Idaho Bills

Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding advisement to certain probationers and parolees regarding conditions of probation or parole.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disposition of remains in prearranged funeral plans.

Amends existing law to increase maximum allowable burial expenses and to revise provisions regarding transportation expenses.

Amends existing law to establish additional procedures to file petitions for the dissolution of recreation districts.

This legislation provides for an alternate first step for a recreation district to be dissolved by allowing a majority of the district’s board to submit a petition to the county. Currently, the only path is to file a petition signed by at least 20% of the qualified electors in the district. In either route, the dissolution would still go before the voters.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Latah County boundaries and Shoshone County boundaries.

This RS corrects and amends Idaho Code Sections 31-131, and 31-142, as a result of two small scrivener errors made by the County surveyor in the legal descriptions of the amended Latah County and Shoshone County boundary lines that were adjusted in 2024.

Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho parental choice tax credit and Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Advance Payment Fund.

Amends existing law to remove certain provisions for verification of lawful presence to receive public benefits.

This legislation addresses benefits currently available to illegal aliens who come to Idaho. This bill leaves in place access to emergency medical services for illegal aliens currently authorized by the Idaho Code. The bill removes non-emergency health care benefits and some social benefits. The purpose of this legislation is to cause Idaho to not be a magnet that draws illegal aliens to Idaho.

Adds to existing law to require all Title IX compliance to be vested in the president of each institution of higher education in the state of Idaho.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding motor vehicle towing.

Adds to existing law to provide that gold and silver coin and specie shall be legal tender and to provide that no person or entity may compel another person or entity to tender or accept gold or silver coin or specie.

This legislation declares gold and silver coin shall be legal tender in the State of Idaho. No person or entity may compel another person or entity to tender or accept gold or silver coin unless agreed upon both parties.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for reports to the Legislature to be submitted electronically and to remove obsolete provisions regarding reporting requirements.

Amends existing law to increase the food tax credit and to provide an alternative tax credit for the actual amount paid by taxpayers on food purchases.

Currently the grocery tax credit is $120.00 per person or $140.00 for individuals 65 and older. This legislation willincreasethegrocerytaxcreditforallindividualsto$155.00startinginthefiscalyearof2026. Additionally, this legislation will give Idaho income tax filers the option to take the $155 tax credit per person, or to receive a full refund of all taxes paid on groceries up to $250.00 per person by itemizing their grocery expenses on their annual income tax returns.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding denial of school attendance and denial of transfer enrollment applications.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Public Health Services provides enhancementstotheFY2026maintenancebudgetandadjustmentstotheFY2025appropriation. ForFY2026, this bill includes funding for seven enhancements. Enhancements include the restoration of funding for several programs in the division that include Suicide Prevention, Drug Overdose Prevention, WIC Food Program, Alzheimer's and Dementia programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and partial funding for the Hepatitis C and HIV Prevention programs; funding for the continuation of several ARPA programs; funding for the fourth year of communicable disease prevention grant funding; new funding for the Immunization Assessment Fund and changes $18.97 million of ongoing funding to onetime funding; additional appropriation for revenue generated in the Vital Records Bureau; new funding for the Home Visiting Program and changes $3.51 million of ongoing funding to onetime funding for the program; and funding for the Rural Nursing Loan Repayment Program for years 3-5 of the program. This bill includes eight sections of language providing guidance on federal funding limitations and directing the division to provide reports to the Legislature on federal grants including pass-through grants, drug overdose prevention programs, Alzheimer's and dementia programs, the Fit and Fall Proof Program, suicide prevention, and the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho. Finally, thisbillincludesfundingandatransferfortheRuralNursingLoanRepaymentProgramtoassistnurses working in rural areas for FY 2025. Thisbill doesnot include a requestfromthe agency to restorefundingforseveralprogramsincluding the Office of Accreditation, Refugee Health Screening, Populations with Diabetes, and for the Oral Health Workforce. Funding for the Governor's Initiative to provide medical education loan repayments under the Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP), which is for physicians providing care in federally desi

Amends existing law to provide for the rejection of certain applicants due to certain criminal histories.

This legislation will allow the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council the ability to certify individuals previously convicted of certain felonies. Currently anyone ever convicted of any felony shall not be certified by POST. This legislation will allow the POST Council to review and make decisions on certification on individuals not convicted of felonies listed in Idaho Code § 18-310 (2). This will change it from “shall not be certified” to “may not be certified” for other felonies.

Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions requiring permission for instruction addressing human sexuality.