Idaho Bills
31 bills · 2025 Regular Session
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding county-based or city-based intermodal commerce authority and to establish provisions regarding publication of proceedings and a contest period.
This legislation changes the scope of County-based and City-based commerce authority. It includes the opportunity for authorities to help fund facilities that may encompass utility services, including water and sewer facilities. It does exclude all electrical energy facilities and transmittal.
Clay Handy · HD-027B
20 – 15
Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Career Technical Education for fiscal year 2026.
This appropriation to the Division of Career Technical Education provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that includes spending authority for federal grants, support for adult education and literacy, and capacity building at the state's six technical colleges. This bill also provides direction regarding the expenditure of appropriated funds, and requires a report from the Division regarding expenditures over the past five fiscal years on the outcomes of adult education and literacy investments. This appropriation does not include expansion of at-capacity programs or the Business/Industry Engagement Manager enhancements which were requested by the agency and recommended by the Governor on lines 1 and 3.
Steve Miller · HD-024B
27 – 7
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the electronic publication of public notices on the state controller's website and certain abbreviated newspaper publications by governmental entities and to revise provisions regarding publication by first class mail.
This proposed legislation allows for electronic publication on the state controller’s website for public notices (including public works projects) and other publications required by law. It directs the state controller to facilitate electronic publications in a staggered implementation schedule. It also staggers the rollout, with only stage agencies initially using the website for electronic notices. Beginning in 2027, local governments and all other entities and individuals may use the website for electronic notices. In the interim, local governments may use a condensed notice with a link to their website for the full notice. This proposed legislation also directs the state controller to create the ability for users to subscribe and receive push notifications – including those filtered to a geographic location. Finally, it clarifies that notices sent through mail may be included in a regular mailing such as a utility billing.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
36 – 32
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Dustin Manwaring · HD-029A
16 – 19
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
This bill provides a supplemental appropriation of $20,000 for the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2025. This bill also provides enhancements to the Office of the State Board of Education maintenance budget that include a database engineer, software support for the See Tell Now tipline, funding for a cybersecurity testing contract, funding for marketing of the See Tell Now tipline, appropriation of the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2026, replacement vehicles for the School Safety and Security Program, replacement of OITS hardware, and funding for the Public Private Workforce Capacity Grant. This bill does not include the IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer (line 1), the Education Effectiveness Program Manager (line 3), the Education Policy Analyst (line 4), College Applications Outreach (line 7), the Empowering Parents Specialist (line 8), Base Funding for Independent Study Idaho (line 9), Grant Administrator for the Firearms Safety Program (line 10), and the Behavioral Threat Assessment (line 12) as requested by the agency and recommended by the Governor.
James Petzke · HD-021A
33 – 37
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2026.
James Petzke · HD-021A
31 – 35
Adds to existing law to require the installation of light-mitigating technology systems on wind energy conversion systems.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
52 – 11
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding electrical contractor supervision and to define a term.
This legislation clarifies the definition of "supervision" and changes the existing statute to be in line with what the industry is asking for in the promulgated rules.
Kyle Harris · HD-007A
36 – 33
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Controller for fiscal year 2026.
This appropriation to the State Controller brings remaining activities for Luma on budget, providing additional accountability and transparency in operations. These are costs that were formerly borne by the continuously appropriated Business Information Infrastructure Fund that will be paid from the General Fund going forward. The recommended FY 2026 original appropriation of $40.47 million is 40% less than the office's FY 2024 total expenditures of $67,040,800, which included both appropriated and continuously appropriated funds. This appropriation provides enhancements to the State Controller's FY 2026 maintenance budget that include 7.00 FTP and funding for Luma personnel, Luma operating costs, Computer Service Center charges for Luma, 2.00 FTP and funding for financial specialists, 1.00 FTP and funding for a communications manager, and a level of effort program transfer.
James Petzke · HD-021A
23 – 12
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2026.
James Petzke · HD-021A
32 – 33
Adds to existing law to require the provision of copies of medical records in certain circumstances.
Doug Ricks · SD-034
28 – 42
Adds to existing law to provide for the establishment of the Idaho High-Needs Student Fund.
This legislation creates a fund to help address costs associated with students with disabilities. These expenses can cause significant budget gaps. Funding would be distributed to districts and charters through an application process managed by the State Department of Education.
Ben Fuhriman · HD-030B
17 – 18
Amends existing law to require certain federal waivers for continued medicaid expansion eligibility.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
38 – 32
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding the compensation of commissioners.
Chris Mathias · HD-019B
34 – 35
Amends and adds to existing law to establish electronic driver's licenses and identification cards.
Stephanie Mickelsen · HD-032A
37 – 33
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Bean Commission and tax levies on beans.
Camille Blaylock · SD-011
36 – 30
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding a violation of landowner rules for permissible use.
Mark Harris · SD-035
18 – 16
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding truth in digital advertising sales.
This legislation will require providers of digital advertising to deliver to customers evidence that impressions purchased by a requesting customer have occurred.
Doug Okuniewicz · SD-003
19 – 16
Amends existing law to increase the salaries of commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission, State Tax Commission, and Industrial Commission.
Scott Grow · SD-014
35 – 30
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2026.
Phil Hart · SD-002
36 – 33
Amends existing law to provide that certain persons shall not be eligible to apply for any fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses, tags, or permits.
Daniel Foreman · SD-006
34 – 30
Relates to the appropriation to the to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2026.
Phil Hart · SD-002
35 – 33
Relates to the appropriation to the Commission on the Arts for fiscal year 2026.
Janie Ward-Engelking · SD-018
25 – 44
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Codi Galloway · SD-015
42 – 27
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding brewers' licenses.
Thisamendmentensuresthatout-of-statesmallbrewersareheldtothesamestandardsasin-statesmallbrewers and the out-of-state small brewers are given no additional advantages. It clarifies that small brewers must have a physical, in-state presence. Maintaining a physical presence is paramount in the interest of protecting the health, safety and welfare of Idaho citizens and for the establishment of an orderly marketplace. Such physical presence achieves unquestionable jurisdiction, provides immediate accountability for suppliers and provides the ability for regulators to remove bad actors and unsafe products from the market. Such physical presence allows for physical inspections, which are statutorily required by Idaho law including, but not limited to, the Idaho State Police, Division of Alcohol Beverage Control, the Idaho State Tax Commission, and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Vito Barbieri · HD-003A
19 – 12