Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2024 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a brewer's license.
68 – 1
Adds to existing law to establish a next of kin database and a procedure for next of kin to be notified in the event of certain emergency situations.
65 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish an electronic smoking device directory.
The purpose of this legislation is to amend Chapter 57, Title 39, of the Idaho Code to establish a directory of electronic smoking devices that may be sold in Idaho and related requirements for manufacturer certification. It also provides for penalties to retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers who sell products not included in the directory. Fees and penalties collected by the department pursuant to the legislation will be used for related administration and enforcement. The legislation also declares an emergency and provides an effective date.
Amends existing law to revise a penalty for vehicular manslaughter.
26 – 8
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding presidential primaries, primary election dates, and candidate filing deadlines.
Theintentofthislegislationistoprovideconsistency,fiscalresponsibility,andrelevanceinourelectionprocess. ItseekstoamendseveralsectionsofIdahoelectioncodetoholdallprimaryelections, includingthepresidential primary, on the third Tuesday in April.
23 – 12
Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2025.
This appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that includes for funding increase the distribution to soil and water districts, for the water quality program for agricultural (WQPA), and the additional 2% CEC.
Van Burtenshaw · SD-031
51 – 18
Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding concealed weapons on certain property owned by the State of Idaho.
This legislation concerns the right to carry a firearm on certain public property in the state of Idaho and is intended to clarify the legislature’s policy following the June 2023 decision of the Idaho Supreme Court in Herndon v. Sandpoint. The changes clarify policy regarding property owned by the state or its political subdivisions that is normally and habitually open to the public but is being leased, rented or provided by contract to groups that are holding private, invitation-only events or events that charge admission. In the cases where public property is normally open to the public and concealed weapons would normally be allowed, the only restrictions that may be invoked on that property are when a private group has contracted to use the property for an event that is private and by invitation only, or where a commercial event occurs and there is a price charged for admission.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
58 – 10
Amends existing law to require paid signature gatherers to disclose that they are being paid and to revise provisions regarding the collection of signatures for ballot measures.
54 – 16
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding the salary of the justices of the Supreme Court.
across-the-board increase, plus an additional 2% merit-based raise, for permanent employees of the state. Judicial Salaries must be separately established by the Legislature and are set forth in section 59-502, Idaho Code, which also indexes such salaries to a Supreme Court Justice’s salary to avoid salary compression between the four types of judgeships. To accomplish the intent of both the budget process as well as the salary statute, a 3% increase to the current Magistrate Judge salary is first calculated. This calculation results in a $4,296 salary increase, which is then added to the Supreme Court Justice salary so as to maintain the salary differentials currently existing in section 59-502, Idaho Code. This results in a $4,296 salary increase per judicial officer. This bill sets the annual salary of a justice of the Supreme Court at $169,508, which is a 2.6% increase of their current salary. As set forth in Idaho Code, the difference between the salary of a Supreme Court Justice and a Court of Appeals Judge remains at $8,000 (resulting in a 2.7% salary increase for Court of Appeals Judges); the difference between the salary of a Court of Appeals Judge and a District Judge remains at $6,000 (resulting in a 2.8% salary increase for District Judges); and the difference between the salary of a District Judge and a Magistrate Judge remains at $8,000 (resulting in a 3.0% salary increase for Magistrate Judges).
35 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the placement of a child in congregate care settings.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
70 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding licenses issued to resort city restaurants.
29 – 6
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2025.
Van Burtenshaw · SD-031
40 – 30
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2025.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
69 – 1
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2025.
This appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that include additional funding to meet the service needs at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, to ensure operations continue without audit findings, to participate in and highlight Idaho as part of the America 250 Commemoration, to replace various IT equipment, the additional 2% CEC, and for OITS consolidation.
Dave Lent · SD-033
46 – 23
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for fiscal year 2025.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
60 – 9
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2025.
ThisappropriationtotheOfficeoftheSecretaryoftheStateprovidesenhancementstotheFY2025maintenance budget that includes appropriation for a voter pamphlet, travel costs, address confidentiality, replacement items and the additional 2% CEC.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
47 – 22
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 minimum funding at $400 per student. From FY 2021 to FY 2023, the per-student 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. It also provides that, if H. 521 passes, a school district that authorizes a virtual charter school and receives funding from the school modernization facilities fund, may not also receive these funds.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for certain distribution of funds to public charter schools.
35 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding waste tire recycling.
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding voting machines, certain duties of election officials, and the payment of election expenses by counties and provides for public voting machine accuracy tests.
This legislation will prohibit voting systems in Idaho from being able to connect to the internet, it will also make it so that tampering with any voting system will now be considered a felony, included also gives the Secretary of State the authority to grant access to voting systems. This legislation also requires county clerks to conduct voting system accuracy testing that is open to the public prior to all elections. This bill also updates old, outdated legacy voting system language.
69 – 1
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding medical records and costs.
James Ruchti · SD-029
21 – 13
Amends existing law to provide for persons engaged in the business of or acting in the capacity of a contractor.
This legislation clarifies who is entitled to a right to lien under Idaho Code 45-501. The bill creates consistency in definitions with Idaho Code, Title 54, Chapter 52.
Relates to the appropriation to Idaho Public Television for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
This appropriation to Idaho Public Television provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that includes funding for replacement items and the additional 2% CEC. This bill also includes a onetime FY 2024 supplemental appropriation to purchase and replace emergency communication related equipment.
Ben Adams · SD-012
43 – 26
Relates to the appropriation to the Industrial Commission for fiscal year 2025.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
47 – 22
Relates to the appropriation to the State Treasurer for fiscal year 2025.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
69 – 0