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Committee approves tweak to runaway-harboring law to remove minor’s consent exception in one clause
Summary
Lawmakers advanced House Bill 46 to the House floor after the sponsor said she would remove a provision that treated a minor’s consent to shelter as a defense; supporters said the change prevents facilities from being treated as harboring runaways while opponents asked whether the change could make it harder for some minors to reach shelter.
The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee voted to advance House Bill 46 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after debate over a provision that allowed facilities to avoid runaway‑harboring liability when a minor “consents to shelter care and licensed services.”
Representative Elaine Price, sponsor of H46, told the committee the amendment she offered would remove the first of three safe-harbor provisions in Idaho Code §18-15-10 because minors lack the maturity…
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