All Roll Calls
Yes: 99 • No: 3
IdahoH 01982025 regular legislative sessionHouse
LABORATORIES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding laboratories.
Sponsored By: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
LABORATORIES
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Drug lab homes must stay vacant
Idaho police must notify owners and the health department within 72 hours of finding drug lab indicators, using an approved form. Police must post a warning sign, and the home must stay vacant from notification until the department issues a delisting certificate. Owners must meet cleanup standards or choose demolition; the department lists sites reported by police or voluntarily by owners. For cleanup, owners must submit an original or certified final report with property details, sampling methods, results, hygienist qualifications, and signed cleanup certification. The department issues a dated delisting certificate after a qualified hygienist confirms cleanup or the owner documents complete, lawful demolition and disposal.
Drug lab cleanups require independent testing
Idaho sets the methamphetamine cleanup limit at 0.1 microgram per 100 square centimeters. Porous surfaces at or below 0.5 microgram per 100 square centimeters may meet the standard with an appropriate coating or sealant. Other drug limits are set case by case after reviewing a chemical inventory and consulting the department, owner, police, and hygienist. A qualified industrial hygienist, independent of both cleanup and testing companies, must collect clearance samples using required documentation and handling procedures. These include room-by-room sampling, photos, floor-plan mapping, numbered locations, gauze wipes, sample tracking, and separate samples in highly contaminated areas. A laboratory certified by the Environmental Protection Agency or accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association must analyze the samples for the substance.
State lab customers face testing fees
The Idaho State Laboratory may charge market-rate fees for testing services. Its rates must not disadvantage other entities offering similar services. The law sets no specific testing price.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Carl J. Bjerke
Republican • Senate
David J. Leavitt
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/10/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 32 • No: 2
House vote • 2/21/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 67 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on March 14, 2025 Session Law Chapter 84 Effective: 07/01/2025; 07/01/2025 IDAPA Sunset Clause - SECTION 15, 16, 17, & 18
3/17/2025Delivered to Governor at 11:58 a.m. on March 12, 2025
3/13/2025Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
3/12/2025SenateSigned by President; returned to House
3/11/2025SenateReceived from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
3/11/2025SenateReported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
3/11/2025HouseReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
3/10/2025HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 32-2-1
3/10/2025SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
2/27/2025SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2/26/2025SenateIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
2/24/2025SenateReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
2/24/2025SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-1-2
2/21/2025HouseU.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2/20/2025HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
2/19/2025HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2/18/2025HouseReported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
2/11/2025HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
2/10/2025House
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