Idaho Bills
615 bills · 2017 Regular Session
Repeals, amends and adds to existing law to provide for a nonpartisan election of county, state and district officers.
This legislation provides for what is commonly referred to as a Top 2 Primary. All political party and independent candidates for a partisan political office will appear on a single primary ballot and the two candidates receiving the most votes in the primary will be placed on the general election ballot. A voter's abilitytovoteforacandidatewillnolongerbelimitedbywhetherheorsheisregisteredtovoteasamember of a particular political party, and taxpayers will no longer be required to pay for individual political party contests in which they cannot participate.
Grant Burgoyne · SD-016
Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the State Tax Commission for fiscal year 2017; and provides reappropriation authority for fiscal year 2018.
30 – 5
Amends existing law to remove a certain power of an administrative judge.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to revise a definition; to clarify the conditions under which student data is personally identifiable, to specify the storage of student data, and to provide that the State Board of Education and the Department of Education shall ensure the security of the educational data system.
34 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for the Veterans Transportation Fund Grant Program and to remove reference to a voucher system.
70 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that a high deductible health plan shall be made available to state employees on an optional basis and to provide that the Department of Administration shall make an annual deposit of a certain amount in a health savings account.
45 – 25
Amends existing law to provide a certain statement regarding under-insured motor vehicle coverage.
33 – 1
Amends existing law to clarify language regarding exemptions.
Parents or legal guardians may exempt their minor children from obtaining certain immunizations before starting school. This law would clarify that a parent or guardian need only sign a statement of objection in any form and present it to the school.
Amends and adds to existing law to provide that moneys may be transferred to the Public Education Stabilization Fund under certain circumstances.
64 – 5
Appropriates an additional $384,100 to the Department of Administration for the Division of Public Works from the Permanent Building Fund for fiscal year 2017.
67 – 0
Amends existing law to revise certain exceptions to widths of vehicles.
32 – 2
Amends and adds to existing law to provide that persons with mental or emotional disabilities may be accompanied by support animals in places open to the public.
Amends existing law to provide that elected officials shall be ineligible for overtime, to provide that certain employees shall be eligible for overtime and to provide that certain employees shall be ineligible for overtime.
Section 67-5303 Idaho Code provides for the application of the state personnel system on certain employees. Section 67-5303 (j) defines those positions which are part of the public educational system and are non-classified employees. The current language in this section includes a definition of officers and professional staff including pay grade and Hay Points which do not accurately align with Idaho's current pay grades. The proposed legislation would update this section to align with Idaho's current pay grades. Section 59-1607(3) and 67-5328 (3) (a) are amended to remove reference to 67-5303 (j) as those employees are not currently covered by the overtime rules of the FLSA 29 USC part 526 nor under the new FLSA overtime rule effective on December 1, 2016.
34 – 0
Amends existing law to provide additional duties of the board to develop a highway access management system based on objective standards that will balance the economic development objectives of properties abutting state of Idaho highways with the transportation safety and access management objectives of state highways in a manner consistent with certain criteria.
Amends existing law to revise procedures and factors regarding the assessment of damage in eminent domain proceedings.
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding job evaluation and to provide that the annual survey shall contain certain data.
The intent of this legislation is to remove language that could be construed as proprietary and specific to one particular vendor. It will also require any salary and benefit study to show as part of market comparisons data specific to Idaho public and private sector employers.
65 – 5
Adds to existing law to provide that the state Department of Health and Welfare shall make available certain information regarding cytomegalovirus.
59 – 10
Adds to existing law to set forth requirements for state agencies regarding the acquisition and sale of certain properties, to provide that under specified conditions state agencies shall be required to receive permission from county commissioners for acquisition of land and to provide that under specified conditions the Fish and Game Commission shall not be required to sell land due to certain land donations.
Amends existing law to provide that a tax preparer who experiences a data breach must inform the Idaho State Tax Commission.
Appropriates an additional $4,400,000 to the Federal/State Agreements Program for construction and maintenance projects for fiscal year 2017.
67 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to provide Idaho Rotary International specialty license plates.
23 – 12
Amends existing law to provide an exception regarding the visibility of license plates.
Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding underinsured motor vehicle coverage.
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding procurement by political subdivisions; and to provide that political subdivisions may use a request for proposal process under certain circumstances.
69 – 1
Amends existing law to increase daily compensation for members of the Board of Tax Appeals.
50 – 17