The House has voted 56-14 in favor of SB 1337, the dairy spying  or “ag-gag” bill, sending it to Gov. Butch Otter’s desk. “Threats of the activists and their outlaw justice is real and it’s on the rise,” Rep. Gayle Batt, R-Wilder, told the House in her closing debate. “Because actions are escalating, there’s a need to enact additional protections to protect rights of private property owners.”

All but one of the House’s 13 Democrats voted against the bill; the lone exception was Rep. Donna Pence, D-Gooding. Two Republicans also voted against the bill, Reps. Lynn Luker, R-Boise, and Steven Harris, R-Meridian.