Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2024 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise penalties for offenses against children.
Amends existing law to revise a duty of a sheriff regarding the regulation of traffic on highways and roads.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to revise the penalty for lewd conduct with a minor child and to revise provisions regarding sentencing in capital cases.
Ben Adams · SD-012
57 – 11
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the deprivation of religious liberty or freedom of speech by a governmental entity.
Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of public funds for gender transition procedures.
Amends existing law to provide that certain actions shall be considered cannibalism.
62 – 5
Adds to existing law to prohibit pelvic exams of anesthetized and unconscious patients except under certain circumstances.
Legislation prohibits Pelvic examination of Anesthetized or Unconscious patients. Legislation does provide exceptions for specific occurrences.
33 – 1
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the licensure and practice of pharmacy.
This bill pertains to the Board of Pharmacy and will take the good work the Board has done over the last 10 years and will codify it in Statute. This will give stability to the changes that have helped to expand access in the Pharmacy industry in Idaho.
34 – 0
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to modify provisions regarding certified family homes.
33 – 0
Repeals and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding annexation of land by cities.
This legislation clarifies, simplifies, and reformats Idaho's annexation statute. It provides definitions for fundamental terms, provides for timely notification to counties, ensures that public hearings are held before city councils, while providing flexibility for small municipalities, clarifies and standardizes the use of terms, provides a clear landowner consent threshold, and organizes the provisions of the statute to reduce confusion and legal conflict.
Amends existing law to revise the amount of an emergency communications fee.
This legislation increases the 911 fee that counties receive. The 911 fee was established in 1988 and has not changed since that time. Many counties are unable to provide the 911 services required due to increasing costs of the technologies. Additionally, there is the need to upgrade all systems. The system upgrades are not a question of if, but when. The current infrastructure for the 911 system is standing on legacy technology that will be removed and counties will have to have systems in place that will work on the new technologies.
Amends existing law to allow parents to provide on-road driver's training for their children and to require the Idaho Digital Learning Alliance to make certain driver education curriculum available to all Idaho students.
30 – 4
Amends existing law to remove a requirement that an individual must not have possessed a driver's license for the last six months to be eligible to receive a certain identification card.
29 – 4
Amends existing law to provide that commercial motor vehicles may idle and use refrigeration in certain circumstances.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for an increased fine for a first violation of overtaking a school bus and misdemeanor penalties for second and subsequent violations.
This legislation updates Idaho Code § 49-1422 and has three specific components. Firstly, it increases the fines associated with illegally passing school buses. Drivers in Idaho have increased the frequency of passing school buses during the boarding and disembarking of children, and the current deployment of flashing lights and the stop arm is not always effective enough. Increasing the fines will be a notable deterrent against unsafe drivingbehavior. Secondly, thislegislationamendsthechargeforafirst-timeoffensefromamisdemeanortoan infraction while maintaining that the second, and any subsequent stop arm convictions, remain a misdemeanor. Currently,therequirementofthedefendantforafirst-timestoparmoffenseistomakeaninitialcourtappearance to plead guilty, a second appearance for a court trial, and a third appearance for sentencing. Reducing the initial chargetoaninfractionallowsthedefendanttheabilitytoresolvethefinesimposedunderthissubsectiononline, or by phone or email. Finally, the draft grants the Department of Education administrative rights to the School Bus Camera Fund. In supporting the efforts to bring more awareness to the seriousness of school bus stop violations, and to support local law enforcement agencies in securing convictions of such offenses, moneys in thefundwillbeappropriatedforthepurposeofschoolbusstoparmcameras, software, equipment, andtraining.
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding persons who commit lewd conduct with a minor child under sixteen.
Adds to existing law to establish the Commercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditure Act to allow willing owners of certain properties to obtain financing for qualifying improvements.
Commercial property assessed clean energy (CPACE) is a financing structure in which commercial building owners borrow money for certain energy and water-related projects and make repayments via an assessment on their property tax bill. The financing arrangement then remains with the property even if it is sold, facilitating long-term investments in building performance. CPACE is funded by private investors and administered by local government. Local governments, lenders, and commercial building owners must enter this program voluntarily. There is no impact on property taxpayers.
Amends existing law to establish terms for a provisional license to practice medicine for graduates of medical schools located outside of the United States and Canada.
This bill expands Idaho's licensure program for internationally-trained physicians. It creates a pathway to licensure for high-quality, international physicians who have attended a recognized medical school and have already completed a residency or other post-graduate training. To qualify, physicians must have a job offer from an Idaho healthcare provider and must have practiced abroad or have experience in the U.S. medical system. After three years of successful practice under a provisional license, an international physician will be eligible to apply for a full license.
69 – 1
Adds to existing law to provide that a homeowner's association may not prohibit the operation of a family daycare home.
Homeowner associations cannot add restrictions prohibiting the operation of a family daycare. Unless, that restriction is in the covenants, conditions, and restrictions when the property is purchased.
34 – 1
Amends existing law to revise adoptee access to adoption records after a certain age.
46 – 24
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding unlawful acts by manufacturers or distributors and to provide for affiliates and entities.
This legislation seeks to strengthen the independence of Idaho’s Auto Dealers and promote a balanced relationship between Idaho businesses and the large multinational manufacturers. It clarifies and modifies existing Idaho Franchise Code to ensure free local markets exist in Idaho, providing for the benefits of local free market competition for Idaho citizens, and preserving the investments and properties of the citizens of this state.
Amends existing law to remove a fee for recipients of purple heart license plates.
Current state law exempts the fee for a specialty Purple Heart license plate to only those recipients of a Purple Heart who are also disabled. This bill extends that benefit to all Purple Heart recipients whether or not they are disabled.
34 – 0
Amends existing law to revise contract limits for public works contractor licenses.
This legislation is an inflationary adjustment measure to increase the cost threshold of public works projects to entice more public works contractors to obtain licenses on the lower end of the project cost spectrum.
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Charter School Commission for fiscal year 2025.