Idaho Bills
635 bills · 2023 Regular Session
Amends existing law to provide for the use of development impact fees for public school facilities.
This bill adds public schools to the list of public facilities and school districts to the list of government entities allowed to use the statutory development impact fee mechanism to fund capital improvements attributable to new growth and development. The Local Land Use Planning Act identifies and specifically names school districts as governmental entities to be notified or considered in mitigating development impacts in at least four sections. To achieve consistency and uniformity in addressing and mitigating the effects of new growth and development, adding school districts to the development impact fee code accomplishes the intent contemplated in the local land use planning act and places statutory limits on the amount of school impact mitigation a local jurisdiction can exact from new development.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding automatic subscription renewal cancellation.
68 – 0
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION- Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2023.
This is an FY 2023 supplemental appropriation to the Idaho Department of Correction. The Department of Correction received an appropriation to pay off the lease for its correctional alternative placement facility last fiscal year and an ongoing reduction to the budget for the lease payment. The lease payment was reduced from the incorrect expense class and this bill makes the correction to align the appropriation in the correct expense class.
70 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide for the enforcement of federal immigration law by governmental entities in this state.
This legislation adds a new chapter to Title 19, Idaho Code, to provide for the enforcement of federal immigration law, and provides procedures for the Idaho Attorney General to seek equitable relief from a government entity found in violation of Title 19, Idaho Code, to include the denial of sales tax distribution funds.
Repeals and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding concealed weapons.
States findings of the Legislature and approves fee rules of the Department of Health and Welfare reviewed by the House Health and Welfare Committee and the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
This concurrent resolution approves the Department of Health and Welfare fee rules which were reviewed by both the House and Senate Health and Welfare committees.
68 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to clarify the health rights of Idahoans.
Repeals and adds to existing law to remove the Public Charter School Debt Reserve Fund and to provide for a revolving loan fund.
Tammy Nichols · SD-010
66 – 3
Amends existing law to allow a vehicle traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic to turn off at the next available location where it is safe and reasonable for the vehicle to pull over.
69 – 0
States findings of the Legislature, expresses concern over the proposed Lava Ridge Project, and supports a no-build option.
Currently, there is an application pending before the Bureau of Land Management to approve the placement of approximately 400 wind turbines in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties. There has been near unanimous opposition to the project by local governments, including counties and highway districts. The short-term build-out impacts will severely impact the local economy. The long-term impact of the public access, agricultural uses and wildlife are of concern to the citizens of the Magic Valley. This Concurrent resolution will highlight the concerns of the Magic Valley and request the Governor and Attorney General to take what legal actions are available to encourage the BLM to select the no build option.
66 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right.
Melissa Wintrow · SD-019
Adds to existing law to prohibit any type of local government entity from restricting certain types of utility connections.
This legislation forbids counties and municipalities from enacting prohibitions, or restrictions, on energy utility connections.
28 – 7
Adds to existing law to establish a right to visitation for patients and residents in health care facilities.
Amends exisitng law to make codifier's corrections.
68 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Secretary of State. It appropriates a total of $14,764,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 35.50. The bill funds eight line items. Line item 2 provides cybersecurity software; line item 3 provides 1.00 FTP for a customer service representative for business filings; line item 4 provides 1.00 FTP for a voting system specialist; line item 5 provides 1.00 FTP for a campaign finance specialist; line item 6 provides 1.00 FTP for a lobbyist specialist; line item 7 provides 0.50 FTP for a land board liaison; line item 9 provides for publication of the Idaho Blue Book; and line item 12 provides for an elections system upgrade. Also included is a FY 2023 supplemental appropriation of $81,400 and authorization of an additional 2.00 FTP to allow the office to hire three new staff - an executive assistant, elections data scientist, and elections education coordinator.
22 – 11
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding property tax exemptions for hospitals.
This Legislation amends section 63-602D of Idaho Code by revising language regarding hospital property tax exemptions. For a medical facility to be exempt from property taxation it must meet the definition of a hospital as defined in Idaho Code Chapter 13, title 39. Administrative and medical facilities not contained within a hospital do not qualify for an exemption. Any property losing an exemption will not be included on any new construction roll.
Adds to existing law to provide for the crime of critical infrastructure trespass, to provide penalties, to provide exceptions, and to authorize the attorney general to prosecute certain persons.
This legislation creates a penalty for critical infrastructure trespass. The bill mirrors large sections of existing trespasslaw, includingprovidingformisdemeanorandfelonychargesbasedonthecircumstancesoftheaction. For individuals who plead or are found guilty of a misdemeanor, sentencing may include up to six months in jail and a fine up to $1,000. For individuals who plead or are found guilty of a felony, sentencing includes up to 10 years in a state penitentiary and a fine up to $10,000. A separate fine up to $100,000 exists for an individual or organization that solicits critical infrastructure trespass.
Amends existing law to provide that a public works contractor shall not be required to provide access to a multiple-occupancy restroom, multiple-occupancy shower facility, or multiple-occupancy changing room on any basis other than sex.
27 – 7
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise a provision regarding interstate trafficking in prostitution, to provide for the crime of receiving proceeds of illegal sexual activity, and to provide for human trafficking victim protection.
Human Sex Trafficking in the State of Idaho is an ongoing criminal enterprise. This legislation closes the legal gap that will give law enforcement and prosecutors the necessary changes to existing Idaho Code in order to prosecute human sex trafficking in Idaho.
Cindy Carlson · SD-007
69 – 0
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding intervention by the Legislature in an action regarding an Idaho statute.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives (as the elected officers of the Idaho State Senate and House of Representatives) have the authority to intervene in such cases before the courts.
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding issuance of a liquor license to a golf course.
57 – 11
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certificates of number and invasive species stickers, to provide for certain fees, and to provide for the assessment of certain penalties.
70 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding sex and human trafficking.
Amends existing law to require that daycare facilities provide citation to the immunization exemption law in communications with parents.
This legislation requires licensed daycare facilities to notify parents or guardians of their right to vaccine exemptions anytime the licensed daycare facilities communicate with parents regarding vaccination requirements. Vaccine exemptions for children attending licensed daycare facilities exist in Idaho code 39-1118. With the addition of this legislation, any notifications to parents or guardians regarding vaccinations must include a description of their right to exempt their child.
66 – 4
Amends existing law to clarify requirements for criminal history and background checks for potential temporary caregivers.
This legislation provides clarification to authorize the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare to submit the fingerprints of temporary caregivers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to process a criminal history andbackgroundcheckasperIdahoCode§56-1004A,CriminalHistoryandBackgroundChecks. Thestatutory update is needed in order to add this category of caregivers as an approved group per FBI requirements.
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