H0615 • 2026

DISTURBING THE PEACE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disturbing the peace.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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DISTURBING THE PEACE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disturbing the peace.

What This Bill Does

DISTURBING THE PEACE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disturbing the peace.

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2026 Session Law Chapter 94 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on March 19, 2026
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 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, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Semmelroth Floor Sponsor - Toews Title apvd - to House
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-27 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-27 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-5-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Egbert, Galaviz, Green, Mathias, Rubel Absent – McCann Floor Sponsor - Skaug Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2026-02-10 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

DISTURBING THE PEACE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disturbing the peace.

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.
615
BY
JUDICIARY,
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
DISTURBING
THE
PEACE;
AMENDING
SECTION
18
-
6409,
IDAHO
CODE,
2
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
DISTURBING
THE
PEACE;
AND
DECLARING
AN
3
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
18
-
6409,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
18
-
6409.
DISTURBING
THE
PEACE.
(1)
Every
person
who
maliciously
and
8
willfully
disturbs
the
peace
or
quiet
of
any
religious
gathering,
house
of
9
worship,
neighborhood,
family
,
or
person,
by
loud
or
unusual
noise,
or
by
10
tumultuous
or
offensive
conduct,
or
by
threatening,
traducing,
quarreling,
1
1
challenging
to
fight
or
fighting,
or
fires
by
firing
any
gun
or
pistol,
or
12
uses
any
vulgar,
profane
or
indecent
language
within
the
presence
or
hearing
13
of
children,
in
a
loud
and
boisterous
manner,
is
guilty
of
a
misdemeanor.
14
(2)
Every
person
who
maliciously
and
willfully
disturbs
the
dignity
or
15
reverential
nature
of
any
funeral,
memorial
service,
funeral
procession,
16
burial
ceremony
or
viewing
of
a
deceased
person
is
guilty
of
a
misdemeanor.
17
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
18
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
19
July
1,
2026.
20