Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2024 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to provide for the crime of organized retail theft.
In recent years, Idaho has seen an increase in the number of thieves who do not just steal from retail stores, they do so in concert with others. These ‘organized retail thieves’ work quickly to steal as much as possible often before leaving the state, to avoid detection and detainment. This bill would create a new category of theft called “organized retail theft” and would provide law enforcement and the retail community a requested tool to more accurately target and hold accountable these individuals. Currently, the law enforcement and retail communities must rely on combinations of charges including commercial burglary and grand theft.
Bruce Skaug · HD-010B
Amends existing law to define and provide for a candidate political committee.
Providing a new definition of a candidate political committee and ensuring that candidate political committees are subject to the same campaign finance reporting requirements as other political committees.
Bruce Skaug · HD-010B
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Amends existing law to make codifier's corrections.
The purpose of this legislation is to make codifier and technical corrections to the Idaho Code. During the course of a session, the same code sections and chapters might be amended multiple times in different bills These amendments cannot always be cleanly reconciled and incorporated into the Idaho Code. Rather, the changes can result in inconsistent numbering of statutes, irregular grammar, and "surplus punctuation' - for example, a comma that was not itself deleted in any bill but was associated with deleted language. In the annual codifier bill, the Legislative Services Office corrects any such irregularities and also makes other technical corrections to the Idaho Code, such as revising grammar and punctuation, correcting inaccurate code references, and updating archaic language. Codifier and technical corrections are not substantive in nature and will not change the meaning or effect of any section or chapter being amended. This is merely "cleanup" legislation, intended to provide clarity to readers of the Idaho Code.
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Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a license to retail liquor and to establish provisions regarding the transfer and issuance of a license.
This legislation modifies the liquor licensing statute to clarify unintended consequences of Senate Bill 1120 in the2023session. Thislegislation“grandfathers”thepriorpracticeforduallessees(ofboththepremisesandthe liquor licenses) as it pertains to “legacy” licenses (issued prior to July 1, 2023), which have not expired, while also clarifying how this historic and existing practice may continue as specifically provided in this legislation. This legislation provides that a liquor license issued prior to July 1, 2023, and under a lease to a restaurant/bar operator as of July 1, 2023, may continue to be used in the same way through expiration of the term of the lease, whereupon the lease reverts back to the possession of the owner of the license. Upon such reversion the ownermay: transferthelicenseinaone-time-onlytransfer; retaintheleaseandapplytotheAlcoholicBeverage Control (ABC) to become the named operator of the license on the leased premises; transfer the license under the regular rules of revised Idaho Code § 23-903(16); or proceed under new Idaho Code § 23-903(18), which allows, among other things, subsequent leasing to other tenants and transfers to third party purchasers of the licensed premises. This legislation also provides for the loss of the right to a one-time-only transfer of a license once it is put to use pursuant to Idaho Code § 23-903(18). This legislation also adds new Idaho Code § 23-903(19) which provides that if there is a waiting list for applicants for a new liquor license, the applicant for whom a license becomes available may elect to have the license issued in the name of the original applicant or in the name of a qualified designee; designee qualifications are listed.
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Amends existing law to provide for a duty of the Attorney General regarding defense of an Idaho law.
As the only governmental body vested with the constitutional power to make law in the State of Idaho, the Legislature has a vital interest when the validity of an Idaho law is challenged. To this end, this legislation amends the duties of the Attorney General to provide better alignment and coordination with the Legislature’s role in cases under Section 67-465, Idaho Code.
Amends existing law to revise the powers and duties of the district boards of health.
This legislation modifies Section 39-414, Idaho Code, to limit the powers and duties of the district boards of health. It narrows their scope to administer and enforce only necessary and reasonable health laws and regulations, eliminating the broader mandate to do "all things" for the preservation and protection of public health. This change reinforces the focused use of authority and resources to ensure the boards operate within a specified framework.
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Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding funding of public schools and to provide for outcomes-based funding.
This legislation modernizes Idaho’s K-12 school funding formula by adding an outcomes-based funding component. This is an important shift in school funding, moving from paying exclusively for inputs to including a component that pays for student growth and achievement. It provides a funding framework for school districts and public charter schools to receive funding aligned with statewide student achievement goals, specifically growth and proficiency targets for math (grades 5 through 8) and attaining college and career readiness credentials.
Adds to existing law to allow for telehealth behavioral health services on public school premises.
This legislation provides increased access to behavioral health in public or charter schools. This outlines the safety and security to provide mental health services in a secure and confidential manner via telehealth by mental health professionals authorized to provide these services in the state of Idaho.
Amends existing law to allow for disclosure of deidentified health records for research and statistical purposes.
The proposed legislation seeks to allow examination of Public Health Records, concentrating on death, health, and vaccine data for statistical analysis of vaccine-related outcomes. By promoting transparency and evidence-based decision making, the initiative aims to enhance public understanding of vaccine safety, contributing to a healthier society.
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Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the crimes of trafficking and commercial sexual activity.
This legislation rewrites Idaho’s human trafficking laws and related statutes regarding commercial sexual activity and imposes upon the Attorney General the duty to write a report on human trafficking every other year; maintain curriculum for educating prosecutors, law enforcement, victim advocates, and the public on human trafficking in Idaho; and assist county prosecuting attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking. This legislation has three primary goals: (1) make Idaho’s human trafficking laws more victim-centered, (2) provide law enforcement with clearer and more effective laws for investigating and prosecuting human trafficking, and (3) provide state-level resources for combatting human trafficking.
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Amends and adds to existing law to establish the Office of Early Childhood Services.
This bill creates an Office of Early Childhood to oversee the state’s early childhood services. It supports family choice by charging the Office with making it easier for families to find the early childhood services they need. It also supports the independent businesses operating in the early childhood field by streamlining oversight and accountability for their use of public funds.
Amends existing law to provide for certain distribution of funds to public charter schools.
This bill restores public charter school facility funds, which were inadvertently reduced by the passage of H. 292 in 2023. It sets the minimum at $400 per student. From FY 2021 to FY 2023, the per-pupil amount fluctuated between $389 and $422 per student. This is not intended to increase funding; it simply puts the schools in approximately the same positions they were in before. Additionally, it specifies that future virtual charter schools and school districts that authorize virtual charter schools are not eligible for these funds.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Lottery for fiscal year 2025.
This appropriation to the Idaho State Lottery provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that include 1.00 FTP and funding for a regional sales representative, increased shipping costs, replacement items, and the additional 2% CEC.
Janie Ward-Engelking · SD-018
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States findings of the Legislature and opposes the Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule entitled “Conservation and Landscape Health.”
ThisjointmemorialrepresentstheIdahoLegislature'soppositiontotheBureauofLandManagement'sproposed rule entitles "Conservation and Landscape Health." This rule would reinterpret the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) to elevate conservation to a level consistent with other federal multiple use requirements.
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Amends existing law to require State Board of Education appointments to be made with the advice of the Senate and revises provisions regarding school modernization facilities fund distributions.
This proposal clarifies the implementation and phasing of School Modernization Facilities Fund Distributions.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding school facilities funding.
This legislation is a trailer bill to H 521. It would delay the issuance of bonds and annualized or lump sum distribution. It would also delay eligibility for fund distributions and the use of the School Modernization Facilities Fund.
Relates to the appropriation to the Industrial Commission for fiscal year 2025.
This appropriation to the Industrial Commission provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that includes additional appropriation for the IRIS project, a Microsoft support engineer, software for the CIWCS online courses, records digitization, replacement items, and the additional 2% CEC.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
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Adds to existing law to establish provisions requiring certain internet filters on computer devices used by children.
The proposed legislation seeks to fulfill the Government’s compelling interest in protecting children from exposure to harmful material online, and from being groomed by the use of the material into sexual exploitation, abuse, and sex trafficking, while not overburdening Free Speech. This is accomplished by requiring manufacturers of smartphones and tablets to enable existing filters for Idaho’s children. The filters are already there but defaulted to "off." This legislation simply asks manufacturers to turn them only for children. This legislation recognizes the serious harm that comes to children from online pornography exposure and leverages existing technology to empower all Idaho parents to remove this detrimental content from their child’s devices. This bill follows the filtering roadmap approved by the Supreme Court in Ashcroft v. ACLU, 542 U.S. 656, 670 (2004). Without this legislation it is not possible for all Idaho parents to effectively protect their children from the massive amounts of harmful material inundating them online due to complexity and lack of education. By placing internet filtering requirements at the device level during activation, we automate and simplify an unnecessarily complicated process as the devices move in and out of different Internet networks.
Ben Adams · SD-012
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Amends existing law to remove and revise provisions regarding class II injection wells.
The purpose of this legislation is to amend Chapter 39, Title 42, Idaho Code to remove language and references regardingClassIIOilandGasinjectionswells. IdahodoesnotregulateorpermitClassIIinjectionwells. Idaho deletedadministrativerulesregulatingClassIIwellsin2019aftertheUnitedStatesEPAassumedresponsibility to permit Class II wells. The proposed legislation also removes obsolete references to dates and clarifies language.
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Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the curtailment of illegal immigration.
TheUnitedStateshasfailedinitsmandateddutiesofprotectingourcountryfromillegalimmigration. Idahohas beendirectlyharmedwiththeinfluxofdrugs, gangs, andfinancialburdens. WiththefailureoftheUnitedStates Department of Homeland Security along our border, Idaho must act to enforce laws to protect her citizens. Immigration is ultimately under the jurisdiction of the federal government however, Idaho, being a sovereign state, may enact and enforce its own laws.
Relates to the appropriation to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs for fiscal year 2025.
This appropriation to the Hispanic Affairs Commission provides an enhancement to the FY 2025 maintenance budget to include the additional 2% CEC.
Janie Ward-Engelking · SD-018
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Amends existing law to provide an exception for certain public officials for the use of public property or resources while advocating for or against an initiative or referendum.
Thisproposalwillallowlegislatorstoemploypublicpropertyandresources, suchasemailandletterhead, when advocating for or against an initiative or referendum in the same ways they advocate for or against any other proposed law.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2025.
This appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that includes funding for a pension software upgrade, refurbished cubicles, replacement items, and the additional 2% CEC.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
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Amends existing law to clarify that income earned on any Indian reservation in Idaho by enrolled tribal members who live outside the state is not subject to Idaho taxes.
This legislation would exempt from personal income taxation income earned on an Indian reservation by registered members of a tribe who live outside of Idaho
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Adds to existing law to establish a presidential preference primary election.
This legislation adds section to Chapter 7, Title 34, Idaho Code in establishing the presidential preference primary in Idaho. This legislation also identifies the date which the voters will express their preferred choice of candidates for nomination by a political party for president. This legislation also put in place the Secretary of State’s responsibilities during the presidential primary elections.
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