Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2024 Regular Session
Amends existing law to provide an exemption for certain violations for licensed children's residential care facilities, registered children's institutions, and behavioral health youth crisis centers that provide emergency runaway services.
This legislation aims to ensure licensed homeless youth shelters and behavioral health youth crisis centers can adequately serve homeless and runaway youth. It modifies Code so that these facilities are not guilty of a misdemeanor violation for housing a runaway child under specific circumstances, where the child consents to shelter, care, or licensed service; the shelter is unable to locate the child’s parent or legal guardian, or the child refuses to disclose the contact information for the parent or legal guardian; and the facility notifies the county sheriff or police of the child’s whereabouts pursuant to local laws and licensure requirements. This legislation also still requires shelters to follow all mandatory reporting processes under Idaho Code.
Alison Rabe · SD-016
47 – 19
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2025.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Commission for Libraries for fiscal year 2025.
This is a FY 2025 appropriation bill for the Idaho Commission for Libraries. It appropriates a total of $7,419,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 35.50. The bill also provides continued funding for the Digital Access for Idahoans Grant, reappropriation authority, and language regarding the accountability of appropriated funds and telehealth facilities.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Drug Policy for fiscal year 2025.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources for fiscal year 2025.
Dave Lent · SD-033
Relates to the appropriation to the Commission on the Arts for fiscal year 2025.
Janie Ward-Engelking · SD-018
Relates to the appropriation to the Board of Tax Appeals for fiscal year 2025.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding irrigation district lands.
67 – 1
Amends existing law to provide for the modification of boundaries of divisions in irrigation districts.
68 – 1
Amends existing law to provide that certain outfitters shall be provided the opportunity to purchase an additional bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or moose tag.
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding common ground water supply for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.
This legislation provides clarification and expansion of common ground water supply in the Eastern Snake River Plain.
Julie VanOrden · SD-030
68 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to revise a provision regarding a false report of explosives and to provide for the crime of false reports of violence or emergency in public or private places.
Amends existing law to prevent a commercially sexually exploited child from being charged with prostitution.
Currently a child under eighteen can be charged with prostitution. This legislation would define a sexually exploited child and provide law enforcement the ability to remove the exploited child without arrest.
Julie Yamamoto · HD-011A
Adds to existing law to prohibit entry onto private property by law enforcement and conservation officers unless certain conditions are met.
This legislation will codify the findings of several state supreme courts to protect private property rights and privacy rights of Idaho citizens against unreasonable search and seizure.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
Amends existing law to provide that there shall be no statute of limitations for the crime of incest.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding collection of debts owed to a court.
35 – 0
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act.
Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
59 – 10
Adds to existing law to establish costs and a timeline for the provision of medical records.
Amends existing law to establish provisions for electroconvulsive treatment for children.
24 – 11
Adds to existing law to establish a medicaid legislative review panel.
58 – 9
Adds to existing law to establish the Higher Education Fairness Act to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, diversity training, and political loyalty tests in higher education.
This legislation protects the Constitutional right to equal protection under the law in Idaho's institutions for higher education. It creates a new Chapter 68, Title 33, Idaho Code to prevent Idaho's public colleges and universities from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucracies. It bars the use of public funds to support diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, officers, and employees. It bans the use of political loyalty tests when selecting candidates for employment or college admission. Finally, it also prohibits mandatory diversity training for students, faculty, and employees at Idaho's public institutions for higher education.
Amends existing law to require school district boards of trustees to adopt certain rules of procedure for the conduct of their meetings.
60 – 8
Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners.
The classroom is a place to foster education and to do so, students should be comfortable and free from partisan politics. Personal political beliefs disrupt the classroom and make students uncomfortable, feel unwelcome and open the door to bullying if they are in the minority mindset. Third party flags are an open political statement and do not belong in the classroom.
31 – 4
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding tampering with and the certification, specifications, and examination of voting machines.