Legislative Services Office
Research & Legislation Division
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
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Kristin Ford Division Manager |
City and County Government Elections and Campaign Finance Legislative Compensation Planning and Zoning Taxation – State, County and City Taxes Urban Renewal |
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Baylie Moore Administrative Assistant |
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Katharine Gerrity Deputy Division Manager |
Agriculture Energy and Environment Gaming Military and Veterans Natural Resources Oil and Gas Water Law |
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Ryan Bush Principal Legislative Drafting Attorney |
Administrative Rules Civil Court Actions (not Family Law) Criminal Law Department of Correction Juvenile Corrections Liquor, Beer and Wine State Government Uniform Laws |
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Elizabeth Bowen Principal Legislative Drafting Attorney |
Family Law and Child Protection Health & Welfare Insurance Medicaid Property Redistricting |
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Matt Drake Senior Legislative Drafting Attorney |
Business and Employment Law (incl. Worker’s Compensation) Electronic Data and Technology Indian Affairs Labor Occupational Licensing State Employee Insurance and Retirement (PERSI) Transportation |
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Trevor Ahrens Legislative Drafting Attorney |
Banking / Dept. of Finance Education Estates / Probate / Trusts / Wills |
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Lara Disney Senior Editor |
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Olivia Johnson Editor |
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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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Eric Glover Legislative Librarian |
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Amanda Rickard Library Research Assistant |
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Grace King Library Research Assistant |
Welcome to the Legislative Research Library
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.
For more information, please contact library@lso.idaho.gov or call us at 208-334-4822.