LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 Moved by Anthon Seconded by Den Hartog IN THE SENATE SENATE BILLAMENDMENT NO.TO S.B.

1442,NO. As Amended BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO THE IDAHO REFUGEE AND ILLEGAL ALIEN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT;

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SHORT"(4) TITLE.If the attorney general determines that a local, county, or state law enforcement agency is not in compliance with the provisions of this sec- tion, he shall notify such agency of its noncompliance and that it has thirty (30) days to cure the violation.

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That Chapter 4, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION , to be known and des- ignated as Section 67-467, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

67-467.

AUDIT OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Entity" means any corporation and foreign corporation;

business corporation and foreign business corporation;

for-profit and nonprofit unincorporated association;

corporation sole;

business trust, estate, partnership, trust, and two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest;

and a state, the United States, and a foreign govern- ment.

(b) "Illegal alien" means a person who is not lawfully present in the United States.

(c) "Refugee" is as defined in 8 U.S.C.

1101(42).

(d) "Resettlement services" means any service provided by an entity that entered into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the United States department of state or other appropriate federal agency to provide for the reception and initial placement of refugees in the United States.

(2) Any entity incorporated under the laws of the state of Idaho pro- viding resettlement services for refugees shall provide the legislature an annual audit of such services in accordance with the provisions of sections 67-466 and 67-705, Idaho Code.

(3) Such audit shall detail the following:

(a) The total number of refugees served;

(b) The nationality and gender of refugees served;

(c) The language abilities of refugees served;

(d) The successful rate of participation in language remediation pro- gramming for refugees served;

(e) The counties and municipalities where refugees served are housed;

(f) The housing units taken by refugees served;

and (g) The vital statistics, including the rates of communicable disease, among refugees served.

(4) Any entity incorporated under the laws of the state of Idaho pro- viding resettlement services for refugees is prohibited from harboring or concealing an illegal alien, transporting an illegal alien in furtherance of remaining unlawfully in the United States, or encouraging or inducing an il- legal alien to remain in the United States unlawfully.

(5) Any entity providing refugee resettlement services to illegal aliens shall account for the names and identifying demographics of such aliens for the purposes of providing a catalog of names that may be matched against federal immigration databases at the department of homeland secu- rity, department of health and human services, and department of state.

SECTION 3.

That Chapter 30, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION , to be known and des- ignated as Section 67-3015, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

67-3015.

IMMIGRATION STATUS AND NATIONALITY OF ARRESTED INDIVIDU- ALS.

(1) As used in this section: