---
type: "Bill"
title: "OBSCENE MATERIAL AND LEWD MATTER – Amends existing law to revise the definition of “obscene material” and to revise the definition of “lewd matter.”"
description: "OBSCENE MATERIAL AND LEWD MATTER – Amends existing law to revise the definition of “obscene material” and to revise the definition of “lewd matter.”"
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "H 795"
citation: "Idaho H 795 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARTS", "CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES", "LITERATURE", "NUISANCES", "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb1a4c9e-d2db-4434-ba64-0277665d610d"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0795/"
source_hash: "81a7aa7efb98a3977de59d6b462a701992e2df2a8a00e9fdfcb705718c9a38c8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 795 (2026) — OBSCENE MATERIAL AND LEWD MATTER – Amends existing law to revise the definition of “obscene material” and to revise the definition of “lewd matter.”

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0795.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Read Third Time in Full – — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-27** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
- **2026-03-12** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-13** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – HawsFloor Sponsor - Crane(12)Title apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2026-03-17** Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-03-23** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Read second time; filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling `enrolled`
- **2026-03-27** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 262 Effective: 07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb1a4c9e-d2db-4434-ba64-0277665d610d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).