Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2024 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to provide a sales tax exemption for grain bin equipment.
This legislation clarifies that machinery, including augers, dryers, or fans used within, or attached to a grain bin, are exempt from sales taxes. Historically, sales taxes have been collected on grain bin structures; but accessories that can be removed and moved to other locations without affecting the structural integrity have not. This legislation simply codifies the historical understanding of sales tax laws.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding tampering with and the certification, specifications, and examination of voting machines.
This legislation will prohibit voting systems in Idaho from being able to connect to the internet, it will also make it so that tampering with any voting system will no be considered a felony, included also gives the Secretary of State the authority to grant access to voting systems. This legislation also requires county clerks to conduct voting system accuracy testing that is open to the public prior to all elections. This bill also cleans up and updates old, outdated legacy voting system language.
States findings of the Legislature and approves pending rules of the Department of Environmental Quality reviewed by the House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee and the Senate Resources and Environment Committee.
This Concurrent Resolution shows that the Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee separately with the Senate Resources and Environment Committee reviewed and approved pending rules adopted by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
69 – 0
States findings of the Legislature and approves pending rules of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and the Department of Insurance reviewed by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with an exception.
This legislation approves the Pending Rules of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and the Department of Insurance reviewed by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with an Exception.
Adds to existing law to establish provisions to protect minors from harmful material on the internet.
This legislation establishes the Online Child Safety Act. Our kids are afflicted with a destructive pornography epidemic, and there are no real accountability measures that prevent online publishers from making it accessible to them. In keeping with Article III section 24 of the Idaho Constitution, which states that "The foremost concern of all good government is the virtue and sobriety of the people, and the purity of the home," Idaho Code § 18-1515 already prohibits "disseminating material harmful to minors." Today's internet environment thwarts the enforceability of the existing language. This legislation empowers parents of harmed children with standing to sue perpetrating content providers for a civil remedy if they fail to take reasonable steps to ensure they are not providing such content to minors.
Ben Toews · SD-004
Amends existing law to allow disbursements from school district activity funds through the use of a debit card.
This bill adds the option of a debit or credit card to be associated with an Activity Fund account set up by the school district or school district’s designee. Currently, the statute only allows for disbursements of any funds to be made by a bank check. This addition will help simplify purchases made by the schools.
Janie Ward-Engelking · SD-018
33 – 1
Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2025.
This is the FY 2025 Maintenance Appropriation for the State Board of Education. This bill includes appropriations to Agricultural Research and Extension Services, College and Universities, Community Colleges, the Office of the State Board of Education, Health Education Programs, Career Technical Education, Idaho Public Television, Special Programs, Department of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Charter School Commission. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for benefit costs, inflationary adjustments, statewide cost allocation, and change in employee compensation.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
28 – 7
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2025.
This is the FY 2025 maintenance appropriation for the Public School Support Program which includes the seven divisions for Administrators, Teachers, Operations, Children's Programs, Facilities, Central Services, and the Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind. The bill includes standard adjustments for benefit costs, statewide cost allocation, and change in employee compensation for the Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind, and a 1% change in employee compensation for administrative and classified staff.
Scott Herndon · SD-001
34 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish a next of kin database and a procedure for next of kin to be notified in the event of certain emergency situations.
This legislation amends Chapter 2, Title 49, Idaho Code, by adding a new section, 49-245, to create a Next-of-Kin Database within Idaho Transportation Department’s (ITD) Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). This will give DMV the ability to collect the necessary information for coroners and other law enforcement to notify a relative or friend in the case of injury, death, or other emergencies. The information is voluntary for the drivers’ license owner. The legislation also defines next-of-kin.
65 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of visual representations of the sexual abuse of children and to revise provisions regarding the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
This legislation amends the criminal child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child law to include artificial intelligence generated sexual depictions of children wherein the depictions appear to be that of real children. The legislation sets penalties, including minimum and maximum terms in prison. Immunity is provided, in certain instances, for law enforcement officers. It revises provisions regarding the internet crimes against children unit of the office of the attorney general. There are also technical corrections.
Ben Toews · SD-004
35 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide that the Department of Fish and Game shall not adopt or enforce any rule that makes it unlawful to use 209 primers, pelletized powder, or sabots in a muzzleloader-only season.
To provide more options for muzzleloader hunters when they take to the field. Accuracy and terminal performance are critical when a hunter has an opportunity to harvest a big game animal. This change should improve both but have minimal impact on the kill rate while increasing the harvest rate.
Adds to existing law to establish the Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Office of the Attorney General.
The Idaho Election Crimes Act would create an “Office of Elections Crimes and Security” within the office of the Idaho Attorney General for the State of Idaho. This office would be tasked with responding to complaints or notifications of Election Code violations, conducting investigations, overseeing a voter fraud hotline, and collaborating with prosecutorial agencies when criminal violations are suspected. The Act would grant the Attorney General's office concurrent jurisdiction in any election crime as well as mandate an annual report to be submitted from the office to the Governor of the State of Idaho, The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
34 – 36
States findings of the Legislature and calls on Congress to impeach the President and to prioritize laws tightening border security and immigration.
The Federal government controls immigration, naturalization and entry to the United States. President Biden’s administration has failed to meet its responsibility to enforce our immigration laws and secure our Nation’s borders. This Memorial expresses the desire of Idaho citizens to hold President Biden and the Federal government accountable for the invasion at our southern border. Enforcing immigration laws, securing our border and reducing the flow of illegal drugs and sex trafficking must be at the forefront of any policy discussion with the need for labor absolutely secondary.
34 – 34
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to repeal the prohibition on sectarian appropriations.
The purpose of this joint resolution is to repeal Article IX Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Idaho (aka "The Blaine Amendment").
Repeals and adds to existing law to enact the Revised Unclaimed Property Act.
Idaho’s unclaimed property law, Title 14, Chapter 5, has not undergone a complete update since 1983. Since then, changes to policy have been piecemeal and sporadic. This legislation seeks to revise and organize the unclaimed property code so it will be business and constituent-friendly, technologically current, and garners no new authority for the governing agency. This legislation provides detailed roadmaps for businesses to follow when reporting unclaimed property and clear protocols for dormancy triggers. The updates are consistent with existing Idaho law which include laws governing confidentiality, data breaches and best practices.
34 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for local enforcement of the Idaho electrical code and the Idaho plumbing code.
This legislation gives Counties the option to engage with a qualified licensed inspector in the state to provide inspections on electrical and plumbing projects. Current law already gives Cities the ability to perform these inspections. This legislation supports local control and provides for more timely and efficient inspections.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding multiple awards.
Idaho statute 67-9211 limits when/how the Division of Purchasing can award multiple contracts for the same or similar property and requires agencies to evaluate specific criteria when choosing between contracts awarded under a multiple award. The statute will be updated to provide more flexibility and updated criteria.
Amends existing law to provide that certain persons shall not be eligible to apply for any fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses, tags, or permits.
This legislation amends Idaho Code 36-1402 to make any person with outstanding fines for violations of this title ineligible for any hunting, fishing, or trapping license, tag, or permit.
34 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide for compensation for depredation of livestock by grizzly bear and wolves.
This bill would establish a fund for conflict prevention and livestock depredation by grizzly bears and wolves. This fund will provide compensation to livestock owners and producers that have experienced livestock loss. The Office of Species Conservation, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Game and the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, will manage the fund and will be the authorized agency for compensation to livestock owners and producers. The annual appropriation will be $225,000, containing $150,000 dedicated to livestock depredation and $75,000 dedicated to conflict prevention and education.
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
This is a FY 2025 appropriation bill for the Department of Agriculture. It appropriates a total of $66,947,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 231.00. The bill funds ten FY 2025 enhancements, which provides 6.00 additional FTP and funding for a veterinarian in eastern Idaho, dairy inspectors, seed lab personnel, to enhance the Idaho Preferred program, to build a storage facility, to provide international trade support with Japan, for the resilient food systems grant, to provide CEC for fruit and vegetable inspectors, for the Honey Commission, and for quagga mussel. This bill also transfers $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Invasive Species Fund to be used for quagga mussels. This legislation also includes a FY 2024 deficiency warrant to reimburse actual expenditures incurred in FY 2023 for monitoring and control of exotic species including Japanese beetles, Mormon crickets, and other exotic pests. Chapters 19 and 20, Title 22, Idaho Code, authorizes the use of deficiency warrants for the monitoring and mitigation of invasive species and pests.
Adds to existing law to establish provisions requiring certain contracts to be honored by successor utilities.
The bill proposes a change to Chapter 3, Title 61, Idaho Code that governs the Public Utility Commission. Specifically, addressing the utility agreements between a Public Utility and the developer, property owners and public utility customer. When a land use is platted, the developer is required to enter an agreement to provide certain easements and standard construction requirements for the end user. An example would include underground sewer and water delivery to platted lots. This legislation provides that the developer, builder, or customer entering into an agreement with the utility company, can rely on that agreement, even if there is a change in ownership of the utility company. It further empowers the Public Utility Commission to resolve complaints within 45 days, thus avoiding long delays that can impact the financing costs and viability of the developer, builder, and customer.
35 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2025.
This is a FY 2025 appropriation bill for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission. It appropriates a total of $5,016,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 17.75. The bill funds two FY 2025 enhancements, which provides funding to increase the distribution to soil and water districts; and onetime funding for the water quality program for agricultural (WQPA).
Amends existing law to provide for certain credited state service and utilization of unused paid time off for certain eligible nonclassified officers and employees hired by the Office of the State Public Defender before January 1, 2025.
With the creation of the State Public Defender's Office, county employees will move over as an employee to the State of Idaho. Employees moving to the State Public Defender's Office will receive comparable accrual rates based upon their county PERSI hours. Employees will be allowed transfer up to 40 hours of vacation. Funds from the counties will be deposited into the Public Defense Fund to pay for vacation hours transferred by each employee.
34 – 0
Amends existing law to revise the terms “fetus” and “stillborn fetus” as “preborn child” and “stillborn child.”
To replace the term “fetus” with the term “preborn child”.
Chris Trakel · SD-011
Amends existing law to provide that digital, computer-generated images may be considered in the crime of sexual exploitation of a child and to revise provisions regarding the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
This legislation amends the criminal child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child law to include artificial intelligence generated sexual depictions of children wherein the depictions appear to be that of real children. The legislation sets penalties, including minimum and maximum terms in prison. Immunity is provided, in certain instances, for law enforcement officers. It revises provisions regarding the internet crimes against children unit of the office of the attorney general. There are also technical corrections.
Ben Toews · SD-004