Signed by Governor Brad Little

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes protections for confidential informants who provide information or documents to journalist in Idaho.

Highlights:

• Establishes protections so that no person who engaged in journalistic activities shall be compelled to disclose in any legal setting the source of any information procured or obtained and published in a newspaper, print, publication, digital news outlet, or by a radio or television broadcasting station with which the person is engaged, employed or connected with (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the compelling of a person to disclose unpublished information, notes, or communications obtained or created through the course of newsgathering activities, except as required by law in cases involving national security or imminent physical harm. (Sec. 1).

• Establishes this into law on and after July 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

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