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Committee advances bill tightening sex‑offender residency rules near schools
Summary
H 683 clarifies 'habitual residence' for sex‑offender registration and removes a care‑facility exemption near schools; the committee approved the bill by voice vote after testimony citing a local case in Weiser.
Vice Chairman Shippy introduced H 683, explaining the bill clarifies how to determine where a sex offender 'resides' for registration purposes and removes an exemption that previously allowed some care‑facility residents to avoid the 500‑foot school restriction.
Sheriff Matt Thomas, testifying as chairman of the Offender Watch Committee and a member of the Idaho Sex Offender Management Board, said the Idaho Sheriff's Association supported the bill and cited a Weiser facility that tried to admit a mobile sex offender within 500 feet of a school. He said the bill "would better protect children and guide both offenders and registrars." The committee voted to send H 683 to the floor with a do pass recommendation by voice vote.
