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House committee advances HB83 to floor, a state measure targeting criminal illegal presence
Summary
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 83 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the bill would create a misdemeanor illegal‑presence offense enforceable by state or local officers when a person is detained or investigated for an independent crime.
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee on Thursday voted to send House Bill 83 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. House Bill 83, sponsored by Representative Jaren Crane (District 12) with cosponsor Representative Bruce Scott (District 10), would create a misdemeanor offense for being in the state unlawfully under specified conditions and allow state and local law enforcement to enforce the provision when a person is detained or investigated for an independent crime.
"Law enforcement officers may enforce the provisions of this section only when a person is detained or investigated for suspected commission of an independent crime," said Bruce Scott, District 10, during the sponsor presentation. Scott and other sponsors said the bill is focused on people who commit other criminal acts while in the state unlawfully, not on routine…
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