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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.
970
BY
SCOTT
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
CAMPAIGN
DISCLOSURES;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
6607,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
2
REQUIRE
CERTAIN
ADDITIONAL
REPORTING
FOR
POLITICAL
COMMITTEES
SUPPORT
-
3
ING
ANY
MEASURE;
AMENDING
SECTION
67
-
6610D,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROHIBIT
4
CERTAIN
FOREIGN
INFLUENCE
OF
CANDIDATES,
POLITICAL
COMMITTEES,
AND
5
MEASURES;
AMENDING
CHAPTER
66,
TITLE
67,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
THE
ADDITION
OF
6
A
NEW
SECTION
67
-
6610E,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
RESTRICTIONS
ON
COLLEC
-
7
TION
AND
RELEASE
OF
CERTAIN
DONOR
INFORMATION
AND
TO
PROVIDE
A
PENALTY
8
FOR
VIOLATIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
9
DATE.
10
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
1
1
SECTION
1.
That
Section
67
-
6607,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
67
-
6607.
REPORTS
OF
CONTRIBUTIONS
AND
EXPENDITURES
BY
CANDIDATES
AND
14
POLITICAL
COMMITTEES.
(1)
Each
candidate
or
the
political
treasurer
for
each
15
candidate,
and
each
political
committee
or
the
political
treasurer
of
each
16
political
committee,
shall
file
with
the
secretary
of
state
a
statement
of
17
all
contributions
received
and
all
expenditures
and
encumbrances
made
by
or
18
on
behalf
of
the
candidate
or
political
committee,
according
to
the
schedule
19
provided
in
this
section.
The
statement
shall
itemize
each
contribution
re
-
20
ceived
and
each
expenditure
or
encumbrance
made
during
the
reporting
period
21
and
shall
include
the
following:
22
(a)
Under
contributions,
the
statement
shall
include
a
list
of
all
the
23
contributions
received,
including
any
funds
or
property
of
the
candi
-
24
date
used
to
cover
expenditures.
The
statement
shall
list
the
full
name
25
and
complete
address
of
each
person
who
contributed
an
aggregate
amount
26
of
more
than
fifty
dollars
($50.00)
and
the
amount
contributed
by
that
27
person.
The
statement
may
list
as
a
single
item
the
total
amount
of
con
-
28
tributions
of
fifty
dollars
($50.00)
or
less;
and
29
(b)
Under
expenditures,
the
statement
shall
include
the
name
and
ad
-
30
dress
of
each
person
to
whom
an
expenditure
or
encumbrance
was
made
in
31
the
amount
of
twenty
-
five
dollars
($25.00)
or
more,
and
the
amount,
32
date,
and
purpose
of
each
such
expenditure.
Each
expenditure
or
encum
-
33
brance
in
the
amount
of
twenty
-
five
dollars
($25.00)
or
more
shall
be
34
evidenced
by
an
invoice,
receipt,
or
canceled
check
or
an
accurate
copy
35
thereof.
Such
evidence
shall
not
be
filed
with
the
statement
but
shall
36
be
retained
by
the
committee
or
candidate
for
a
period
of
one
(1)
year
37
after
the
statement
has
been
filed.
The
statement
may
list
as
a
single
38
item
the
total
amount
of
expenditures
and
encumbrances
of
less
than
39
twenty
-
five
dollars
($25.00)
without
showing
the
exact
amount
of
or
re
-
40
quiring
evidence
of
each
such
expenditure
or
encumbrance.
Anything
of
41
2
value,
other
than
money,
paid
for
or
contributed
by
any
person
shall
be
1
listed
both
as
an
expenditure
and
as
a
contribution.
2
(2)
For
the
first
report
under
this
section,
the
reporting
period
shall
3
cover
the
period
beginning
with
the
first
contribution,
expenditure,
or
en
-
4
cumbrance
through
the
end
of
the
current
reporting
period.
Each
candidate
5
and
each
political
committee,
or
the
treasurer
for
a
candidate
or
political
6
committee
or
ballot
measure,
shall
file
the
report
described
under
subsec
-
7
tion
(1)
of
this
section
as
follows:
8
(a)
In
the
year
of
the
election,
a
monthly
report
shall
be
filed
for
each
9
month
of
the
year.
Each
report
shall
be
filed
by
the
tenth
day
of
the
10
month
following
the
month
being
reported;
and
1
1
(b)
For
the
nonelection
year,
an
annual
report
covering
the
nonelection
12
year
shall
be
filed
by
January
10
of
the
following
year.
13
(3)
Notwithstanding
any
other
reports
required
under
this
section,
14
each
candidate
and
each
political
committee,
or
the
political
treasurer
for
15
each
candidate
and
each
political
committee,
shall
notify
the
secretary
of
16
state
of
any
contribution
of
one
thousand
dollars
($1,000)
or
more.
This
17
notification
shall
be
made
within
forty
-
eight
(48)
hours
after
the
receipt
18
of
such
contribution
and
shall
include
the
name
of
the
candidate,
political
19
committee
or
measure,
the
identification
of
the
contributor,
and
the
date
of
20
receipt
and
amount
of
the
contribution.
The
notification
shall
be
in
addi
-
21
tion
to
the
reporting
of
these
contributions
in
the
regular
reports.
22
(4)
All
reports
required
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
filed
online
23
with
the
secretary
of
state,
unless
a
waiver
has
been
provided
under
section
24
67
-
6623,
Idaho
Code,
by
no
later
than
midnight
on
the
date
the
filing
is
due.
25
(5)(a)
In
the
case
of
any
political
committee
organized
for
the
purpose
26
of
supporting
any
measure,
the
following
additional
information
shall
27
be
included
in
its
reports
filed
pursuant
to
subsection
(2)
of
this
sec
-
28
tion:
29
(i)
A
certification
from
the
political
treasurer
of
the
political
30
committee
that
no
preliminary
activity
was
funded
by
any
foreign
31
national,
whether
directly
or
indirectly;
and
32
(ii)
A
certification
from
the
political
treasurer
of
the
politi
-
33
cal
committee
that
the
donor
associated
with
each
contribution
is
34
not
a
foreign
national
and
such
donor
has
not
knowingly
or
will
-
35
fully
received,
solicited,
or
accepted,
whether
directly
or
indi
-
36
rectly,
contributions
or
expenditures
from
one
(1)
or
more
foreign
37
nationals
in
excess
of
ten
thousand
dollars
($10,000)
within
the
38
four
(4)
year
period
immediately
preceding
the
date
of
the
contri
-
39
bution.
40
(b)
Upon
receipt
of
a
contribution,
the
political
treasurer
of
the
41
political
committee
shall
obtain
a
written
certification
from
each
42
donor
that
the
donor
is
not
a
foreign
national
and
has
not
knowingly
or
43
willfully
accepted
funds
aggregating
in
excess
of
ten
thousand
dollars
44
($10,000)
from
one
(1)
or
more
foreign
nationals
within
the
four
(4)
45
year
period
immediately
preceding
the
date
of
the
contribution.
The
46
donor
certifications
shall
be
retained
by
the
committee
but
are
not
47
required
to
be
filed
with
the
political
treasurer
certifications
re
-
48
quired
by
paragraph
(a)
of
this
subsection.
If
the
committee
does
not
49
receive
this
certification
from
each
donor,
the
contribution
shall
be
50
3
divested
in
the
same
manner
as
unlawful
contributions
pursuant
to
sec
-
1
tion
67
-
6610(b),
Idaho
Code.
2
(6)
Each
person,
or
political
treasurer
of
any
entity,
who
makes
any
ex
-
3
penditure
supporting
or
opposing
any
measure
shall
certify
that
such
person
4
has
not
knowingly
or
willfully
accepted
funds
aggregating
in
excess
of
ten
5
thousand
dollars
($10,000)
from
one
(1)
or
more
foreign
nationals
within
the
6
four
(4)
year
period
immediately
preceding
the
date
the
expenditure
is
made
7
and
that
such
person
will
not
do
so
through
the
remainder
of
the
calendar
year
8
in
which
the
ballot
initiative
or
referendum
will
appear
on
the
ballot.
9
(7)
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
10
(a)
"Foreign
national"
has
the
same
meaning
as
defined
in
section
1
1
67
-
6610D,
Idaho
Code.
12
(b)
"Preliminary
activity"
means
any
activity
undertaken
by
the
propo
-
13
nents
of
a
proposed
measure
prior
to
the
time
such
proposal
is
deemed
a
14
measure
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
section
67
-
6602(11),
Idaho
Code.
15
Such
activity
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
conducting
a
poll,
draft
-
16
ing
ballot
measure
language,
conducting
a
focus
group,
making
telephone
17
calls,
or
undertaking
travel
related
to
the
proposed
measure.
18
(5)
(8)
Reports
required
to
be
filed
under
the
provisions
of
this
sec
-
19
tion
shall
be
filed
until
the
account
no
longer
shows
any
unexpended
balance
20
of
contributions
or
expenditure
deficit.
21
SECTION
2.
That
Section
67
-
6610D,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
22
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
67
-
6610D.
FOREIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS,
FOREIGN
INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURES,
24
AND
FOREIGN
ELECTIONEERING
COMMUNICATIONS
,
AND
FOREIGN
INFLUENCE
PROHIB
-
25
ITED.
26
(1)
(a)
A
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
(b)
of
this
subsection,
a
for
-
27
eign
national
shall
not
make
a
contribution,
directly
or
indirectly,
to
28
any
candidate,
political
committee,
or
measure
or
,
make
electioneer
-
29
ing
communications
or
,
make
independent
expenditures
,
or
direct,
dic
-
30
tate,
control,
or
directly
or
indirectly
participate
in
the
decision
-
31
making
process
related
to
any
election
campaign,
including
any
deci
-
32
sions
concerning
the
making
of
contributions
or
expenditures
to
influ
-
33
ence
an
election
campaign.
A
foreign
national
shall
not
solicit,
di
-
34
rectly
or
indirectly,
the
making
of
a
contribution
or
expenditure
by
an
-
35
other
person
to
influence
an
election
campaign,
and
no
candidate
or
po
-
36
litical
committee
shall
knowingly
or
willfully
receive,
solicit,
or
ac
-
37
cept
contributions
from
any
foreign
national,
whether
directly
or
indi
-
38
rectly
.
39
(b)
A
foreign
national,
pursuant
to
subsection
(2)(e)
of
this
section,
40
may
make
contributions
and
independent
expenditures
if
such
contri
-
41
butions
or
expenditures
originate
entirely
from
funds
generated
by
42
such
entity's
United
States
operations
and
all
decisions
concerning
43
such
contributions
or
expenditures,
except
for
setting
overall
budget
44
amounts,
are
made
by
individuals
who
are
United
States
citizens
or
per
-
45
manent
residents.
46
(2)
As
used
in
this
section,
"foreign
national"
means:
47
(a)
An
individual
who
is
not
a
citizen
of
the
United
States
and
is
not
48
lawfully
admitted
for
permanent
residence;
49
4
(b)
A
government
or
subdivision
of
a
foreign
country;
1
(c)
A
foreign
political
party;
or
2
(d)
Any
entity,
such
as
a
partnership,
association,
corporation,
or
-
3
ganization,
union,
or
other
combination
of
persons,
that
is
organized
4
under
the
laws
of
or
has
its
principal
place
of
business
in
a
foreign
5
country
.
;
or
6
(e)
Any
entity,
such
as
a
partnership,
association,
corporation,
or
-
7
ganization,
union,
or
other
combination
of
persons,
that
is
organized
8
under
the
laws
of
the
United
States
or
has
its
principal
place
of
busi
-
9
ness
in
the
United
States
that
is
wholly
owned
or
majority
-
owned
by
any
10
foreign
national.
1
1
(3)
A
violation
of
the
provisions
of
this
section
shall
be
prosecuted
12
and
punished
as
provided
in
section
67
-
6625(2)
through
(5),
Idaho
Code.
Pro
-
13
vided,
however,
any
person
who
knowingly
and
willfully
violates
the
provi
-
14
sions
of
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
felony
when:
15
(a)
The
aggregate
amount
of
contributions,
independent
expenditures,
16
or
cost
of
electioneering
communications
made
in
violation
of
this
sec
-
17
tion
exceeds
one
thousand
dollars
($1,000)
in
a
consecutive
twelve
(12)
18
month
period;
or
19
(b)
The
person
pleads
guilty
to
or
is
found
guilty
of
a
knowing
and
will
-
20
ful
violation
of
the
provisions
of
this
section
for
a
second
time
within
21
ten
(10)
years,
notwithstanding
the
form
of
the
judgment
or
withheld
22
judgment.
23
(4)
If
any
provision
of
this
section
or
its
application
to
any
person
or
24
circumstance
is
held
invalid,
the
remainder
of
the
section
or
the
applica
-
25
tion
of
the
provision
to
other
persons
or
circumstances
is
not
affected.
26
SECTION
3.
That
Chapter
66,
Title
67,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
27
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
28
ignated
as
Section
67
-
6610E,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
29
67
-
6610E.
RESTRICTIONS
ON
COLLECTION
AND
RELEASE
OF
DONOR
INFORMATION
30
-
-
PENALTY.
(1)
Lawful
donors
to
a
tax
-
exempt
organization
possess
a
right
31
of
privacy
in
their
donations.
Any
investigation
of
an
alleged
violation
of
32
section
67
-
6607
or
67
-
6610D,
Idaho
Code,
must
occur
in
a
manner
that
shields
33
the
identity
of
lawful
donors
as
much
as
possible.
The
secretary
of
state,
34
county
clerks,
and
other
state
or
local
governmental
entities
may
not
col
-
35
lect
or
require
the
submission
of
information
on
the
identity
of
any
donor
36
to
a
tax
-
exempt
organization
other
than
those
directly
related
to
an
alleged
37
violation
of
section
67
-
6607
or
67
-
6610D,
Idaho
Code.
38
(2)
The
secretary
of
state,
county
clerks,
and
other
state
or
local
gov
-
39
ernmental
entities
may
not
disclose
to
the
public,
or
to
another
government
40
official
not
directly
involved
in
the
investigation,
information
revealing
41
the
identity
of
any
donor
to
a
tax
-
exempt
organization,
unless
the
informa
-
42
tion
is
regarding
the
identity
of
a
donor
that
engaged
in
conduct
prohibited
43
by
section
67
-
6607
or
67
-
6610D,
Idaho
Code,
after
a
final
determination
has
44
been
made
confirming
that
such
violation
occurred.
45
(3)
Knowing
or
willful
violations
of
this
section
shall
be
punishable
46
as
a
misdemeanor.
47
5
SECTION
4.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3