Idaho Bills
635 bills · 2023 Regular Session
Amends existing law to clarify requirements for criminal history and background checks for potential temporary caregivers.
This legislation provides clarification to authorize the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare to submit the fingerprints of temporary caregivers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to process a criminal history andbackgroundcheckasperIdahoCode§56-1004A,CriminalHistoryandBackgroundChecks. Thestatutory update is needed in order to add this category of caregivers as an approved group per FBI requirements.
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Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit homeowner's associations from restricting the right to grow and raise food.
This legislation is to permit and encourage programs and policies that sustain greater local food security and to improve access to healthy foods and to protect the inherent rights of citizens to sustain themselves on their own property by growing and raising food and to encourage the protection of sustainable cultivation of fresh produce and protein at all levels of production in Idaho.
Colin Nash · HD-016B
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise terminology and other provisions regarding virtual health care.
The legislation expands the ability of Idaho citizens in rural and underserved areas to access health care from providers who are not physically present in a patient's geographical area. The legislation updates the Idaho Telehealth Access Care Act in Title 54, Chapter 57, Idaho Code by changing the term "telehealth" to "virtual care," and clarifies virtual care practice requirements. This legislation also provides a permanent solution to lessons learned through COVID-19 related to technology limitations and best practice interstate licensure exemptions for qualified provider’s licensed and in good standing in another state to provide continuity of patient care.
Abby Lee · SD-009
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Amends existing law to revise eligibility and other provisions regarding Armed Forces and public safety officer scholarships.
This legislation makes the following amendments to the Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Scholarship. • Codifies current and past practice for how Idaho residency is determined. • Increases the allowance for books, equipmentandsuppliesfrom$500to$750persemester. Thisamountwaslastincreased21yearsagofrom$200 to $500. • Extends the time period for eligibility from 10 years to 19 years after occurrence of the qualifying event, and makes the effective date retroactive to July 1, 2022. • Makes a technical correction regarding the determination of disability for members of the Armed Forces. Currently, the statute references disability determinations made by the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) and determinations made by the Idaho Division of Veterans Services. However, the Idaho Division of Veterans Services does not make disability determinations, so the proposed amendment would remove that reference. Disability determinations made by the Veterans Affairs Administration (VA) apply a different standard from that used by SSA and PERSI (which applies to public safety officers). Under SSA and PERSI determinations of disability, the individual is preventedfromengaginginanyoccupationoremployment. RemovingthereferencetotheDivisionofVeterans Services ensures that disability determinations are internally consistent when applied to Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer applicants.
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States findings of the Legislature and recognizes the importance of a strong and enduring partnership with Taiwan and supports Taiwan's meaningful participation in important international organizations.
This joint memorial reaffirms the unique relationship and strong economic ties between the State of Idaho and Taiwan.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2024.
This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Division of Welfare in the Department of Health and Welfare. It appropriates a total of $177,951,900 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 613.50. The bill funds one line item, which provides $624,000 for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
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Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding rental agreements and fees.
The purpose of this legislation is to bring transparency and clarity to the rental application process for residential rentals. This legislation clarifies all owners/managers who collect application fees will provide prospective renters with a written disclosure including the amounts, timing of availability, and criteria for eligibility associated with rent, fees, and refunds. The legislation also creates a process for prospective renters to recover a paid application fee if the information in the final lease agreement differs from the information in the written disclosure.
James Ruchti · SD-029
Adds to existing law to establish the Parental Rights Protection of Minors Act to protect minors from exposure to harmful materials on certain devices.
The proposed legislation seeks to fulfill the Governor's compelling interest in protecting children from exposure to harmful material online, while not overburdening free speech. This is accomplished by requiring manufacturers of internet-capable devices to install and activate technology that enables parents to make filtering decisions for their children. This legislation recognizes the serious harm that comes to children from online pornography exposure and allows the government to encourage the use of filters and empower parents to determine what internet material is appropriate for their children to access (Ashcorft v. ACLU, 542, U. S. 656, 670) (2004). Without this legislation, it is not possible for parents to effectively protect their children from the massive amounts of harmful material inundating them online. This is because both mobile and computer devices are capable of connecting to the internet in various ways, each with their own set of filtering limitations. By place internet filtering requirements at the manufacturer level, the devices themselves will be capable of filtering harmful content as they move in and out of different internet networks.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
Adds to existing law to establish the Institutional Controls Program.
The Institutional Controls Program (ICP) is a key component of the remedial actions being implemented for the cleanup at the Bunker Hill Superfund Site (Site). The ICP was established for the Bunker Hill Box in 1991 for Operable Unit 1 (OU-1) and in 1992 for OU-2, and for the Coeur d’Alene Basin in 2002 for OU-3. The ICP has been very successful over the decades at preventing areas that have been remediated within the Site from being re-contaminated. This legislation moves the authority for the ICP from administrative rule to statute. The regulatory framework for outlining the requirements of the ICP are being moved from a Panhandle Health District rule to a statute. The proposed statute does not substantively alter the ICP. Any differences between the existing health district rules and this statute are attributed to removing outdated, duplicative and unnecessary language, combining text applicable to all OUs, and referencing supporting documents (e.g., Remedial Design Reports). Therefore, there will be no effect on the implementation of the ICP.
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Adds to existing law to provide an income tax credit for private school tuition.
This legislation amends Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new section 63-3029N, Idaho Code,toestablishprovisionsforanincometaxcreditforprivateschooltuitionpaymentsforqualifieddependent children of an individual tax payer.
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the Public School Endowment Income Facilities Fund.
In January 2022, the Office of Performance Evaluations released a report on public K-12 buildings. The report detailed that school districts were struggling to keep up with routine maintenance in buildings, leading to an estimated maintenance backlog of over $800 million. Moreover, the report found that both charter schools and districts struggled to acquire new buildings, either to replace old buildings that needed to be phased out or to meet the rising number of students. This legislation redirects revenues from Idaho Endowment Lands to specifically be used for Idaho K-12 school facilities. A distribution formula based on square footage and school population is used to disperse funding. See Attached.
Amends existing law to provide for a court rule regarding the roll of attorneys.
This is one of a series of bills the Supreme Court has recommended in its annual report to the Governor concerning defects or omissions in the laws, as required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. I.C. § 3-103 currently prevents new attorneys from receiving a license to practice law until they have signed the Supreme Court’s roll of attorneys. This signature requirement presents a hurdle to the remote swearing-in of new attorneys, and this bill seeks to remove this impediment by permitting the signature to occur per court rule. This amendment to I.C. § 3-103 will allow the Court to adopt a rule that both satisfies the signature requirement and allows new attorneys to take their oaths and be sworn in via a remote process.
Amends existing law to provide for automatic voter registration through the Division of Motor Vehicles.
This legislation will provide for the automatic registration of eligible citizens to vote at the same time that they apply for or renew a driver’s license or state issued identification, unless they opt out of being registered to vote at that time. The act of voting – being able to elect our leaders and set our course as a state and a nation – defines the United States at home and abroad. This legislation aims to facilitate the exercise of this basic right for thousands of eligible citizens who are unregistered or have outdated registrations due to relocation
Ilana Rubel · HD-018A
Amends existing law to provide for the use of development impact fees for public school facilities.
This bill adds public schools to the list of public facilities and school districts to the list of government entities allowed to use the statutory development impact fee mechanism to fund capital improvements attributable to new growth and development. The Local Land Use Planning Act identifies and specifically names school districts as governmental entities to be notified or considered in mitigating development impacts in at least four sections. To achieve consistency and uniformity in addressing and mitigating the effects of new growth and development, adding school districts to the development impact fee code accomplishes the intent contemplated in the local land use planning act and places statutory limits on the amount of school impact mitigation a local jurisdiction can exact from new development.
Adds to existing law to provide for the enforcement of federal immigration law by governmental entities in this state.
This legislation adds a new chapter to Title 19, Idaho Code, to provide for the enforcement of federal immigration law, and provides procedures for the Idaho Attorney General to seek equitable relief from a government entity found in violation of Title 19, Idaho Code, to include the denial of sales tax distribution funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION- Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2023.
This is an FY 2023 supplemental appropriation to the Idaho Department of Correction. The Department of Correction received an appropriation to pay off the lease for its correctional alternative placement facility last fiscal year and an ongoing reduction to the budget for the lease payment. The lease payment was reduced from the incorrect expense class and this bill makes the correction to align the appropriation in the correct expense class.
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Repeals and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding concealed weapons.
States findings of the Legislature and approves fee rules of the Department of Health and Welfare reviewed by the House Health and Welfare Committee and the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
This concurrent resolution approves the Department of Health and Welfare fee rules which were reviewed by both the House and Senate Health and Welfare committees.
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Amends and adds to existing law to clarify the health rights of Idahoans.
Repeals and adds to existing law to remove the Public Charter School Debt Reserve Fund and to provide for a revolving loan fund.
Tammy Nichols · SD-010
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Amends existing law to allow a vehicle traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic to turn off at the next available location where it is safe and reasonable for the vehicle to pull over.
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States findings of the Legislature, expresses concern over the proposed Lava Ridge Project, and supports a no-build option.
Currently, there is an application pending before the Bureau of Land Management to approve the placement of approximately 400 wind turbines in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties. There has been near unanimous opposition to the project by local governments, including counties and highway districts. The short-term build-out impacts will severely impact the local economy. The long-term impact of the public access, agricultural uses and wildlife are of concern to the citizens of the Magic Valley. This Concurrent resolution will highlight the concerns of the Magic Valley and request the Governor and Attorney General to take what legal actions are available to encourage the BLM to select the no build option.
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Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right.
Melissa Wintrow · SD-019
Adds to existing law to establish a right to visitation for patients and residents in health care facilities.
Amends exisitng law to make codifier's corrections.
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