IdahoIdaho law allows prosecutions for listed serious crimes without deadlines
Idaho prosecutors can bring charges for specified killings, sexual crimes, and acts of terrorism without a deadline for starting the case.
What it does
Prosecutors have no deadline to start cases for the listed serious crimes. These cover certain killings, sexual crimes, and acts of terrorism.
Argument forHaving no filing deadline could let prosecutors pursue listed serious crimes when victims come forward or evidence emerges many years later.
Argument againstCases brought many years later could make defending against charges harder because witnesses may forget details and evidence may disappear.
More detail
Prosecutors can start criminal cases for the listed crimes without a time limit. The list covers murder, voluntary manslaughter, specified rape offenses, specified sexual abuse and lewd conduct involving children, producing or making sexually exploitative material, and specified acts of terrorism. Only the crimes listed in this section, as defined by the laws it references, receive this treatment. The law took effect on July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Mar 30Reported Signed by Governor Brad Little on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 191 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 26Delivered to Governor at 12:58 p.m. on March 26, 2026To Governor
- Mar 26Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to GovernorMinor
- Mar 25Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
- Mar 25Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 25Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
- Mar 24Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for EnrollingMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - AdamsTitle apvd - to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 18Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 11Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & RulesMinor
- Mar 11Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 10Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-0-6AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Beiswenger, Berch, Green, Holtzclaw, Mickelsen, WheelerFloor Sponsor - HallTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 6, read in full as required –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 9Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Feb 17Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- Feb 16Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced
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