BOISE, ID – The Idaho Senate is one of the last stops for a bill that would let Attorney General Raúl Labrador seek to temporarily disqualify local elected officials and government employees from holding office or working for the government if they “willfully” violate state law.
House Bill 896 — backed by Republican leaders of the House — would let the state attorney general enforce state laws that enact bans. The bill would allow the attorney general to sue a government agency, official or employee if they fail to correct the alleged violation after being issued a warning.
The bill would exempt state lawmakers and judges from lawsuits to enforce state law by the attorney general. The Legislature routinely blocks local governments from enacting certain policies, or requires local governments to do certain things, through preemption laws, the Idaho Capital Sun reported…