Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2021 Regular Session
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2022.
This is an FY 2022 additional appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare in the Division of Welfare and the Division of Public Health Services. It provides additional appropriation for funds allocated to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act, P.L. 117-2. The bill also contains language related to the COVID Relief Act allocations to the Division of Welfare for funds received for child care.
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Relates to year-end appropriations and transfers.
This bill provides onetime cash transfers to address various purposes. Three transfers would occur in FY 2021 and seven would occur at the beginning of FY 2022.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2022.
56 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Drug Policy for fiscal year 2022.
This is an FY 2022 additional appropriation bill for the Office of Drug Policy and includes $1,600,000 from the Federal COVID-19 Relief Fund. It includes federal funds made available through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplement Appropriations Act. This bill provides funding for primary prevention services as part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant awarded to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The additional funding to the block grant requires 20% be set aside for prevention services, which is reflected in the $1,600,000 of this bill.
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Adds to and repeals existing law to authorize the Governor to proclaim a state of extreme emergency and to provide that the Governor shall have certain powers, duties, and limitations during a declared state of extreme emergency.
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Amends existing law to prohibit the commercial promotion or advertisement of controlled substances.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Controller for fiscal year 2021.
ThisisanFY2021supplementalappropriationbillfortheOfficeoftheStateController. Itprovides$2,196,200 to be distributed to units of local government in Idaho with populations under 50,000 pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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Amends and adds to existing law to provide effective dates.
Adds to existing law to create the Federal Overreach Legal Defense Fund and to appropriate money to it.
Amends and adds to existing law to provide that an employee shall not be terminated based upon health care services preference.
Adds to existing law to provide that an employer requiring an employee to be vaccinated against COVID-19 must allow medical, religious, and natural immunity exemptions.
Adds to existing law to provide that an employer who requires an employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must allow a personal belief exemption.
Provides an amendment to Rule 64 of the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding clearing galleries and House-regulated spaces.
To amend and update House Rule 64.
Stating the findings of the House of Representatives and approving the recess of the House of Representatives subject to the call of the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2021.
This legislation would recess the House of Representatives and suspend per diem to a date no later than December 31, 2021, subject to the call of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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States findings of the Legislature and provides that certain open disaster emergency declarations shall remain open unless terminated by concurrent resolution.
This legislation extends and keeps each of the following emergencies active and open until such time that the legislature terminates them by way of concurrent resolution(s). • Emergency declared February 1, 2016, relating to severe winter storms • Emergency declared April 21, 2017, relating to flooding by rapid snow melt • Emergency declared May 18, 2017, relating to flooding by heavy rains and snow melt • Emergency declared October 7, 2017, relating to river flooding by heavy rains and snow melt • Emergency declared August 27, 2017, relating to spring flooding and snow melt • Emergency declared June 12, 2019, relating to flooding and soil saturation. These emergency declarations were declared under the provisions of Section 46-1008, Idaho Code.
States findings of the Legislature and declares that the portion of the February 2, 2021, guidelines regarding the prohibition on gatherings of more than 50 people is null, void, and of no force and effect.
The February 2, 2021 Concurrent Resolution is to make clear that our Legislative body is supportive of removing all obstacles that prevent full participation of individuals in all activities, including but not limited to athletic competitions such as Idaho High School Activities Association state tournaments.
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States findings of the Legislature and authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of natural resource issues.
This legislation would authorize the Legislative Council to continue an interim committee to undertake studies of natural resource issues, particularly the water resources of the state.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2021.
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States findings of the Legislature and declares that the Legislature shall oppose efforts to require, mandate, or force the immunization, vaccination, inoculation, or genetic modulation of any person against that person's will.
States findings of the Legislature and recognizes the centennial of the Idaho State Capitol's dedication.
States findings of the Legislature and recognizes 988 as the universal mental health and suicide prevention crisis phone number.
States findings of the Legislature and declares that social justice ideology as taught in universities does not serve the public good.
This Concurrent Resolution establishes accountability, transparency and fiscal oversight for public universities. The Concurrent resolution states universities need to return to their core missions as established by the Idaho State Board of Education policies and rules, which includes protecting academic freedom in research, teaching and learning for the purpose of the "advancement of truth" and serving the "common good". This Concurrent Resolution establishes that social justice education does not serve the common good. The Concurrent Resolution further establishes that universities should eliminate courses, programs, services and trainings that are infused with social justice ideology, and that the legislature should reduce funding to public universities commensurate with the spending on any social justice courses, programs, services and trainings.
States findings of the Legislature and encourages continued recognition of March 14 as Idaho Women's Day.
States findings of the Legislature and declares that the Legislature shall oppose efforts to require, mandate, or force any person to receive any immunization, vaccination, inoculation, medical procedure, or genetic modulation against that person's will.
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States findings of the Legislature and authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a legislative interim study committee on property taxes and revenue expenditures.
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