Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise certain definitions relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

RS33795C1 / H0938 During the 2025 legislative session, the Idaho Legislature enacted legislation directing the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. As the Department began implementing the program, which took effect February 15, 2026, it became clear that the existing statutory definitions of “candy” and “soda” were difficult for retailers and consumers to interpret and could lead to inconsistent application. This legislation revises and clarifies the definitions of “candy” and “soda” in Idaho Code to provide greater consistency, reduce varied interpretations, and make it easier to determine whether new products entering the marketplace fall within or outside the SNAP restriction categories.

Proposes an amendment to House Rule 18 to provide for the doors to the east wing of the third floor of the state Capitol building to be locked during a call of the House and to provide for members to return to their floor desks when business is transacted.

RS33797 / HR029 Modifying House Rule 18 - Call of the House to specify that the east wing of the state capitol will be sealed and locked while under the Call of the House. This will allow access to leadership offices and restrooms in the case of a prolonged Call. All members would be required to return to their seats whenever business is being transacted while the Call of the House is in effect.

Amends existing law to provide that the organizer of a limited liability company may use the street and mailing addresses of a company's commercial registered agent.

This legislative allows individuals forming an at home LLC would be allowed to not publish the home address on the Secretary of State website if they have a commercial registered agent physical address instead. No other part of forming an LLC would be effected.

Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.

RS33468 / H0850 This legislation repeals §56-267 and §56-2205 of Idaho Code, Obamacare Expansion, the costs of which have been considerably more than originally projected. Additional changes are made to §31-3502 where the expansion is referenced.

Amends existing law to update references to the current Internal Revenue Code and to revise certain tax credits related to capital investments and research activities.

This proposed legislation is the annual tax conformity bill to update references to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The bill conforms the Idaho income tax code to changes made to the IRC that affect the 2025 tax year. It fully conforms Idaho to the tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, including recapture of past R&E, except for bonus deprecation which Idaho has historically not conformed to. This proposed legislation also ensures that businesses cannot use the same R&E expenses for both a deduction and Idaho tax credits.

Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary Department of Fish and Game provisions.

To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals Sections 36-116, 36-715, and 36-1120, Idaho Code. These sections relate to the transition of wolf management to the state and hunting fines. Idaho has been managing wolves for years and the fines for hunting violations are established in other sections of Idaho Code.

Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of government unions.

This legislation prohibits public employers from allowing taxpayer funds to promote government unions, with certain exceptions. Depending on the outcome of public employers’ collective bargaining negotiations with government unions, some public employers may experience a modest indeterminate increase in revenue. This could occur if government unions are required to reimburse the public employer for any time public employees spend on union-related activities during work hours.

Amends and adds to existing law to require certain disclosures by individuals engaged in paid in-person canvasing activities and to revise provisions governing signature gatherers.

RS33851 / S1449 This bill establishes uniform statewide requirements for paid in-person signature gathers and paid in-person canvassers. This bill clearly and transparently indicates to Idahoans who they are communicating with either at their door or in their community. The bill creates the uniform requirement that paid signature gathers and paid in-person canvassers be residents of the state of Idaho. This bill considers volunteers and those under 18 years of age. These changes promote consistency and ensure voters receive transparent information during electoral interactions.

Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the collection of aggregated student data regarding immigration status and nationality for students enrolled in Idaho public educational institutions.

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Plyler v Doe (1982) ruled that public schools cannot deny any student enrollment based on immigration status. In order to more accurately assess the cost of educating children of people having foreign status, the purpose of this bill is to require public schools to collect and report the immigration status and language group of each enrolled student. This statute directs school districts to aggregate the immigration status already collected in student records per Idaho Code 33-133(1 )(j) and 33-133(3)( c) (vi), using categories specified in 8 U.S.C. 1101 and 8 U.S.C. 1641 of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act. No personally identifiable information shall be reported for purposes of this act. This statute only requires aggregate data. These data are needed to better inform the state department of education and the Idaho legislature regarding the costs to educate these students.

Amends existing law to provide that the director of the Department of Administration may provide certain services to cities.

This legislation would allow cities, at their discretion, to enter the state employee health insurance plan.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts.

This legislation changes the process by which highway district commissioners are elected in a countywide highway district to match the process by which county officials are elected, effective for the 2028 election cycle. Specifically, it would match the process by which county commissioners are elected. Like county commissioners, countywide highway district commissioners will need to reside within the district they represent and will be elected countywide. Also, like county commissioners, they will file for nomination in the even-year May primary, and then the primary winners will run for election in the even-year general election. The process by which county commissioners are elected is well-understood and ensures that countywide commissioners are elected on the broadest possible basis. The legislation also allows for a candidate for the 2026 election to declare their party affiliation and to have that information available on the general election ballot.