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Committee advances bill allowing residents to refuse evacuation orders but requires reimbursement for rescues
Summary
House Bill 97 would affirm an individual's right to refuse evacuation orders under Idaho's disaster code and make persons who later request rescue liable for reimbursement; the committee gave the bill a due-pass recommendation.
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 97 to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation after hearing from sponsor Representative Scott, who described the bill as an effort to recognize personal responsibility during disasters.
Representative Scott said HB97 amends Title 46, Chapter 10 of Idaho Code (the State Disaster Preparedness Act) to state that a person may choose not to evacuate despite an official evacuation order and that those who later request rescue must reimburse the responding agency…
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