Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2021 Regular Session
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
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 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
Amends existing law to provide for the approval or extension of orders applicable to all persons in a county or public health district and to provide for an infraction.
66 – 2
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain election deadlines.
46 – 21
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding write-in candidates and signature verifications.
67 – 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
Adds to existing law to provide for a kindergarten jump-start program and training for parents.
The purpose of the bill is to encourage more parents to bring their young student to the Spring kindergarten screener. Then, allow school districts to use existing funds to establish up to a four week jump-start program for students that are not ready for kindergarten.
39 – 25
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the issuance of absentee ballots for a primary election.
48 – 11
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the administration of elections.
58 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for an adjournment date sine die and to provide exceptions.
26 – 8
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding resolving issues with absentee ballots.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that certain real property is not subject to adverse possession.
The purpose of this legislation is to clarify that the statutory protection of water delivery facilities from claims of adverse possession extend to properties owned by water delivery entities.
67 – 0
Amends existing law regarding the filling of vacancies.
67 – 0
Repeals and amends existing law to revise right-of-way provisions.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the printing and preserving of session laws.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding the Governor's ability to use a faxed signature on notary public appointments and commissions.
This legislation eliminates authorization for use of the Governor’s facsimile signature in the appointment and commissioning of notaries public, since these appointments and commissionings are now performed by the Secretary of State.
58 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for the recording of death certificates and to clarify that certain documents must be recorded.
66 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide for the Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) Fund.
41 – 23
Amends and repeals existing law to provide that the manager of the State Insurance Fund shall be the custodian of the fund and to provide that employees of the fund hired after a certain date shall participate in a certain sick leave program.
34 – 0
Amends existing law regarding sunrise review to provide for the addition of sunset review.
67 – 3
Adds to existing law to prohibit an abortion following detection of a fetal heartbeat.
Amends existing law to raise the age of legal possession and use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to 21.
28 – 40
Adds to existing law to provide for certain limitations on fees for residential tenants.
28 – 40
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2021.
This is an FY 2021 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Psychiatric Hospitalization, for State Hospital South. It provides $3,000,000 in federal funds to utilize the provisions of the Institute of Mental Disease Waiver.
67 – 0