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Rep. Jeff Cornelis introduces drafting change to indecent-exposure statute after complaints from Nampa parade
Summary
Rep. Jeff Cornelis introduced RS 32,353 to clarify existing indecent-exposure statute after complaints about a local bridal parade; sponsor said prosecuting attorney and law enforcement support the draft. Committee voted to introduce the RS.
Rep. Jeff Cornelis, R-District 12 of Nampa, introduced RS 32,353, saying the draft cleans up statutory language so exposing developed or artificially altered breasts in public could be charged as a misdemeanor.
Cornelis told the House State Affairs Committee the draft followed complaints from citizens after a recent bridal parade in Nampa in which, he said, a participant exposed what appeared to be an augmented breast. "Law enforcement couldn't do anything about it and we got a lot of complaints in the city," Cornelis said, adding he has a letter from the county prosecuting attorney saying the language is defensible and that city council and law enforcement support the measure.
Rep. Keeley objected to the RS and said the language would "explicitly target trans Idahoans" and could capture anyone with breast surgery, surgeons who counsel patients, and other nonstandard situations. Keeley said it also could ensnare people with decorative items such as "truck nuts" attached to vehicles.
The committee voted to introduce RS 32,353 for a formal hearing. The motion to introduce was made by Representative Polonka and carried with recorded no votes by Representative Keeley and Representative Green; the committee chair noted both were recorded as voting no.
