Research and Legislation is the section of the nonpartisan Legislative Services Office that conducts research for legislators, drafts legislation, staffs legislative study committees, reviews administrative agency rules, and provides information on the legislative process and legislative history to the public and other state agencies. In addition to processing legislation, the staff tracks and publishes records of all action taken on introduced bills. After each session of the Legislature adjourns, staff prepares Session Laws for publication and proofs the ensuing Idaho Code Supplements for accuracy. The staff librarian maintains an extensive collection of materials in the Legislative Reference Library to assist both legislators and staff with research.
Staff / Contact
Email: BillResContact@lso.idaho.gov
Matt Drake Division Manager |
Banking/ Dept. of Finance Business and Employment Law (incl. Worker’s Compensation) Electronic Data and Technology (Social Media) Indian Affairs Labor Occupational Licensing State Employee Insurance and Retirement (PERSI) Transportation (Aeronautics) Planning and Zoning Urban Renewal |
Katharine Gerrity Deputy Division Manager |
Agriculture |
Baylie Moore Administrative Assistant |
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Ryan Bush Principal Legislative Drafting Attorney |
Administrative Rules Civil Court Actions (except Family Law) Criminal Law Department of Correction Juvenile Corrections Liquor, Beer and Wine State Government (except Tax) Uniform Laws City and County Government |
Jill Randolph Senior Legislative Drafting Attorney |
Family Law and Child Protection Health and Welfare Insurance Medicaid Legislative Compensation |
Peter Cook Legislative Drafting Attorney |
Education Estates / Probate / Trusts / Wills Elections and Campaign Finance Taxation – State, County and City Taxes |
Lara Disney Senior Editor |
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Olivia Johnson Editor |
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Grace King Research and Editorial Specialist |
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Janni Wheeler Senior Proofreader |
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Dalton Montgomery Proofreader |
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Jennifer Kish Research & Legislation Information Liaison |
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Layce Silvey Legislative Librarian |
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Kyle Slominski Library Research Assistant |
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Hours/Location
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (MST)
Interim (approximately April – December), we are closed from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: C114 – first floor of the Capitol, just east of the State Street Entrance
The Legislative Research Library is part of the Idaho Legislative Services Office, Research and Legislation Division. We are non-partisan legislative support staff for the Idaho Legislature, and provide research and bill drafting services for Idaho state legislators. The library is also the repository for legislative history records of Idaho laws. We are open to the public, so anyone may come in and research the history behind an Idaho law. You do not need to make an appointment.
We have prepared several guides to help you in researching legislative history. Depending on how old the law is, you may or may not be able to find any discussion on it, and you may or may not be able to find the discussion online. These guides help explain what is available in further detail.
Legislative Services Office Research and Legislation Division 700 W. Jefferson St. • P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0054 P: 208-334-4834 | F: 208-334-2125