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Senate committee moves foster‑care safety bill after debate over gun storage rules
Summary
Senators adopted amendments moving foster‑care licensing rules into code and removing a two‑location locked storage requirement for guns and ammunition; the bill instead directs the department to require gun‑safety training and allows limited director discretion in emergencies.
The Senate committee of the whole adopted amendments to Senate Bill 10‑34 on Feb. 20 that move existing foster‑care licensing rules into statute and change the state's approach to gun safety requirements in foster homes.
Senator Shippey, sponsor of the amendment, said the bill transfers licensing requirements from department rule into Idaho code and removes an existing rule that required guns and ammunition to be locked in two separate locations in foster homes. "As a licensed foster care…
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