Idaho Bills

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for campaign finance transparency.

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.

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.