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Sponsor seeks to modernize archaic 'justifiable homicide' language in Idaho code
Summary
A sponsor told the Judiciary, Rules and Administration committee the proposed RS33126C1 would remove antiquated, gendered and servitude-related terms from the state's justifiable-homicide language and replace them with a general reference to "another person." The committee approved introduction by voice vote.
Representative Monks introduced RS33126C1 and said the proposal is a narrow modernization of statutory language. "I thought maybe we should just get rid of all that and put another person," the sponsor said, describing the change as updating antiquated terms such as "master, mistress or servant" that no longer fit modern law.
The sponsor told the committee the change is intended as a wording update rather than a substantive shift in law. The committee moved to introduce RS33126C1 and approved the introduction by voice vote. No public testimony was recorded on the resolution during the committee session.
