Bill to punish cities that refuse to enforce abortion laws advances to House
The rotunda at the Idaho Capitol on Jan. 17, 2022. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun, file)
A bill that would punish cities and public officials who refuse to enforce Idaho’s abortion laws by withholding sales and use tax revenue easily cleared the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday and will now receive a full vote in the Idaho House of Representatives.
House Bill 2 adds amendments to the No Public Funds for Abortion Act, which was signed into law in 2021 and prohibits public funds from being used to “procure, counsel in favor, refer to or perform an abortion...
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