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HB 463: JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding termination of parent and child relationships.

Amends Idaho Code §16-2005 to expand grounds for terminating parental rights, particularly broadening sexual abuse provisions to include abuse against any child (not just the parent's child), adding protections against termination based on immunization status, and clarifying consent procedures for adoption-related terminations.

Status

Transmitted to Senate (April 2, 2025) · Originated in the Idaho House · Introduced March 27, 2025

Sponsors

  • STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
  • LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
  • Sixty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2025
  • Legislative Co-sponsors
  • RS32775 / H0463
  • H 463

Committees

  • JRA for Printing

Bill history

  • March 27, 2025 — House: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
  • March 27, 2025 — House: Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
  • March 31, 2025 — House: Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading (do_pass)
  • April 1, 2025 — House: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
  • April 1, 2025 — House: Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Ch (passed)
  • April 2, 2025 — Senate: Received from the House passed; filed for first reading (passed)
  • April 2, 2025 — Senate: Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules

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