H0696

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “sexual contact.”

Complete·3/30/26
Introduced Text

Idaho H0696 amends the definition of "sexual contact" with prisoners and juvenile offenders.

Idaho H0696 revises the definition of "sexual contact" in Idaho Code to include a broader range of physical interactions with prisoners and juvenile offenders. The bill specifies that any employee or agent of the Idaho Department of Correction, Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, or any correctional facility, as well as any supervising officer, who engages in sexual contact with a prisoner or juvenile offender, not their spouse, commits a felony. The revised definition includes various forms of physical contact intended to arouse or gratify sexual desires.

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Roll Call Votes

34 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 24

9:30 AM

Third Reading Calendar

Mar 23

10:00 AM

Third Reading Calendar

History

Mar 30

House

Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 176 Effective: 07/01/2026

Mar 26

House

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Mar 26

House

Delivered to Governor at 12:58 p.m. on March 26, 2026