All Roll Calls
Yes: 111 • No: 62
IdahoH 02532025 regular legislative sessionHouseWALLET
PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide additional time to respond to requests for public records from nonresidents and to allow a different fee schedule to fulfill nonresident requests.
Sponsored By: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
PUBLIC RECORDS
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Longer records waits for nonresidents
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho agencies have 21 days to grant or deny certain nonresident public-records requests. This applies to nonresidents who are not employed by an Idaho resident. When staff need more time to find or retrieve records, agencies must give written notice and provide records within 35 days. Residents keep the 3-working-day response deadline and 10-working-day deadline for providing records when extra time is needed. A resident generally must have a permanent home in Idaho for at least 30 continuous days. Full-time students who are residents of another state are excluded; qualifying Idaho-based entities also count as residents. If electronic-format conversion cannot finish on time, agencies must give written notice and provide records at a mutually agreed time. Missing the applicable response deadline counts as a denial. Written notices of full or partial denials must state the legal basis, appeal rights and deadlines, and whether an attorney reviewed the request or was consulted.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Treg A. Bernt
Republican • Senate
Rod Furniss
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/3/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 45 • No: 24
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 9
House vote • 3/3/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 41 • No: 29
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2025 Session Law Chapter 298 Effective: 07/01/2025
4/4/2025Delivered to Governor at 10:36 a.m. on April 4, 2025
4/4/2025Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
4/4/2025SenateSigned by President; returned to House
4/3/2025SenateReceived from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
4/3/2025SenateReported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
4/3/2025HouseRules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 45-24-1
4/3/2025HouseRead second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
4/3/2025HouseRead first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
4/2/2025HouseReported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
4/2/2025HouseBills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
4/2/2025HouseReturned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
4/2/2025HouseHouse Concurred in Senate Amendments
4/2/2025HouseReturned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
4/2/2025HouseRead third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 25-9-1
4/1/2025SenateRead second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
3/28/2025SenateRead first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
3/27/2025SenateAmendments reported printed
3/27/2025SenateReported out as amended; filed for first reading
3/27/2025SenateAmendments ordered printed
3/27/2025SenatePlaced in the Committee of the Whole
3/27/2025SenateReported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
3/14/2025SenateIntroduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
3/4/2025SenateReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
3/4/2025SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 41-29-0
3/3/2025House
Bill Text
Amendment
Bill Text
Engrossment 1
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