CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS – Repeals existing law relating to the Idaho Anti-Camcorder Piracy Act, the Tape Piracy Act, and the Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act.
This bill repeals three Idaho laws: the Anti-Camcorder Piracy Act, Tape Piracy Act, and Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act. It removes outdated legal provisions related to media piracy enforcement that no longer serve their intended purpose. The repeal directly affects Idaho's legal framework for addressing media piracy, eliminating redundant statutes. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2026, as specified in the legislation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Last action Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
63–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 65
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican57
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-1-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, 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(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Feb 4, 2026
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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