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Committee advances technical fix to fingerprint-screening law to keep FBI clearance intact
Summary
H 521 corrects statutory language from last year's H 19 so Idaho State Police can contract for fingerprinting services for people working with vulnerable populations; the ISP told the committee the FBI has given a grace period through the 2026–2027 cycle to fix the language.
Senator Keyser summarized H 521 as a clean-up bill amending and adding language to allow the Idaho State Police to contract for fingerprinting services required for those working with vulnerable populations. The sponsor said the change corrects an unintended drafting error in H 19 (2025) and restores the State's ability to meet federally required fingerprint-submission procedures.
Leila McNeil, Bureau Chief of the Criminal Identification Bureau at the Idaho State Police, confirmed the bill description and told the committee "the FBI would allow time for the Legislature to address the technical fix during the 2026 or 2027 legislative cycle." Senator Foreman moved to send H 521 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation; Acting Senator Coho seconded and the motion carried by voice vote.
