Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2021 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding limitations on taxing district budgets.
Appropriates and transfers $4,000,000 from the General Fund to the Legislative Legal Defense Fund for fiscal year 2021.
57 – 11
Appropriates and transfers $279,000 from the General Fund to the Pest Control Deficiency Fund for fiscal year 2021.
This bill reimburses the Department of Agriculture for prior fiscal year costs to survey and control pests on state and private lands. Idaho Code authorizes the use of deficiency warrants under certain circumstances. The agencies pay the bills and return to the Legislature during the next legislative session for the cash to reimburse those costs.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to remove hiring authority from various individual licensing boards.
This proposed legislation will centralize the hiring authority for certain management positions of the boards consolidated as a result of Executive Order No. 2020-10, with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses Administrator.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that various occupational licensing boards shall be integrated into the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that the sales tax from internet sales shall be distributed in the same manner as all other sales and use tax revenue.
As people continue to buy more online, our brick and mortar sales tax revenue and our general fund is jeopardized. One of the effects of the pandemic and Amazon moving into our state is that more people are choosing to shop online. Originally, it was believed that we would accrue approximately $50 million in the Wayfair Fund, instead we are looking at $180 million in the Wayfair Fund. This also means our counties and municipalities are not getting their share of collected sales tax. We need to move this online sales tax into the general fund sooner than we anticipated.
Janie Ward-Engelking · SD-018
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Disaster Emergency Account.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the adjournment of the Idaho Legislature.
Amends existing law to revise Legislative Account distributions.
Funding for the Idaho Senate and House of Representatives is paid from the Legislative Account, which is authorized in Section 67-451, Idaho Code. The State Controller is directed to make four transfers from the General Fund into the account totaling $6,755,000 annually. A statutory change is required to increase the amount that is transferred each year and this legislation would increase the transfers by $1,756,000 annually. This would increase the annual total amount to $8,511,000, which is a 26% increase. This increase is necessary becauseyear-endfundbalanceshavebeendecliningsignificantlyoverthepastseveralyearsduetoanincreased numberofinterimcommittees, workinggroups, andaspecialsession. Previousincreaseswere29%inFY2002 and 21% in FY 2009. Based upon agreements between the Senate and House of Representatives, the Senate receives 37% of the transfers and the House receives 63%. The funds are perpetually appropriated and do not revert back to the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year. This bill includes an emergency clause which would make the increased transfers effective retroactively to January 1, 2021.
59 – 8
Relates to the appropriation to the Commission of Pardons and Parole for fiscal year 2021.
70 – 0
Adds to and repeals existing law relating to the State Appellate Public Defender Act.
TheproposedlegislativechangeswillrepealIdahoCode19-867through19-872andincorporatesthosestatutes into a NEW CHAPTER designated as Chapter 59, Title 19, Idaho Code. There are no substantive changes to the Idaho State Appellate Public Defender's structure and statutory authority.
68 – 0
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding when a court may continue a hearing.
70 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide for a workforce readiness and career technical education diploma.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to allow for certain designations on veterans license plates.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding excessive increased prices during an emergency.
61 – 7
Amends existing law to provide that school board hearings on student discipline must be held in executive session.
Amends Idaho Code 33-205 to allow for student hearings in executive session, to preserve the privacy of the student.
68 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide advanced opportunities funding for nonpublic school students, subject to appropriation.
66 – 1
Amends existing law to provide that waterfront resort licenses shall remain valid and may be transferred in certain instances.
The purpose of this proposal is to remediate an ambiguity in the law relating to waterfront resort liquor licenses.
66 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the limitation on taxing district budget requests.
This legislation changes the cap on growth of property tax budgets to prevent increases that exceed the growth in income of citizens when there are periods of rapid growth combined with rapid increases in assessed value.
Adds to existing law to provide requirements for health benefit plans covering contraception.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the authority of the Governor during a state of extreme peril and to provide that the Governor may not alter, adjust, or suspend any provision of the Idaho Code in certain instances.
Amends existing law to provide that licensing boards and entities under the Department of Self-Governing Agencies shall be organized under the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
This proposed legislation will continue the reorganization of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses consistent with Executive Order No. 2020-10. The proposal will merge the Division of Building Safety (“DBS”) into the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (“DOPL”) and assign duties of the DBS Administrator to the DOPL Administrator. The proposed legislation amends the licensing renewal and reinstatement provisions, to account for differences between licensing boards. Additionally, the proposed legislation will combine the accounts of the various boards consolidated into DOPL. The accounts will be combined with the existing dedicated fund account of DOPL.
69 – 0
Adds to existing law to implement the Insured Homeowner Protection Act regarding assignment of benefits contracts or agreements.
The purpose of this bill is to protect Idaho homeowners from predatory practice involving the assignment of insurance benefits to third parties after the homeowner has suffered a loss, provides notice to homeowners of options as to the repair of their homes, and protects homeowners from undue pressure and misleading information.
11 – 24
Amends existing law to provide that certain persons shall not be an appointed trustee of the library board and to revise a provision regarding the hiring of library employees.
68 – 0