H0580 • 2026

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS – Repeals existing law relating to the Idaho Anti-Camcorder Piracy Act, the Tape Piracy Act, and the Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act.

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Sponsor: JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-02-13
Official status: S Jud
Effective date: Not listed

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CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS – Repeals existing law relating to the Idaho Anti-Camcorder Piracy Act, the Tape Piracy Act, and the Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act.

What This Bill Does

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS – Repeals existing law relating to the Idaho Anti-Camcorder Piracy Act, the Tape Piracy Act, and the Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act.

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Bill History

2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-1-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias(Carlson), McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, 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 – Berch Absent – Green Floor Sponsor - Shirts Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-05 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS – Repeals existing law relating to the Idaho Anti-Camcorder Piracy Act, the Tape Piracy Act, and the Motion Picture Fair Bidding Act.

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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.
580
BY
JUDICIARY,
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
CRIMES
AND
PUNISHMENTS;
REPEALING
CHAPTER
69,
TITLE
18,
IDAHO
2
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
IDAHO
ANTI
-
CAMCORDER
PIRACY
ACT;
REPEALING
CHAP
-
3
TER
76,
TITLE
18,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
TAPE
PIRACY
ACT;
REPEALING
4
CHAPTER
77,
TITLE
18,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
MOTION
PICTURE
FAIR
5
BIDDING
ACT;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
6
DATE.
7
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
8
SECTION
1.
That
Chapter
69,
Title
18,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
9
hereby
repealed.
10
SECTION
2.
That
Chapter
76,
Title
18,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
1
1
hereby
repealed.
12
SECTION
3.
That
Chapter
77,
Title
18,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
13
hereby
repealed.
14
SECTION
4.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
15
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
16
July
1,
2026.
17