Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2024 Regular Session
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
This appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Public Health Services Division provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that include a public health infrastructure grant; laboratory operating costs; laboratory information management modernization; a state loan repayment; a Maternal, Infant, and Early Child Home Visiting (MIECHV) program formula grant increase; data modernization; vital records modernization; Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) modernization; vital statistics modernization; funding for additional WIC staff; data processing modernization; immunization awards to public health districts and tribes; adult vaccine provider support; childhood lead poisoning prevention; Alzheimer's and dementia grants; rural physician loan repayment; disease investigation and control; data analytics personnel funding; HIV Care program receipt authority; Ryan White Part B supplemental grant funding; and the additional 2% CEC. In addition, this bill moves ongoing funding to onetime for multiple programs; removes funding for COVID grantfunding; andremovesfundingforsexeducationgrants. ThisbillalsoprovidesadjustmentstotheFY2024 appropriation for Physical Health Services and Laboratory Services. Looking at Table 2 below, adjustments include funding for the HIV Care Program drug rebates, a onetime transfer of personnel costs to operating expenditures, and a dedicated fund adjustment for the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
61 – 6
Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Economic Development for fiscal year 2025.
This is the FY 2025 Maintenance Appropriation for Economic Development. This bill includes appropriations to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, the Department of Finance, the Idaho Industrial Commission, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Labor, the Public Utilities Commission, the Self-Governing Agencies, and the Idaho Transportation Department. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for benefit costs, inflationary adjustments, statewide cost allocation, and change in employee compensation.
Scott Grow · SD-014
57 – 11
Relates to the maintenance appropriations to the Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council for fiscal years 2025.
This is the FY 2025 Maintenance Appropriation for Health and Human Services. This bill includes appropriations to the Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for benefit costs, inflationary adjustments, statewide cost allocation, and change in employee compensation. Finally, this maintenance does not include a maintenance appropriation for the Indirect Support Services Division in the Department of Health and Welfare.
Carl Bjerke · SD-005
58 – 11
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the delivery of water within subdivisions and certain civil actions and to provide for consideration of ground water when amending, repealing, or adopting a comprehensive plan.
This legislation addresses the use of exempt domestic wells in subdivisions. In particular, the legislation: 1) requires the use of shared or public water systems in subdivisions with 10 or more lots (where each lot is 5 acres or smaller; 2) requires that surface water being used for irrigation on land must continue to be used for irrigation when that land is developed, and 3) authorizes a county to consider water supply conditions in the comprehensive planning process.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding contested cases and the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Since 1992 when the definition of contested case was added to IDAPA, the proceedings of the Idaho Personnel Commission and driver’s license suspension contested case hearings at ITD had been contested cases under I.C. § 67-5240. With the passage of H.B. 629 (2022) which created the Office of Administrative Hearings, it appearstherewasadesiretoexempttheIdahoPersonnelCommissionanddriver’slicensesuspensioncontested case hearings at ITD from the Office of Administrative Hearings. In reality, H.B. 629 (2022) exempted these hearings from IDAPA entirely. This bill reverses the change made in 2022 to the definition of contested case and instead exempts them from the required use of the Office of Administrative Hearings. The Idaho Personnel Commission and ITD were consulted on this bill and do not oppose it.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that subscribing to certain elective oaths of office shall create a vacancy in any other office held.
This legislation adds to the circumstances under which elective local offices would be considered vacant, to include when the local government office holder becomes a federal, statewide, or state legislative office holder. It would not apply to those who hold state legislative office as a temporary or emergency successor. This change will ensure that a federal, statewide, or state legislative office holder’s full attention and focus is given to the high office to which they have been elected, and their interest in the well-being of the citizens of their state or district is neither divided nor weighted. In addition, it prevents the concentration of power and allows more voices to be heard and represented in all facets of our government.
35 – 34
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education for fiscal year 2025.
This is the trailer appropriation bill to House Bill 634, which changes the state agency that oversees the Broadband Infrastructure Fund from the State Department of Education to the Office of the State Board of Education.
Scott Grow · SD-014
33 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the to the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2025.
This appropriation to the Judicial Branch provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget that includes funding and FTP for court technology support, statewide administrative support, Guardian Ad Litem support, Judicial Council support, replacement items, and the additional 2% CEC.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
15 – 20
Adds to existing law to establish the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
ThislegislationestablishesanArtificialIntelligence(AI)AdvisoryCouncil. Thecouncilincludessixmembers: one House member, one Senate member, and then four AI experts/professionals. The Office of Information Technology Services will serve as a technical advisor to the council. Council members will be responsible for reviewing existing applications of AI in state government and identifying potential state-level AI policies for consideration by the legislature and the governor.
41 – 26
Amends existing law to revise the definition of “in-demand careers” for the Idaho Launch Grant program.
This legislation updates the definition of "in-demand careers" to establish additional criteria for weighing economic output and mobility. Factors include but are not limited to, the number of openings, rate of growth, skill transferability, length of program training, and wage potential. In addition, any in-demand careers that require more than a bachelor's degree are excluded from grant consideration.
25 – 10
Repeals and adds to existing law to exempt Idaho from daylight saving time.
The proposed legislation would eliminate the twice-yearly switch to Daylight Savings Time, and would take effect in coordination with at least two other neighboring states which are enacting similar legislation. Remaining on Standard Time would reduce numerous health and safety risks associated with changing clocks in spring and fall.
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Amends existing law to provide that no election needs to be held for unopposed offices in cities with a population under 100,000.
This bill requires cities with a population of more than one hundred thousand, to hold a city election for an unopposed office where only one person filed a declaration of intent of candidacy for mayor and/or city council member, and publish the candidate’s name on the ballot.
55 – 14
States findings of the Legislature and opposes the removal or breaching of the dams on the Columbia-Snake River system and its tributaries.
ThisJointMemorialstatesthattheIdahoLegislaturerecognizesandsupportstheinternationalcompetitiveness, multimodal transportation, and economic development benefits provided by the Port of Lewiston and the Columbia-Snake River System. Idaho has sovereignty of its water resources and benefits from the multiuse system that provides transportation of commodities, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, hydropower, and irrigation. This Memorial also states that Idaho opposes the removal or breaching of the dams on the Columbia-Snake River System and its tributaries.
Julie VanOrden · SD-030
29 – 5
Adds to existing law to provide for relief and prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications, to establish provisions regarding an action prohibiting the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications, and to provide exceptions.
Thislegislationaddressestheuseof"deepfakes"generatedbyartificialintelligenceandotherdigitaltechnology in electioneering. A candidate whose image, appearance or speech has been manipulated in an electioneering communication using digital means so as to create a fundamentally different understanding or impression of the appearance, action or speech than occurred in reality, the candidate may seek injunctive relief as well as general and/or special damages. It shall be an affirmative defense that the electioneering communication included sufficient disclosure that the image, video or audio representation was manipulated.
Amends existing law to revise benefit formula provisions.
This legislation modifies the maximum duration of regular unemployment benefits and simplifies the existing complex benefit duration formula. Current law uses two variables to determine whether an unemployment claimantiseligibleforbetween10and26weeksofbenefits. Thislegislationproposesthatforpart-timeworkers a flat maximum of 10 weeks of benefits should be available, and for full-time workers a flat maximum of 14 weeks of benefits should be available. Furthermore, this bill allows for "attached" employees, or seasonal employees, to be eligible for an additional 6 weeks of benefits. This will help address the ongoing worker shortage in Idaho promoting a faster return to work for recently unemployed workers.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding comprehensive plans and areas of impact.
This legislation is the result of a cooperative effort by local government and other stakeholders. Impact areas are areas outside city limits where cities plan growth in the near future. This legislation acknowledges the respective jurisdiction of the counties and the cities and seeks to balance their interests. The bill provides criteria for impact area boundary decisions, establishes a two-mile distance standard and provides a five year planning time frame for impact areas. It promotes cooperation between counties and cities in determining impact area boundaries but makes it clear that the jurisdiction and decision regarding the impact area boundary remains with the county. It also provides for a focused and timely process for the court to review decisions when a county and city disagree.
Todd Lakey · SD-023
69 – 1
Adds to existing law to establish a tax credit and a grant program for certain private school tuition and education expenses and to establish a grant fund in the state treasury.
The Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit legislation provides for a refundable tax credit up to $5,000 for a parent or guardian that incurs qualified education expenses for an eligible student. "Qualified expenses" include kindergarten through twelfth grade tuition and fees related to attending a nonpublic school, tutoring, taking assessments used to determine college admission, costs for textbooks, curriculum, and transportation costs for the purposes of receiving academic instruction. It also means a micro school or learning pod that provides academic instruction from a certified Idaho teacher. TheIdahoParentalChoiceGrantportionofthelegislationalsocallsforagrantofupto$5,000thatwouldallow lower income Idahoans to participate in the refundable tax credit. The grant program would be administered by the Idaho State Tax Commission. Both, the refundable tax credit and grant limits increase up to $7,500 for special needs students that require ancillary personnel to assist in academic instruction. The Idaho State Tax Commission has the ability to audit records, receipts and documents similar to all tax filings to ensure accountability. The Idaho State Tax Commission may refer suspected cases of fraud to the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution.
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of mask mandates.
The purpose of this legislation is to prevent the State of Idaho, its political subdivisions, or any state officers from mandating the use of face masks, face shields, or other face coverings as a means to prevent or slow the spread of a contagious or infectious disease; it also provides relevant definitions.
Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Natural Resources for fiscal year 2025.
This is the FY 2025 Maintenance Appropriation for Natural Resources. This bill includes appropriations to the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Fish and Game, the Board of Land Commissioners, the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Water Resources. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for benefit costs, inflationary adjustments, statewide cost allocation, and change in employee compensation.
Ben Adams · SD-012
58 – 10
States findings of the Legislature regarding the University of Idaho's proposed affiliation with the University of Phoenix and authorizes the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore to act as agents of the Legislature in a potential legal action.
This concurrent resolution declares that the State Board of Education has acted beyond the scope of its legal authorityinattemptingtoaffiliatetheUniversityofIdahowiththeUniversityofPhoenix. Theresolutionfurther declares that the Board has infringed on the Legislature’s power in violation of the Idaho Constitution. The resolution: 1) calls for the proposed affiliation to be considered by the Legislature; 2) requests that the Board reconsider its vote authorizing the creation of a corporation; 3) requests that the Board, the University of Idaho, and the University of Phoenix cooperate fully with the Legislature while the Legislature considers the proposed affiliation; and 4) authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to act as agents of the Legislature in taking certain actions, including potential legal action.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2025.
ThisisaFY2025trailerappropriationbillfortheJudicialBranch. ItaddressesthefiscalimpactofH746, which increases pay for Supreme Court justices by 2.6% to $169,508; Court of Appeals judges by 2.7% to $161,508; for district judges by 2.8% to $155,508; and magistrate judges by 3.0% to $147,508.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
31 – 3
Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding temporary motor vehicle registration permits.
This legislation amends section 49-523 of Idaho Code to revise a provision regarding temporary vehicle registration permits for owners attempting to sell their vehicle and to make technical corrections.
Brian Lenney · SD-013
69 – 0
Amends existing law to establish provisions governing pharmacy benefit managers.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) are third party administrators under contract by health/prescription plans, employers and government entities to manage prescription drug programs for health plan recipients. PBMs administer the prescription drug benefit for nearly every public and private health plan in the United States. PBMs decide which pharmacies are included in a prescription drug plan's network and how much the pharmacy will be paid for dispensing services. The purpose of this legislation is to establish parameters and standards for how Pharmacy Benefit Managers operate in Idaho, requiring fairness, transparency and free market operations; things all other businesses in Idaho must operate under, but on which Idaho’s law remains silent for PBMs. This legislation adds new definitions; prohibits spread pricing; requires drug rebates to be passed on to the plans; laysoutrequirementsthatmakecontractswithpharmaciestransparentandfair; allowspatientstochoose which in-network pharmacy best meets their needs; and gives the Department of Insurance authority to ask for information to ensure the law is being followed. PBMs already operate under these provisions in other states; these additions will help protect access to pharmacies and Idahoans' health care dollars as well.
States findings of the Legislature and requests the President of the United States and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States take action to secure the border, to stop illegal immigration, and to adopt and implement targeted immigration reform.
The Federal government controls immigration, naturalization and entry to the United States. The Federal government has failed to meet its responsibility to secure our Nation, at and within its borders, and has failed to provide a guestworker Visa program that can meet the labor demands of domestic business, particularly as it relates to year-round agriculture, construction, food processing, manufacturing and hospitality industries. This Memorial expresses the desire of Idaho citizens and business that the Federal immigration system be modernized to secure the border, to provide for a legal workforce of guestworkers, to prohibit amnesty for illegal aliens, and asks that Idaho's delegation become national leaders on this topic.
Mark Sauter · HD-001A
62 – 5
Amends existing law to provide for notice of a claim or lien by certified mail.
This legislation requires those hospitals taking out a lien on property to inform the owner of the property by certified letter that they have done so.
68 – 1