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Senate approves bill tightening indecent‑exposure law after debate on scope and enforcement
Summary
House Bill 2‑70 passed the Idaho Senate 28‑6 after lawmakers debated whether the update to the state’s indecent‑exposure statute would close an enforcement loophole and whether it could have unintended consequences for public speech and private businesses.
The Idaho Senate approved House Bill 2‑70, a rewrite of the state’s indecent‑exposure provisions, on a 28‑6 vote. Sponsors said the changes close a gap that prosecutors told them existed; opponents said the language risks criminalizing legally protected expression or giving law enforcement overly broad discretion.
Senator Taves opened the discussion and yielded to Senator Saralini for much of the sponsor presentation. Saralini said the bill was written in…
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