States findings of the Legislature and establishes an interim committee to study the crime of sextortion and to make recommendations to the Legislature.

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 33 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION1 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ESTABLISHING AN INTERIM COMMITTEE TO2 STUDY THE CRIME OF SEXTORTION AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGIS-3 LATURE.4 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:5 WHEREAS, predators threatening to disclose intimate images of another6 in exchange for money, more sexual content, or other favors is becoming an7 increasing problem throughout the country; and8 WHEREAS, these images can be obtained through coercion, deception, or9 hacking and can be either real or created artificially so as to be indistin-10 guishable from a real image; and11 WHEREAS, such a crime is commonly referred to as "sextortion," and those12 under 18 years of age are the most common victims; and13 WHEREAS, victims of sextortion can experience mental health issues such14 as anxiety and depression, financial loss, reputational damage, and in some15 cases may attempt suicide or other self-harm; and16 WHEREAS, victims of sextortion, especially those who are minors, often17 feel fear, shame, or embarrassment and fail to tell anyone or ask for help;18 and19 WHEREAS, the Idaho Office of the Attorney General states that sextor-20 tion cases are one of the main issues currently being reported to the office;21 and22 WHEREAS, it would greatly benefit the people of Idaho for the Legisla-23 ture to study the crime of sextortion, the effects on its victims, and means24 of prevention; to review ways to strengthen or expand current statutes re-25 garding sextortion; and to address ways to help and support the victims of26 sextortion.27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-28 sion of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and29 the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to30 establish an interim committee to undertake and complete a study of the crime31 of sextortion, means of prevention, and the effects on its victims, in par-32 ticular those victims under 18 years of age, and to make recommendations re-33 garding ways to strengthen current statutes to address the effects on vic-34 tims of sextortion. The Legislative Council shall determine the number of35 legislators and membership from each house appointed to the interim commit-36 tee, shall appoint members of both the majority party and minority party, and37 shall authorize the interim committee to receive input, advice, and assis-38 tance from interested and affected parties who are not members of the Legis-39 lature. Other members of the interim committee shall include a representa-40 tive from the Office of the Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Chil-41 dren Unit, the Idaho Department of Education, and the Idaho Crisis and Sui-42 cide Hotline.43

2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the cochairs of the interim committee who1 are appointed by the Legislative Council may appoint additional nonvoting2 members of the interim committee to represent stakeholders.3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the interim com-4 mittee shall not be reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage,5 or other expenses.6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Services Office shall pro-7 vide staff support to the interim committee.8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the interim committee shall, by January 31,9 2027, report its findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation, if10 any, to the First Regular Session of the Sixty-ninth Idaho Legislature.11