Idaho Bills
790 bills · 2025 Regular Session
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy for fiscal year 2026.
This appropriation to the Public School Support Program's Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) provides enhancements to the FY 2026 program maintenance budget with the addition of funding related to estimated course enrollments for FY 2026. Course enrollments are estimated to increase from 52,000 in FY 2025 to 58,000 in FY 2026.
James Petzke · HD-021A
27 – 8
States findings of the Legislature and directs the Department of Health and Welfare to convene a council to coordinate and develop revisions to the skilled nursing facility upper payment limit.
Marco Erickson · HD-033B
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Teachers for fiscal year 2026.
Elaine Price · HD-004B
33 – 1
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2026.
Sonia Galaviz · HD-016A
34 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Child Tax Credit to apply to preborn children.
The Preborn Child Tax Credit extends the existing Child Tax Credit in Idaho to pregnant mothers. This upholds the sanctity of human life, as well as honoring courageous mothers who hold the next generation within them. Idaho recognizes the costs involved in pregnancy alongside those of raising children who are born.
Ben Toews · SD-004
Amends and adds to existing law to increase fees for the Idaho state parks and trails passport program, to allocate moneys into certain funds, and to create a nonmotorized recreation fund.
This legislation addresses the rising costs of operating and maintaining Idaho’s state parks, and the need to maintain our non-motorized trail system. It does so by replacing the Parks Passport with a Parks and Trails Passport, which will cost $20 per year. $16 of that fee will go into the Parks and Recreation Fund for personnel andoperations. $4willgointothenewlycreatednonmotorizedrecreationfund. Moneyinthatfundwillbeused to maintain, construct, or develop public non-motorized recreation access on private, state, and federal lands. This legislation spells out the uses and constraints of that fund within the Parks and Recreation department.
James Petzke · HD-021A
Amends House Bill 40, House Bill 304, and existing law to revise provisions regarding certain tax deductions, certain corporate income tax rates, certain protections for taxpayers, and certain sales tax distributions and to revise an effective date.
This legislation is a trailer bill to H40, H304, and H354 along with other changes to tax code.
Jeff Ehlers · HD-021B
68 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
This appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Divisions of Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention (collectively known as Behavioral Health) provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that include appropriations for Idaho Behavioral Health Plan grant increases (line 14), population forecast adjustments, fund shifts at State Hospital West (Governor's Initiative), and fund adjustments for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention (line 23). The FY 2025 mid-year adjustments as shown in Table 2 of the
Sonia Galaviz · HD-016A
25 – 10
States findings of the Legislature and rejects certain rules of the Idaho Department of Lands relating to state grazing leases.
Van Burtenshaw · SD-031
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding certain fees.
Van Burtenshaw · SD-031
44 – 22
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Idaho Code § 47-314 sets up the Idaho Oil & Gas Conservation Commission which is made up of five members identified with unique backgrounds and qualifications. One of the members currently needs to have a degree in geosciences or engineering and at least five years of experience in the oil and gas industry. This specific degree requirement extremely limits the pool of Idahoans qualified to serve on the Commission, making it difficult to find applicants. Therefore, this legislation will remove the specific degree requirement of a geoscience or engineering degree in order to expand the pool of qualified applicants while still providing the Commission with knowledgeable and qualified commissioners. It also changes the years of experience required from five years to eight years.
Mark Harris · SD-035
58 – 9
States findings of the Legislature and authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of natural resource issues.
Britt Raybould · HD-034B
35 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide for cooperation with federal authorities, to provide for cooperation with immigration detainers, to provide for the crime of unlawful presence of a dangerous illegal alien, and to provide for the crime of smuggling a dangerous illegal alien.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
Adds to existing law to provide for a cursive handwriting proficiency requirement in public schools.
This legislation ensures that all Idaho public school students achieve proficiency in cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade. While cursive is included in Idaho's state standards, proficiency is not required. Cursive proficiency is essential for signing documents, reading historical texts, and fostering personal expression. This proposal mandates statewide cursive instruction beginning in third grade, with benchmarks set by the State Board of Education to ensure consistent progress and implementation. It also supports developmental skills such as fine motor coordination and memory.
Tammy Nichols · SD-010
58 – 10
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to remove provisions previously related to the Department of Health and Welfare that are now assigned to other state agencies and to establish provisions regarding the Insight Integrated Data System.
ThisbillupdatesreferencestoDHWandDHW-connectedprograms. Forexample, thereremainincodeseveral referenced to when DHW did functions now assigned to IDJC or DEQ. This bill cleans up all those references to reflect what is actually assigned to DHW and what is not.
Lori McCann · HD-006A
States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Labor, the Industrial Commission, the Idaho Department of Insurance, and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with exceptions.
This legislation states the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee has reviewed and approved the TemporaryandPendingRulesadoptedbytheIdahoDepartmentofLabor, theIdahoIndustrialCommission, the Idaho Department of Insurance, and the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as submitted through the Office of the Administrative Rules Coordinator to the Legislature for review during the 2025 Legislative Session, with exceptions as noted.
Brian Lenney · SD-013
Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program.
Camille Blaylock · SD-011
33 – 0
States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the Idaho Secretary of State, the Department of Administration, and the Idaho State Lottery have been reviewed and approved by the Senate State Affairs Committee, with exceptions.
This Senate Resolution shows the Senate State Affairs Committee reviewed and approved all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the Idaho Secretary of State, the Department of Administration, and the Idaho State Lottery, with Exceptions.
Treg Bernt · SD-021
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
This bill provides a supplemental appropriation of $20,000 for the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2025. This bill also provides enhancements to the Office of the State Board of Education maintenance budget that include a database engineer, software support for the See Tell Now tipline, funding for a cybersecurity testing contract, funding for marketing of the See Tell Now tipline, appropriation of the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2026, replacement vehicles for the School Safety and Security Program, replacement of OITS hardware, and funding for the Public Private Workforce Capacity Grant. This bill does not include the IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer (line 1), the Education Effectiveness Program Manager (line 3), the Education Policy Analyst (line 4), College Applications Outreach (line 7), the Empowering Parents Specialist (line 8), Base Funding for Independent Study Idaho (line 9), Grant Administrator for the Firearms Safety Program (line 10), and the Behavioral Threat Assessment (line 12) as requested by the agency and recommended by the Governor.
James Petzke · HD-021A
33 – 37
Adds to existing law to provide for the crimes of impeding a strategic facility and strategic facility trespass.
This legislation creates a penalty for impeding and trespassing related to strategic facilities. The bill includes provisions for misdemeanor and felony charges based on the circumstances of the action. Misdemeanorimpeding: Forindividualswhopleadorarefoundguilty,sentencingmayincludeuptosixmonths in jail and a fine up to $10,000. Felony impeding: For individuals who plead or are found guilty if damages are more than $10,000, sentencing includes up to two years in a state penitentiary and a fine up to $100,000 (not to exceed the damage or economic loss). Misdemeanor trespassing: For individuals who plead or are found guilty for the first time, sentencing may include up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. Felony trespassing: For any person who pleads or is found guilty of trespassing for a second time within five years, it qualifies as a felony with a sentence of up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $20,000. A separate fine of up to $100,000 exists for an individual or organization that solicits impeding or trespassing of strategic facilities. This legislation does not limit any activities protected under the U.S. or Idaho Constitutions.
Britt Raybould · HD-034B
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise, remove, and establish provisions regarding the protection of tourism revenue and limiting the regulation of short-term rentals.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for campaign finance transparency.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
States findings of the House of Representatives and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Department of Lands, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Idaho Department of Water Resources have been reviewed and approved by the House Resources and Conservation Committee, with an exception.
Charlie Shepherd · HD-007B
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for fiscal year 2026.
This appropriation to the Department of Administration provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that include 1.00 FTP and funding for a personnel technician for the Office of Group Insurance; 1.00 FTP and funding for a property values analyst for the Office of Risk Management; 1.00 FTP and funding for a financial specialist; a trailer for the Division of Security; funding for the Governor's housing stipend; a transfer from capital outlay to operating expenditures in the Division of Public Works; replacement items; and IT hardware. The bill includes a cash transfer from the Permanent Building Fund to the Governor's Residence Fund. Requested enhancements that were not funded include a truck for the Division of Security, which was able to repurpose an existing vehicle.
James Petzke · HD-021A
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the use of automated license plate readers and their data and to provide for vehicles equipped with front license plate mounting brackets.
Doug Okuniewicz · SD-003
45 – 24