H0541 • 2026

ENTICING A CHILD – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enticing a child through use of the internet or other communication device.

Children

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-20
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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ENTICING A CHILD – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enticing a child through use of the internet or other communication device.

What This Bill Does

ENTICING A CHILD – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enticing a child through use of the internet or other communication device.

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Bill History

2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 51 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 1:31 p.m. on March 18, 2026
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Nichols Title apvd - to House
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-05 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-04 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Petzke Floor Sponsor - Tanner(13) Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-10 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-02-09 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-06 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-01-29 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-01-28 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

ENTICING A CHILD – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding enticing a child through use of the internet or other communication device.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
541
BY
JUDICIARY,
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
ENTICING
A
CHILD;
AMENDING
SECTION
18
-
1509A,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
RE
-
2
VISE
A
PROVISION
REGARDING
ENTICING
A
CHILD
THROUGH
USE
OF
THE
INTER
-
3
NET
OR
OTHER
COMMUNICATION
DEVICE,
TO
DEFINE
A
TERM,
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNI
-
4
CAL
CORRECTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
5
DATE.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
That
Section
18
-
1509A,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
18
-
1509A.
ENTICING
A
CHILD
THROUGH
USE
OF
THE
INTERNET
OR
OTHER
10
COMMUNICATION
DEVICE
-
-
PENALTIES
-
-
JURISDICTION.
(1)
A
person
aged
eigh
-
1
1
teen
(18)
years
of
age
or
older
shall
be
guilty
of
a
felony
if
such
person
12
knowingly
uses
the
internet
or
any
device
that
provides
transmission
of
13
messages,
signals,
facsimiles,
video
images
,
or
other
communication
to
14
solicit,
seduce,
lure,
persuade
,
or
entice
by
words
or
actions,
or
both,
a
15
person
under
the
age
of
sixteen
(16)
years
child
or
a
person
the
defendant
16
believes
to
be
under
the
age
of
sixteen
(16)
years
a
child
to
engage
in
any
17
sexual
act
with
or
against
the
person
where
such
act
would
be
a
violation
of
18
chapter
15,
61
,
or
66,
title
18,
Idaho
Code.
19
(2)
Any
person
who
is
convicted
of
a
violation
of
this
section
shall
be
20
punished
by
imprisonment
in
the
state
prison
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
fif
-
21
teen
(15)
years.
22
(3)
It
shall
not
constitute
a
defense
against
any
charge
or
violation
of
23
this
section
that
a
law
enforcement
officer,
peace
officer,
or
other
person
24
working
at
the
direction
of
law
enforcement
was
involved
in
the
detection
or
25
investigation
of
a
violation
of
this
section.
26
(4)
In
a
prosecution
under
this
section,
it
is
not
necessary
for
the
27
prosecution
to
show
that
an
act
described
in
chapter
15,
61
,
or
66,
title
18,
28
Idaho
Code,
actually
occurred.
29
(5)
The
offense
is
committed
in
the
state
of
Idaho
for
purposes
of
de
-
30
termining
jurisdiction
if
the
transmission
that
constitutes
the
offense
ei
-
31
ther
originates
in
or
is
received
in
the
state
of
Idaho.
32
(6)
As
used
in
this
section,
"child"
means:
33
(a)
A
person
under
sixteen
(16)
years
of
age;
or
34
(b)
A
person
who
is
sixteen
(16)
or
seventeen
(17)
years
of
age
when
the
35
perpetrator
is
at
least
five
(5)
years
of
age
older.
36
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
37
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
38
July
1,
2026.
39