ATTORNEY GENERAL – Adds to existing law to provide the Attorney General with concurrent investigative and prosecutorial power of violations of certain election laws.
Idaho's H 365 grants the state Attorney General concurrent authority to investigate and prosecute violations of specific election laws. The bill adds Section 67-1417 to Idaho Code, allowing the Attorney General to handle both criminal and civil cases under Title 18 (crimes) and Title 34 (elections) laws. This directly affects election law violators and expands the Attorney General's role in election enforcement. The law aims to strengthen election security by creating a single point of authority for these cases, effective July 1, 2025. It does not change existing election laws but clarifies enforcement mechanisms.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
56–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 66
Mar 11, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Nay
R
Republican57
98% 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, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 60-9-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, 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, Shirts, Skau
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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