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Sen. Anthony introduces RS 33340 to toughen trespass penalties for church disruptions
Summary
Sen. Anthony told the Senate State Affairs Committee RS 33340 would amend the criminal trespass statute to increase penalties for people who enter churches to disrupt services; the committee voted to send the draft to print.
Sen. Anthony presented RS 33340 to the Senate State Affairs Committee as a response to recent incidents in which people entered churches during services with the intent to disrupt them. "This is a change to the criminal trespass statute for the state of Idaho, to address recent concerns of interruption of church services," the sponsor said.
The sponsor described RS 33340 as enhancing penalties in the trespass statute to deter and punish deliberate disruptions of religious services. Committee members moved to introduce the measure and send it to print (motion moved by Senator Burnt, seconded by Senator Harris); the motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Next steps: RS 33340 was sent to print; sponsors indicated they would present fuller details at a subsequent hearing.
