H 270 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

INDECENT EXPOSURE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding indecent exposure.

Idaho's H 270 amends the state's indecent exposure law (Idaho Code §18-4116) to clarify and expand what constitutes a violation. The bill specifically adds new categories to the definition, including exposing "developed female breasts," "adult male breasts medically altered to appear like female breasts," or "artificial breasts intended to resemble female breasts," alongside existing provisions about genital exposure. It also increases penalties: a second or third offense within five years becomes a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, while breastfeeding remains exempt from the law. The bill took effect March 26, 2025, after being signed by the governor.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

294
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic4
4 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2025 Session Law Chapter 173 Effective: 03/26/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-6-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Patterson(Ward-Engelking), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe)Absent and excused – ShippyFloor Sponsors - Toews & LenneyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-8-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann(Mosman), Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, T
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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