Bills & Legislation

AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREAS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise the Agricultural Protection Area Act.

STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Don’t Tread On Me license plates and to establish the Idaho Firearms Safety Education Committee.

JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

EDUCATION – Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program.

STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – STATE TAX COMMISSION – INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION – Amends existing law to increase the salaries of commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission, State Tax Commission, and Industrial Commission.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

LANDLORDS AND TENANTS – Amends and adds to existing law to remove a provision regarding coverture and to reorganize a chapter.

JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

BEANS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Bean Commission and tax levies on beans.

AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for a lifetime instructional certificate and a lifetime administrator certificate for certain teachers and administrators.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

TAXATION – Amends House Bill 40, House Bill 304, and existing law to revise provisions regarding certain tax deductions, certain corporate income tax rates, certain protections for taxpayers, and certain sales tax distributions and to revise an effective date.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law regarding adult and children’s mental health services and substance use disorder services.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

HOSPITALS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

HEALTH AND SAFETY – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish procedures regarding required tests and blood specimen collection for infants and newborns.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

BRANDS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding certain fees.

AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal years 2025 and 2026; provides an additional appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal year 2025; and provides pay increases to the Military Division in accordance with the federal general schedule pay scale.

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – DIVISION OF STUDENT SUPPORT – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Student Support for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy for fiscal year 2026.

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

RIGHT TO FARM ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to provide penalties for certain complaints filed against agricultural operations.

AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

ATTORNEYS – Amends existing law to revise attorney license fees.

JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – FOSTER AND ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026.

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

TAXATION – Adds to existing law to provide that certain fees related to animal adoption and rescue are not subject to sales and use taxes.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

MEDICAID – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide that legislative approval is required for certain state plan amendments and waivers and to provide legislative approval for certain state plan amendments and waivers.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

URBAN RENEWAL – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the dissolution of urban renewal agencies and termination of urban renewal plans and to allow fire protection districts and ambulance service districts to opt out of certain urban renewal financing provisions.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

TAXATION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide certain property tax exemptions for certain utilities and to provide for a tax on rate-regulated electric companies and gas companies.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

STATE ASSETS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding who may own certain property, to provide for prohibition on lease or purchase of certain land or dwellings, and to provide for prohibition on access to state assets.

STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

CHILD SUPPORT – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing laws to revise provisions regarding child support.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

PROPERTY TAXES – Amends existing law to revise provisions related to the assessment of market value and the homestead exemption.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

MEDICAL EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding medical education programs supported by Idaho state funds.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding definitions and fee and financial disclosures and to establish provisions to provide for a period of declarant control, restrictions on board membership, and proxy votes.

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

TAXATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the deferral of property tax.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

PROPERTY RIGHTS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding a limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential real property, to provide for the crime of making false statements to detain real property, and to provide for the crime of fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property.

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

TAXATION – Amends existing law to require the State Tax Commission to provide certain notices to taxpayers regarding the substantiation of deductible expense.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

SALARIES OF JUDGES – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding the salary of the justices of the supreme court.

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

PROPERTY TAX RELIEF – Amends existing law to provide for property tax relief.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to transfer emergency medical services responsibilites to the Idaho Military Division.

TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2026.

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the consolidation of fire protection districts.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding behavioral health services.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

FOOD TAX CREDITS AND REFUNDS – Amends existing law to increase the food tax credit and to provide an alternative tax credit for the actual amount paid by taxpayers on food purchases.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION – Amends existing law to clarify that an Idaho state-issued driver’s license or identification card is required to apply for the homestead property tax exemption.

REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

FOSTER CARE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding extended and continued care and to revise provisions regarding relative foster care.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for certain live virtual re-inspections and to provide for timely inspections and the option for third-party inspections in certain situations.

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding denial of school attendance and denial of transfer enrollment applications.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

STATE EMPLOYEES – Amends existing law to provide that executive employees of the state of Idaho shall not be classified employees.

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

PROPERTY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding homestead property.

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

PUBLIC SERVANTS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption for relatives of members of the Legislature participating in the legislative page program.

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

PHARMACISTS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to update provisions regarding the practice of pharmacy in Idaho.

HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding motor vehicle towing.

TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE

DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the division administrator’s authority to address board and commission cash balances.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE