Idaho Bills
797 bills · 2026 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish provisions prohibiting the use of foreign laws in Idaho courts.
The founders of our nation believed that the United States of America and its individual states should never be subservient to any foreign power, country or legal system and that no foreign power, country or legal system should be allowed to encroach upon our rights under the Constitution. Foreign laws or foreign legal doctrines can be a means of imposing an agenda on the American people by circumventing US and state constitutions. These foreign laws may not recognize our constitutional rights and liberties in US courts. The potential impact of using foreign laws and legal doctrines in US courts on the liberty of ordinary American citizens are as profound as they are despairing. The embrace of foreign legal systems, some of which are inherently hostile to our constitutional liberties, is a violation of the principles on which our nation was founded. This legislation will establish statutory law prohibiting the intrusion of discordant foreign laws or foreign legal doctrines to protect Idaho citizens and preserve constitutional rights and American values of liberty and freedom.
Mike Moyle · HD-010A
28 – 6
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2027.
RS33701 / S1387 This appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society provides additional funding to the FY 2027 budget that includes additional appropriation for state collections and archival moving costs, and OITS hardware, including desktops, laptops, and a printer.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
62 – 6
Amends and adds to existing law to include the office of the president of the United States into the state primary election and to move the primary election date to the Tuesday following the first Monday in May.
RS33722 / S1398 The intent of this legislation is to provide consistency, fiscal responsibility, and increase turnout in our primary election process. It seeks to amend several sections of Idaho election code to hold all primary elections, including the presidential primary, on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in May. This aligns the dates of the primary elections and general elections to the same Tuesday in the month exactly six months apart from one another.
Jim Guthrie · SD-028
23 – 10
States findings of the Legislature and recognizes all the Idaho athletes who participated in the Olympics.
RS33694 / HCR035 This resolution honors Idaho’s athletes who represented the United States of America in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Barbara Ehardt · HD-033A
Amends existing law to provide that speed limits for vehicles with five or more axles operating at a gross weight of more than 26,000 pounds shall be the same as for other vehicles.
Differential speed limits, most often in the form of forcing heavy trucks to travel slower than passenger cars, increase traffic turbulence, leading to higher crash risks due to increased interactions. Research has shown that speed variance (differences in speed between vehicles) causes more accidents than absolute speed, with a 10 mph difference creating a much as a 227% increase in interactions. When variances in speed occur at excessive speeds, such as on interstate highways, the severity of crashes increases dramatically. This legislation eliminates differential speed limits on state highways.
Douglas Pickett · HD-027A
27 – 7
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.
RS33726 / H0898 This legislation shifts the administrative location of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which is required by federal law, from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, within the Office of the Governor. This will provide for better administrative efficiency, policy alignment, and improved coordination of permitting. The position of State Historical Preservation Officer is already appointed by the Governor under current law.
Mike Moyle · HD-010A
53 – 16
States findings of the Legislature and supports re-opening American Tungsten's IMA mining project.
RS33714 / HJM021 This Memorial states that the Legislature supports the development of American Tungsten’s IMA Mine Project located near Patterson in Lemhi County. It further states for the expedited issuance of state of Idaho permits and other authorizations necessary for bringing the Mine back into operation after many years of disuse. It also urges the United State Department of War to award a grant to the company to complete the development of the Mine. The Mine will produce tungsten, a critical mineral for many applications, including in a variety of applications for use in national defense. The United States currently relies on China and Russia for most of the tungsten needed in national defense. When completed, projected to be by the end of this calendar year, the Mine will be the only producer of tungsten in the United States.
Rod Furniss · HD-031B
Adds to existing law to establish the Financial Accountability Stablecoin Transaction (FAST) Act to provide for the authorization and use of payment stablecoins.
RS33782 / S1423 This legislation establishes the Financial Accountability Stablecoin Transaction (FAST) Act in Title 67, Idaho Code, to allow the State of Idaho to modernize how it sends payments to vendors and contractors. Under current law, the state relies on traditional banking systems such as Automated Clearing House (ACH), which can take multiple days to settle payments and often carry unnecessary transaction costs. This bill provides an additional, optional payment rail that allows for near-instant settlement using fully reserved, federally regulated payment stablecoins. The bill aligns Idaho law with the federal GENIUS Act framework, ensuring that only qualified stablecoins meeting strict reserve, audit, and consumer protection standards are eligible for use. The Idaho Department of Finance will compile and maintain a list of approved providers based on these federal standards and risk criteria. Participation is entirely voluntary. Vendors and contractors may choose to receive payment through this method, but no one is required to use it. The state is not required to hold or retain digital assets and would only use this system as a transactional payment tool. This legislation is designed to improve payment speed, reduce transaction costs, and increase transparency and auditability in state financial operations. It also ensures Idaho remains aligned with broader financial modernization efforts already underway in both the federal government and the private banking sector.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
22 – 13
States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Veterans Services, the Sexual Offender Management Board, and the Office of Administrative Hearings have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee, with an exception.
RS33767 / SR122 This resolution states that all Temporary and Pending Rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Veterans Services, the Sexual Offender Management Board, and the Office of Administrative Hearings have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee, with an exception. The following pending rule docket will become effective upon sine die of the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature: IDAPA 57.01.01, Sexual Offender Management Board, Rules of the Sexual Offender Management Board, Docket No. 57-0101-2501. IDAPA 57.01.01, Sexual Offender Management Board, Rules of the Sexual Offender Management Board, Docket No. 57-0101-2502 was not heard or approved by the Committee.
Todd Lakey · SD-023
Adds to existing law to provide for the Legislative Services Office to provide the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee with a calculated reduction from the Governor's budget document.
RS33663 / H0875 This legislation directs LSO to perform a calculation of historical personnel expenditures compared to original personnel appropriations for each entity with 50 or more FTPs. That ratio may be used by JFAC to reduce the agency’s requested amount for increases in employee compensation, benefits, and health insurance.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
35 – 34
Amends and repeals existing law to remove obsolete provisions.
To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals or updates 14 sections of Idaho Code in Title 33 relating to education. Impacted sections include reporting requirements, contracts, profits of mines, asbestos removal of the Albion State Normal School, and county level provisions. Many of these sections were never implemented or funded by the state.
Carrie Semmelroth · SD-017
68 – 0
Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Constitutional Officers for fiscal year 2027.
RS33503C1 / H0866 This is the FY 2027 Maintenance Appropriation Bill for the Constitutional Officers. This bill includes appropriations to the Executive Office of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the State Controller, the Secretary of State, and the State Treasurer. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for personnel benefit costs, contract inflation, statewide cost allocation, and a base reduction of up to 5%. For the Secretary of State, in lieu of an ongoing base reduction, the office reverted $850,000 in onetime cash in FY 2026.
Brandon Mitchell · HD-006B
32 – 3
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2027.
RS33639 / S1384 This appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission provides an enhancement to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes OITS Hardware, which includes 19 laptops.
Jim Woodward · SD-001
39 – 30
Amending existing law to remove obsolete language relating to since passed dates and transfer of benefits to the new public defender system.
To ensure that state laws are streamline, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H 14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Task Force on the criteria of obscure, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill updates four sections of Idaho Code pertaining to Human Resources. These sections include: 1) § 59-1606, Idaho Code - A reference to vacation time for individuals hired by the State Public Defender prior to January 1, 2025; 2) § 59-1607, Idaho Code - A reference to the first pay period in 2008; 3) § 67-5315, Idaho Code - A reference to procedures established on or before July 1, 1999; and 4) § 67-5328, Idaho Code - A reference to the first pay period in 2008.
Todd Lakey · SD-023
67 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that certain decedent photos shall be exempt from disclosure and to provide an exception.
The purpose of this legislation is to exempt photographs or images of decedent individuals from public disclosure.
Melissa Wintrow · SD-019
68 – 0
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the licensure of certified public accountants.
This legislation modifies Idaho’s accounting licensure laws to adapt to today’s professional environment. It reduces the educational requirements to become licensed as a certified public accountant in order to address a workforce shortage caused by increased education requirements enacted in 1993. It also aligns Idaho law with the laws of other states to facilitate the interstate practice of accounting by removing barriers that have not proved to be in the public interest.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
35 – 0
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the Podiatric Medical Practice Act.
This legislation would transfer regulatory authority for the practice of podiatric medicine from the independent Board of Podiatry to the Idaho State Board of Medicine. Under this framework, podiatrists would be licensed and regulated within the Board of Medicine’s existing statutory processes. The proposal includes a provision to add a licensed podiatrist to the Board of Medicine, thus preserving profession-specific expertise within the broader medical regulatory structure. This change brings Idaho into alignment with a growing number of states that regulate podiatry as a recognized subspecialty of medicine rather than as a separately governed profession. The consolidation is intended to promote regulatory consistency and improve administrative efficiency within the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
States findings of the Legislature and supports various water projects within Water District 2.
The Purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to formally recognize the critical importance of water management in Idaho Water Resource Board District 2 and to declare legislative support for specific infrastructure projects essential to the region's future. By endorsing these projects, the Legislature affirms that proactive funding for water storage, aquifer stabilization, and infrastructure modernisation is fiscally responsible and vital for sustaining the region's agricultural heritage, supporting rapid population growth, and ensuring national security.
John Vander Woude · HD-022A
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding unmanned aircraft systems near Department of Correction facilities.
This legislation amends Idaho Code with the addition of a new section 20-251, Idaho Code to define terms and to establish provisions regarding unmanned aircraft near Department of Corrections facilities. Department of Corrections for law enforcement officer may take reasonable measures against unmanned vehicles operating in a nefarious manner in the proximity of restricted airspace within this state. Any person operating within the proximity of restricted airspace will be fined minimum $2000 to maximum of $5000 or imprisoned for not more than one year.
Ted Hill · HD-014A
Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit bulk lottery ticket purchases.
The Idaho Lottery requests implementation of Idaho Code modifications designed to detect and prevent bulk Lottery ticket purchases conducted by organized groups, to preserve the integrity, fairness, and lawful operation of the Idaho Lottery. These controls are intended to ensure that all lottery participants have equal and lawful access to ticket purchases, to deter exploitative or coordinated purchasing practices, and to maintain the public trust in the fairness and legality of the lottery system.
Joe Alfieri · HD-004A
30 – 4
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding camping and to revise a provision regarding disposition of property.
The Department of Administration and the Idaho State Police jointly provide security for the Capitol Mall. This bill enhances this security by: (a) imposing time limits on how long "symbolic tents" and other structures may remain erected in the Capitol Mall; and formally defining "camping," while still permitting side-free canopies for shelter. Additionally, it broadens the scope of property that may be held for at least 90-days.
Bruce Skaug · HD-010B
28 – 6
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions to protect public employees from certain adverse actions, to provide certain remedies for violations, and to provide special procedures for public record requests by the Legislature and legislative staff.
This legislation strengthens government transparency and protects public employees who communicate with the Idaho Legislature. It establishes clear protections for public employees who, in good faith, communicate with legislators, legislative committees, or legislative staff, including responding to legislative requests or participating in hearings. Agencies are prohibited from adopting or enforcing policies that restrict or require prior approval for such communications, while protections do not extend to knowingly false statements or unlawful disclosure of confidential information. The bill also requires executive branch agencies to respond in good faith and within defined timelines to public records requests from legislators or legislative staff acting on behalf of the Legislature, while preserving existing confidentiality protections.
Dustin Manwaring · HD-029A
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding apportionment of the Highway Distribution Account, to remove a limitation regarding revenues received from fuel taxes, and to revise a provision regarding the distribution of the tax on special fuels.
This legislation streamlines the distribution process for vehicle registration fees and fuel taxes. It updates the Highway Distribution Account (HDA) distribution to treat all user fee funds the same, a 60% state and 40% local split. 2015 legislation added a process where new gas tax revenue would be tracked separately from traditional revenue. In 2019, legislation passed to gradually shift the Idaho State Police (ISP) funding away from the HDA and replace it with money from the state's general fund. The shift was implemented over a five-year period from FY21 to FY25. There is no longer a need to track items separately after ISP was removed. This legislation does not change any current revenue sources to the HDA or the 60/40 split; it updates statute to reflect the current process. The legislation also ensures bridge safety. It increases the local bridge inspection account from $175,000 annually to $300,000 annually in dedicated funds by a gas tax transfer to keep the fund solvent for FY27 and beyond. The cost of bridge inspections and number of inspections has increased over time. The $175,000 amount is no longer sufficient to cover the needs for inspections.
Brooke Green · HD-018B
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the dissolution of hospital districts.
The purpose of this bill is to bring consistency to state code governing petitions for dissolution of special taxing districts. Currently, the code on hospital districts is ambiguous, requiring signatures of electors "or owners of property" and "electors and taxpayers" within the district. This ambiguity would be resolved by defining qualified signatures only as "electors" and removing "property owners" and "taxpayers." This revision will make this code consistent with other statues regarding similar dissolution petitions that require only signatures of electors. The current language puts an undue burden on county clerks, as they would be required to verify petition signers as both electors and property owners. Conversely, clerks would be required to verify if signatures of non-electors qualified as property owners. These are time-consuming and unnecessary extra steps. The current language also is an impediment to petition sponsor who would face the awkward challenge of vetting signers as electors or property owners. Left unchanged would be the required 10% threshold required to place a dissolution on the ballot. This amendment will create consistency across Idaho law, reduce administrative burden, and give citizens greater clarity when pursuing lawful petition.
Faye Thompson · HD-008B
68 – 0
Amends existing law to update references to the current Internal Revenue Code and to revise certain tax credits and adjustments.
This proposed legislation is the annual tax conformity bill to update references to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The bill conforms the Idaho income tax code to changes made to the IRC that affect the 2025 tax year. It fully conforms Idaho to the tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill with two exceptions: 1. Bonus depreciation which Idaho has historically not conformed to. 2. R&E expenditures incurred from 2022-2024 already being amortized will continue to the end of their 5-year amortization schedule. Any R&E expenditures from 2025 and forward will conform to OBBB. This proposed legislation also ensures that businesses cannot use the same R&E expenses for both a deduction and an Idaho tax credit.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
28 – 7