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Committee backs authority to subpoena online providers in AI‑generated child‑abuse investigations
Summary
H 689 would permit the Attorney General or prosecutors to issue administrative subpoenas to electronic service providers when investigating AI‑generated child sexual abuse material; the committee approved the bill by voice vote.
Senator Lent presented H 689, explaining the bill adds Idaho Code section 18‑1507C to permit the Attorney General or prosecutors to subpoena electronic service providers when investigating AI‑generated child sexual abuse material, aligning procedures with existing tools used in other child‑abuse investigations.
Vice Chairman Shippy moved and Senator Wintrow seconded to send H 689 to the floor with a do pass recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote. Testimony in the transcript focused on statutory alignment and investigative tools; no roll call was recorded.
