Idaho Bills

States findings of the Legislature and calls on the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.

This memorial expresses the Idaho Legislature's commitment to restoring the definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the Obergefell v. Hodges decision and return authority over marriage laws to the states and their citizens.

Adds to existing law to provide for school district and public charter school earned autonomy regarding spending.

RS33652C1 / H0883 This bill grants high-performing public charter schools and districts greater flexibility in the use of state funds while reducing unnecessary reporting requirements to the state.

States findings of the Legislature and honors the lifetime achievements of Linden Bateman, the author, sponsor, and successful advocate for the law designating “Idaho Day.”

This concurrent resolution honors the lifetime achievements of Linden B. Bateman (July 11, 1940 – January 22, 2026). Linden was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives for six terms from 1976-1986 and three terms from 2010-2016. He wrote and sponsored legislation to establish March 4th as “Idaho Day.”

Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding certain out-of-pocket payments for health care services.

RS33754 / H0929 This bill amends Idaho Code to add section 41-1854, prohibiting health carriers from preventing providers from offering discounted cash prices to insured individuals for health care services. It allows covered people to pay out-of-pocket at negotiated rates lower than the plan's average allowed amount, with such payments counting toward deductibles and annual out-of-pocket maximums upon submission of required documentation. Providers must accept cash payments as full settlement. Exemptions apply to specified plans like dental-only, Medicaid, and short-term insurance. Effective July 1, 2026.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law regarding the procurement of property by the State of Idaho.

RS33650 / H0889 This legislation clarifies the state procurement processes for purchases made under the Idaho State Procurement Act and through the Division of Purchasing. Changes include: 1) Definitions for “best and final offer,” “frivolous protest,” “multiple award,” “request for information,” “request for proposal,” and “request for quote;” 2) Establishes that the administrator shall set a date and time for best and final offers, including a provision that treats the immediate offer as best and final; 3) Requires the administrator to work with subject matter experts in the requesting agency to ensure contractual terms meet functional and operational requirements; 4) Allows for a multiple-award contract; 5) Establishes that the bid analysis or scoring must be published with the notice of solicitation and only changed with a formal solicitation amendment or best and final offer process, so long as it doesn’t materially change the intent or purpose of the original solicitation; 6) Prior performance on state contracts may now be used to determine a bid’s qualification; 7) Any contracts requiring federal funding must be finalized between the state and the vendor prior to submission for approval to avoid unnecessary delays; 8) Technical information provided by vendors remains confidential unless the vendor participates in the relevant solicitation; 9) The addition of a vendor debarment process, which may prevent a vendor from bidding on state projects or services for up to three years; 10) Employment “cooling off” period for elected officials and individuals who worked for the state prior to working with vendors; 11) The addition of a protest bond for vendors who pursue a protest of a bid award; and 12) Vendors, employees of vendors, or any person working on their behalf must report financial expenditures over $50 related to procurement.

States findings of the Legislature, provides support for treasury trust bonds, and urges Congress to enact enabling legislation authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue treasury trust bonds.

Beginning in 1609, at what became Jamestown Virginia, precious metals were used as money in America. At the time of the Declaration of Independence, the most popular coin in the American Colonies was the Spanish Milled Dollar, which contained 371.25 grains of silver. During the colonial era, we adopted the Spanish Milled Dollar as our own, and when the new United States of America minted its first coins, these coins included a silver dollar that mimicked the Spanish Milled Dollar as the base unit for our coinage. Our reliance on precious metals backed money helped America become a leader among nations in almost all fields. However, beginning in 1933, and again in 1965 and finally in 1971, Congress incrementally severed the connection between our sound money based on a pure metallic standard to the point where our money supply is now fiat only and not anchored to anything with inherent value. Today we are burdened by a $38 trillion fiat money debt. This memorial calls on Congress, The Treasury Department, and the President of the United States to issue a tranche of 50 year Treasury Bonds backed by gold and redeemable in gold at their maturity. This memorial also calls for these 50 year gold backed Treasury Bonds to be issued on July 4, 2026, and redeemable on July 4, 2076, the 300th year anniversary of the United States of America.

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination for fiscal year 2027.

RS33771 / S1416 This appropriation provides for the consolidation of the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR) and the Office of Species Conservation (OSC) into the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, pursuant to H737. Additionally, this bill provides enhancements to the new office that include an FTP/Fund Realignment to align FTP and dedicated funds to where work is expected to be billed; funding for Idaho Orchestrating Nuclear, which provides the agency flexibility to support state level nuclear related projects; federal funding for fish habitat restoration and rehabilitation; and funding from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for Energy Resiliency Grants, which serves as a state match for federal energy resiliency programs.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility expansion.

RS33740 / H0913 The proposed legislation requires the Department of Health & Welfare to implement Medicaid work and community engagement requirements no later than December 31, 2026, as outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (2025). Medicaid participant compliance with work requirements will be verified for the three months preceding the individual’s enrollment or redetermination.

Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General.

This legislation amends Idaho Code to revise provisions regarding flags flown by government entities and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General. Failure of a government entity to comply will be subject to a civil penalty of $2000 per flag each day flag is displayed. The Attorney General will have the duty to enforce this penalty against a government entity. If there is a failure to comply, the Attorney General has the authority to file a civil action in District Court.

Appropriates $200,000 to the Legislature for fiscal year 2026 for the Medicaid Review Panel.

RS33820 / H0950 This is a trailer appropriation to HCR 30 which authorized the Legislature to retain the services of a consultant or analyst to provide legislative oversight of state plan amendments and federal waivers to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in order to implement a plan for comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care. In March of 2025, the Idaho Legislature voted to submit state plan amendments and federal waivers to CMS to implement comprehensive Medicaid managed care in Idaho. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has begun working to transition to Medicaid managed care. This appropriation will help the Legislature maintain its oversight role.