Idaho Bills
790 bills · 2025 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the division administrator's authority to address board and commission cash balances.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
35 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding media source confidentiality.
This bill amends chapter 7, title 9 of Idaho code by adding a new section 9-714 to create a shield law to help protect media source confidentiality when engaging in newsgathering activities, except in cases of national security or imminent physical harm.
Marco Erickson · HD-033B
35 – 0
Amends existing law to define a public employer and a public corporation with respect to certain requirements regarding security for compensation.
Josh Tanner · HD-014B
35 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Launch Grant Program and the In-Demand Careers Fund.
This legislation makes several changes that provide improved accountability and focus for Idaho’s Launch program. These changes include: 1.) Focusing Launch monies on education and training programs of two years or less. 2.) Generally limiting money for 4-year baccalaureate programs to career fields in health care, engineering, and information technology. 3.) Putting oversight of Launch program policy, including the creation of the matrix of in-demand careers, under a nine-member advisory board consisting of three appointees each from the Governor, the Senate President ProTempore, and the Speaker of the House. 4.) If extra money is leftover each year in the In-Demand Careers Fund, allows the money to go first to in-demand postbaccalaureate health care careers, the tuition of which is not already funded by the state, then up to $10 million for enhanced grant funding, no more than $5 million of which can be used by adult learners, then for opportunity scholarships for eligible students pursuing in-demand careers. 5.)Requiring most participating education and training institutions to adhere to all aspects, and all participating institutions to adhere to most aspects of chapter 21, Title33, Idaho Code, relating to dignity and nondiscrimination. Also requires all such participating institutions to adhere to Section 67-5909 C, Idaho Code, relating to diversity statements.
Steve Miller · HD-024B
51 – 16
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding abandoned property.
Joe Alfieri · HD-004A
35 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish a cybersecurity and resiliency fund to address the state's need for information technology and cybersecurity infrastructure.
Wendy Horman · HD-032B
Amends existing law to revise the composition of the Idaho Broadband Advisory Board and to provide that any grant award process shall be conducted by an independent third party.
This legislation expands the Broadband Advisory Board to include one nonvoting broadband experienced member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one nonvoting broadband experienced member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. It also provides for an independent third party to conduct any grant award process.
John Vander Woude · HD-022A
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
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding instruction in sex education and to provide for restrictions on instruction in human sexuality.
Barbara Ehardt · HD-033A
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the timing of the permitting process relating to broadband infrastructure.
John Vander Woude · HD-022A
48 – 20
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the protection of vulnerable adults from financial exploitation.
This legislation will enable the financial industry and investigative agencies to collaborate, disrupt financial crime, hold financial criminals accountable, and protect the financial assets of the senior citizens and vulnerable adults of Idaho.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
Amends existing law to provide penalties for assault, battery, or murder of a peace officer.
Ted Hill · HD-014A
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the catastrophic search subaccount in the Search and Rescue Fund.
Mike Pohanka · HD-026A
69 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding indecent exposure.
This legislation amends Idaho Code 18-4116 and clarifies the definitions of willful and lewd indecent exposure.
Jeff Cornilles · HD-012A
Amends existing law to provide that soliciting commercial sexual activity shall be a felony.
This legislation makes soliciting commercial sexual activity a felony. Current law provides for charging a misdemeanor for the first offense followed by a felony for the second offense.
Britt Raybould · HD-034B
50 – 19
Amends existing law to provide term limits for board members.
Wendy Horman · HD-032B
Adds to existing law to provide for the establishment of a certain Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer recharge goal in the state water plan.
Stephanie Mickelsen · HD-032A
Amends existing law to provide for notification of a proposed transplant or relocation of wildlife and approval from a board of county commissioners if a hearing on the same is requested and to require testing of certain animals.
Douglas Pickett · HD-027A
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for operating a public charter school.
This legislation would provide admission preference to families with at least one (1) parent or legal guardian on active duty or active guard and reserve duty, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101. The intent is to support military families by giving their children priority access to charter schools, recognizing the unique challenges these families face while their loved ones serve and move due to Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders.
David Leavitt · HD-025B
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to update provisions regarding the practice of pharmacy in Idaho.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
35 – 0
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to remove provisions previously related to the Department of Health and Welfare that are now assigned to other state agencies.
Lori McCann · HD-006A
34 – 1
Amends existing law to provide for vehicles to exceed the speed limit while passing in a passing lane.
Charlie Shepherd · HD-007B
35 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the consolidation of fire protection districts.
Mike Moyle · HD-010A
35 – 0
Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for the recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact.
Mark Sauter · HD-001A
31 – 3
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the petition to propose a library district.
Douglas Pickett · HD-027A
27 – 6