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S 1050

An Act to enhance fairness and increase positive outcomes for children

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Cynthia Creem and 1 co-sponsor

Strengthens protections and funding for birth parents in adoption in Idaho by mandating rights notification and paid counseling, with financial oversight for large assistance.

Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
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Bill Summary · S 1050

Summary — S 1050: “An Act to enhance fairness and increase positive outcomes for children”

Note up front: the materials provided appear to contain two distinct bills that share the number or title but come from different jurisdictions. Below are clear, separate summaries of each piece of legislation and a short note on procedural/metadata inconsistencies so readers can verify the correct source.

A. Idaho — Senate Bill No. 1050 (2025) — Amend § 18‑1511 (Adoption-related protections and allowed expenses)

Main purpose

To strengthen protections for birth parents in the adoption process by requiring notification of rights and providing paid legal and mental‑health counseling (funded by prospective adoptive parents), and to clarify allowable pregnancy‑related expenses.

Key provisions

  • Amends Idaho Code § 18‑1511 (sale/barter of children; allowed expenses).
  • Reaffirms criminal penalties for selling or bartering a child (felony; up to 14 years imprisonment and/or up to $5,000 fine).
  • Clarifies misdemeanor prohibitions for unlicensed persons/organizations advertising or placing children for adoption.
  • Explicitly allows, in addition to legal and medical costs, counseling services and reasonable maternity/living expenses during pregnancy and up to six weeks postpartum based on demonstrated financial need.
    • Counseling requirement: at least three pre‑placement counseling sessions and at least six post‑placement counseling sessions.
  • Requires that persons/agencies providing financial assistance in excess of $2,000 submit an informally verified financial plan to a court; that plan must:
    • Notify birth parents they are entitled to legal advice and counseling at the cost of the prospective adoptive parents (and include such expenditures in the plan if birth parents choose them).
    • Allow the court to approve or amend the proposal (no findings required).
    • Direct payments, when practical, to third‑party vendors and require verified affidavits of actual expenditures at adoption finalization.
  • Financial assistance is treated as a charitable gift and not subject to recovery under Idaho Code § 16‑1515.
  • Emergency clause: effective July 1, 2025.

Fiscal impact

  • Fiscal note asserts no state or local fiscal impact; costs borne by prospective adoptive parents. Courts may incur minimal administrative/admin verification work.

Who is affected

  • Birth parents (enhanced notification and access to paid counseling/legal advice).
  • Prospective adoptive parents (financial responsibility for counseling/legal services and submission of financial plans if >$2,000).
  • Adoption agencies and courts (administrative roles in plan review and verification).

B. Massachusetts — Senate Docket/No. 1050 (SD 242) — Insert § 58C in Chapter 119 (GPS/electronic monitoring of juveniles)

Main purpose

To limit prolonged use of GPS/electronic monitoring on juveniles, ensure regular court review, provide credit against confinement for monitoring days, and require detailed data collection and public reporting.

Key provisions

  • If court orders electronic monitoring >30 days, the court must hold a hearing every 30 days (unless juvenile waives) to assess whether monitoring duration is reasonable and whether less‑restrictive alternatives exist.
  • If less restrictive measures suffice, court must remove/modify monitoring order.
  • Juvenile receives credit of one day against maximum confinement for each day (or fraction) subject to court‑ordered GPS/electronic monitoring.
  • Requires the juvenile court department to collect and annually report (by Dec. 31) detailed statistics on electronic monitoring, including for each juvenile:
    • Total days monitored in a year; days detained for monitoring‑order violations (not new criminal violations); categorical reason for monitoring (new offense, court‑order violation, other); pretrial vs post‑adjudication status; whether order included home confinement/exclusion zones; and other restrictions.
    • Data must permit cross‑tabulation by demographics (age, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation), charge type/level, and geography, consistent with Juvenile Justice Policy & Data Board standards.
  • Annual report to governor, legislative committee chairs, and judicial leadership; report public per existing reporting rules.

Who is affected

  • Juveniles subject to court‑ordered GPS/electronic monitoring (shorter monitoring times, regular review, potential confinement credit).
  • Juvenile courts and court administration (additional hearings, data collection, and reporting obligations).

Procedural/timeline notes and metadata conflicts

  • A hearing is listed for 06/10/2025 (01:00–05:00 PM in A‑2) in the provided metadata, but records show mixed referrals (Judiciary & Rules, Agriculture, etc.) and different introduction dates.
  • Sponsors listed (Roger F. Wicker; Kirsten E. Gillibrand) are U.S. Senators, which does not align with the Idaho state statute nor the Massachusetts docket — indicating mixed or mis‑merged source documents.
  • “Related Bills: SD 242 (replaces)” corresponds to the Massachusetts docket number; the Idaho bill includes an emergency effective date (July 1, 2025).

Recommendation: verify the jurisdiction and official bill number with the appropriate legislative website (Idaho Legislature for the Idaho SB 1050 text; Massachusetts Legislature for SD 242 / Senate No. 1050) before citing or acting on the measure.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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