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-LEGISLATURE
+ST
+A
+TEMENT
 OF
-THE
-STATE
-OF
-IDAHO
-Sixty-eighth
-Legislature
-Second
-Regular
-Session
--
-2026
-IN
-THE
-SENATE
-SENATE
-BILL
-NO.
-1295
-BY
-STATE
-AFFAIRS
-COMMITTEE
-AN
-ACT
-1
-RELATING
-TO
-THE
-PREVENTION
-OF
-PUBLIC
-OFFENSES;
-AMENDING
-SECTION
-19
--
-202,
-2
-IDAHO
-CODE,
-TO
-REVISE
-PROVISIONS
-REGARDING
-RESISTANCE
-BY
-A
-THREATENED
-3
-PARTY;
-AND
-DECLARING
-AN
-EMERGENCY
-AND
-PROVIDING
-AN
-EFFECTIVE
-DATE.
-4
-Be
-It
-Enacted
-by
+PURPOSE
+RS33200
+/
+S1295
+The
+purpose
+of
+this
+legislation
+is
+to
+amend
+Section
+19-202,
+Idaho
+Code,
+relating
+to
+Resistance
+to
+a
+Threatened
+Party
+that
+will
+specifically
+allow
+a
+threatened
+person
+to
+remove
+their
+defensive
+weapon
+from
+it's
+holster
+or
+other
+container
+in
+defensive
+situations
+should
 the
-Legislature
+need
+arise.
+The
+current
+wording
+in
+the
+statute
+relies
+on
+a
+broad
+interpretation
 of
 the
-State
+words
+"Exposing,
+Displaying..."
+and
+it
+will
+remove
+the
+ambiguity
 of
-Idaho:
-5
-SECTION
-1.
-That
-Section
-19
--
-202,
-Idaho
-Code,
-be,
+the
+current
+wording.
+FISCAL
+NOTE
+This
+legislation
+causes
+no
+increase
+or
+decease
+in
+revenue,
+or
+additional
+expenditure
+of
+funds
+at
+the
+state
+or
+local
+level
+of
+government;
+therefore,
+this
+legislation
+has
+no
+fiscal
+impact.
+Contact:
+Senator
+Brandon
+Shippy
+(208)
+332-1000
+DISCLAIMER:
+This
+statement
+of
+purpose
 and
-the
-same
-is
-hereby
-6
-amended
+fiscal
+note
+ar
+e
+a
+mer
+e
+attachment
 to
-read
-as
-follows:
-7
-19
--
-202.
-RESISTANCE
-BY
-THREATENED
-PARTY.
-(1)
-Resistance
-sufficient
-to
-8
-prevent
-the
-offense
-may
-be
-made
-by
-the
-person
-about
-to
-be
-injured:
-9
-(a)
-To
-prevent
-an
-offense
-against
-his
-person,
-or
-his
-family,
-or
-some
-10
-member
-thereof;
-or
-1
-1
-(b)
-To
-prevent
-an
-illegal
-attempt
-by
-force
-to
-take
-or
-injure
-property
-in
-12
-his
-lawful
-possession.
-13
-(2)
-The
-defensive
-display
-or
-declaration
-of
-a
-firearm
+this
+bill
+and
+pr
+epar
+ed
 by
 a
-person
+pr
+oponent
+of
+the
+bill.
+It
 is
-14
-justified
-when
-and
-to
-the
-extent
-a
-reasonable
-person
-would
-believe
-that
-15
-physical
-force
-is
-necessary
-to
-protect
-the
-person
-or
-another
-person
-against
-16
-the
+neither
+intended
+as
+an
+expr
+ession
+of
+legislative
+intent
+nor
+intended
+for
+any
 use
-or
-attempted
-use
-of
-unlawful
-physical
-force,
-including
-deadly
-force.
-17
-The
-provisions
-of
-this
-subsection
-do
-not
-apply
-to
-someone
-who
-intentionally
-18
-provokes
-another
-person
-to
-use
-or
-attempt
-to
-use
-unlawful
-physical
-force
-or
-19
-deadly
-physical
-force.
-For
-purposes
-of
-this
-section,
-"defensive
-display
-or
-20
-declaration
-of
-a
-firearm"
-shall
-include:
-21
-(a)
-Verbally
-informing
-another
-person
-that
-the
-person
-possesses
-or
-has
-22
-available
-a
-firearm;
-and
-23
-(b)
-Exposing
-,
-or
-displaying
-,
-or
-placing
-a
-person's
-hand
-on
-a
-firearm
-24
-while
-the
-firearm
-is
-contained
-in
-a
-holster,
-pocket,
-purse,
-or
-other
-25
-means
-of
-containment
-or
-transport
-in
-a
-manner
-that
-a
-reasonable
-person
-26
-would
-understand
-was
-meant
-to
-protect
-the
-person
-or
-another
-against
-27
-an
-unlawful
-use
-or
-attempted
-use
-of
-physical
-force
-or
-deadly
-physical
-28
-force.
-a
-firearm
 outside
 of
-its
-container
-or
-holster;
-and
-29
-(c)
-Placing
-a
-person's
-hand
-on
-a
-firearm
-while
 the
-firearm
-is
-contained
-30
-in
-a
-holster,
-pocket,
-purse,
-or
-other
-means
+legislative
+pr
+ocess,
+including
+judicial
+r
+eview
+(Joint
+Rule
+18).
+Statement
 of
-containment
-or
-transport
-31
-in
-a
-manner
-that
-a
-reasonable
-person
-would
-understand
-was
-meant
-to
-pro
--
-32
-tect
-the
-person
-or
-another
-against
-an
-unlawful
-use
-or
-attempted
-use
-of
-33
-physical
-force
-or
-deadly
-physical
-force.
-34
-(3)
-The
-provisions
-of
-this
-section
-do
-not
-require
-a
-defensive
-display
-35
-or
-declaration
-of
-a
-firearm
-before
-the
-use
-of
-physical
-force
-or
-deadly
-physi
--
-36
-cal
-force,
-or
-threat
-of
-physical
-force
-or
-deadly
-physical
-force,
-by
-a
-person
-37
-who
-is
-otherwise
-justified
-in
-the
-use
-or
-threatened
-use
-of
-physical
-force
-or
-38
-deadly
-physical
-force.
-39
-(4)
-A
-person
-acting
-pursuant
-to
-this
-section
-may
-use
-such
-degree
-and
-40
-extent
-of
-force
-as
-would
-appear
-to
-be
-reasonably
-necessary
-to
-prevent
-the
-41
-threatened
-injury.
-Reasonableness
-is
-to
-be
-judged
-from
-the
-viewpoint
-of
-a
-42
-
-2
-reasonable
-person
-placed
-in
-the
-same
-position
-and
-seeing
-and
-knowing
-what
-the
-1
-person
-then
-saw
-and
-knew
-without
-the
-benefit
-of
-hindsight.
-2
-SECTION
-2.
-An
-emergency
-existing
-therefor,
-which
-emergency
-is
-hereby
-3
-declared
-to
-exist,
-this
-act
-shall
-be
-in
-full
-force
-and
-effect
-on
-and
-after
-4
-July
-1,
-2026.
-5
+Purpose
+/
+Fiscal
+Note
+Bill
+SOP/FN
+INTRODUCED:
+02/13/2026,
+9:02
+AM