenders
Statutory language governing obsolete funds related to their agency is removed from the Idaho Code.
Key Facts
- Repeals Section 19-5908 of the Idaho Code, which authorized the Capital Crimes Defense Fund.
- Declares legislative intent to streamline state laws and remove obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary provisions under the Idaho Code Cleanup Act.
- Sets an effective date of July 1, 2026, supported by a declared emergency.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Mar 12, 2026EnrolledSigned by Governor on 03/11/26 Session Law Chapter 14 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 10, 2026Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/10/26
- Mar 10, 2026Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- Mar 9, 2026Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- Mar 9, 2026Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- Mar 6, 2026CommitteeReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
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- Mar 5, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – 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, Rasor, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Green, Raymond Floor Sponsor - Scott Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 4, 2026U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 3, 2026U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 2, 2026U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Feb 27, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Feb 26, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 16, 2026IntroducedRead First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- Feb 16, 2026Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Feb 13, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3 AYES – 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, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Okuniewicz, Toews, Ward-Engelking Floor Sponsor - Lakey Title apvd - to House
- Feb 11, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Feb 10, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 4, 2026CommitteeReported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
- Feb 3, 2026IntroducedIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
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