Senate Calendar
Posted by lso admin | February 24, 2025 | 2025senclr
Senate Calendar
Senate Floor
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 11:00 AM
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| SENATE CALENDAR | |||||||
| February 25, 2025 | 51st Legislative Day | ||||||
| 10TH ORDER | |||||||
| 11 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Gubernatorial Appointment | ||||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | Mike Roach to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | Judy Bicknell Taylor as the Administrator of the Office on Aging | STA | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | David Birch to the Sexual Offender Management Board | J&R | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | David Turnbull to the State Board of Education | EDU | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | Britt Raubenheimer to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired | H&W | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | James Keating to the Parks and Recreation Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | Lonnie Allen to the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | Colonel William Gardiner as the Director of the Idaho State Police | J&R | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | Representative James Petzke to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board | STA | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | Dayn Hardie to the Public Utilities Commission | STA | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | Albert Barker to the Idaho Water Resource Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | Brian Olmstead to the Idaho Water Resource Board | R&E | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | Mike Edmondson as the Administrator of the Office of Species Conservation | R&E | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | Marianne King as the Administrator of the Office of Drug Policy | J&R | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | Joshua Whitworth as the Executive Director of the Office of the State Board of Education | EDU | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | Wanda Quinn to the Public Charter School Commission | EDU | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | Reed Hansen to the Treasurer’s Investment Advisory Board | STA | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | Matthew Thomas to the Sexual Offender Management Board | J&R | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | Mike Matthews to the Commission of Pardons and Parole | J&R | |||||
| Senator Zito(8) | Joe McNeal to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights | STA | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | Erik Olson to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission | AGA | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | Karen Jachimowski Sharpnack to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission | AGA | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | John Ford Elsaesser to the Lake Pend Oreille Basin Commission | R&E | |||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | SCR 106 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY – States findings of the Legislature and declares January 16 as Religious Freedom Day. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | SCR 107 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – LOCAL GOVERNMENT – States finding of the Legislature and recognizes the vital role of cities in Idaho and supports the prioritization of local control. | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | SJM 101 | by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – WATER – States findings of the Legislature and recommends studies to identify and construct additional water storage in Idaho including the possible reconstruction of the Teton Dam. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | HCR 5 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – DR. ANTHONY FAUCI – States findings of the Legislature and opines that a federal pardon issued by a president does not confer immunity from prosecution or responsibility for state crimes. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | SR 106 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Labor, the Industrial Commission, the Idaho Department of Insurance, and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with exceptions. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | SCR 109 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE REJECTION – WORKER’S COMPENSATION LAW – States findings of the Legislature and rejects certain rules of the Industrial Commission relating to worker’s compensation. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | SR 107 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PRAYER RESOLUTION – States findings of the Senate and supports observing an official time of prayer each day of the regular session of the Idaho Legislature. | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | SR 108 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police / Idaho State Forensic Laboratory, the Idaho State Police / Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, the Division of Veterans Services, and the Commission of Pardons and Parole have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee. | |||||
| Senator VanOrden(30) | SCR 110 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – WATER – States findings of the Legislature and supports the 2024 Stipulated Mitigation Plan between water users and revising the State Water Plan to establish an Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer recharge goal. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | SCR 111 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES MONTH – States findings of the Legislature and recognizes Mother’s Day through Father’s Day as Traditional Family Values Month to raise awareness about the challenges facing traditional families and the alarming rate at which the traditional American family is declining. | |||||
| Sponsor | Joint Printing Committee | ||||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | Joint Printing Committee – Report and Recommendation | J&R | |||||
| BILLS ON SECOND READING | |||||||
| 11 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | H 246 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Commerce, Department of Environmental Quality, and the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2025. | |||||
| Senator Galloway(15) | H 247 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – LEGISLATIVE BRANCH – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | H 248 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – NATURAL RESOURCES – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Natural Resources for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 249 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS – Relates to the maintenance appropriations to the executive offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Controller, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | H 251 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Adams(12) | S 1079 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – IDAHO PATIENT ACT – Amends existing law to provide for certain actions, proceedings, or judgments founded in or derived from a judgment. | |||||
| Senator Adams(12) | S 1117 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to require an updated fiscal impact statement for initiative petitions. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | S 1118 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PROCUREMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS – Amends existing law to revise certain monetary thresholds for certain types of procurement by political subdivisions. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | S 1099 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – MANSLAUGHTER – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding a penalty for vehicular manslaughter and to provide that the court shall inform a defendant of certain information regarding sentencing. | |||||
| BILLS ON THIRD READING | |||||||
| 11 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Adams(12) | S 1073 HD |
by LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding solid waste collection systems. | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | S 1096 HD |
by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding student funding and to provide for weighted per-student funding. | |||||
| Senator Carlson(7) | S 1106 HD |
by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – JUDICIAL BRANCH – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator VanOrden(30) | S 1061 HD |
by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – WATER LAW – Amends existing law regarding the director’s ability to issue orders regarding methodologies for determining material injury under the rules for conjunctive management. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | S 1086 | by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – TRESPASS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding a violation of landowner rules for permissible use. | |||||
| Senator Galloway(15) | S 1090 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain juvenile proceedings. | |||||
| Senator Wintrow(19) | S 1101 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – CORONERS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding the duties of county coroners. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1104 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – ADOPTION – Amends existing law to provide that certain legal advice and counseling services be provided to birth parents and to provide for notification of such services. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1105 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES 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. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | S 1052 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding bureau chiefs. | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | S 1070 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding a parent tech awareness program. | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | S 1095 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the career ladder. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1058 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the placement of an abandoned child. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1080 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – VETERANS – Adds to existing law to provide for certain consumer protections for veterans benefits. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | S 1031aa | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise certain powers and duties of district boards of health. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1046aa | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for human growth and development instruction in public schools. | |||||
| Senator Foreman(6) | S 1023aa,aa | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAL FREEDOM – Amends existing law to prohibit medical mandates under certain conditions. | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | S 1034aa | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – FOSTER HOMES – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding foster home health and safety requirements. | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | S 1087aa | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAL RECORDS – Adds to existing law to require the provision of copies of medical records in certain circumstances. | |||||
| Senator Carlson(7) | S 1091 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to transfer responsibility to the State Board of Education for distributing certain moneys to reimburse school districts for the cost of internet and certain other services. | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | S 1093 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the Adult Alternative Instructional Diploma Program and the Adult Alternative Instructional Diploma Program Grant Fund. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | S 1094 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding school levies. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | S 1088 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PSYCHOLOGISTS – Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding the licensure and practice of psychology in Idaho. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | S 1089 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – WASTE TIRE DISPOSAL – Repeals and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding waste tire disposal and recycling. | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | H 44 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise certain requirements regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools. | |||||
| Senator Galloway(15) | H 89 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – NURSES – Amends existing law to revise a definition. | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | H 40 | by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Amends existing law to exempt certain precious metals from capital gains tax, lower the income tax rate, and exempt certain military benefits from income taxation. | |||||
| Senator Lent(33) | H 79 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to increase the maximum tuition for community colleges. | |||||
| Senator Adams(12) | H 8 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PUBLIC UTILITIES – Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding public utility regulation. | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | H 34 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – INTERAGENCY CONTRACTS WITH STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an agency that contracts with a state institution of higher education. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | H 53 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – EMPLOYMENT SECURITY – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the prevention and deterrence of unemployment insurance fraud. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | H 54 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – LABOR – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding employment security laws and to provide for certain administrative rules to be null, void, and of no force and effect. | |||||
| Senator Blaylock(11) | H 31 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law to provide that a third party that requires prior authorization for items or services provided to a recipient of medical assistance shall accept authorization from the state. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 172 | by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – OPEN MEETINGS LAW – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding multiple agenda items on an agenda. | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | H 37 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – METHODS OF EXECUTION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding methods of execution. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 26 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – ABLE ACCOUNTS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for ABLE accounts in the state and to establish an ABLE account advisory council. | |||||
| Senators Ricks(34), Nichols(10) | H 231 | by REVENUE AND TAXATION 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. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 13aaS | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – RULES OF THE ROAD – Amends existing law to exempt UTVs that are equipped with a roll cage and seat belts from safety helmet requirements. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 38 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – INSURANCE – Amends existing law to revise provisions of the Idaho Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 107 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM ACT – Amends existing law to provide for certain occupational licensing policy and to provide for universal occupational licensing practice authority. | |||||
| 14TH ORDER | |||||||
| 11 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 6 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – CITY AND COUNTY OFFICERS – Adds to and amends existing law to remove a provision regarding violations of the open meetings law by county officers, to authorize investigations and actions against city officers by the attorney general, and to provide for duties of the attorney general. | |||||
| Senator Carlson(7) | S 1007 Amd-1 |
by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to remove a provision that limits public comment at school board meetings to items listed on the meeting agenda. | |||||
| Senator Okuniewicz(3) | SJR 101 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – REFERENDA AND INITIATIVES – Proposes a state constitutional amendment to require any referendum petition or initiative petition to be signed by at least 6% of legal voters at the last general election in each legislative district. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | S 1066 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – IDENTITY THEFT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disclosure of breach of personally identifiable information and to require that agencies, individuals, and commercial entities offer free credit monitoring services in certain situations. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | H 41 Amd-1 |
by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to allow public schools to display only certain flags and banners on school property and to prohibit schools from displaying certain flags and banners. | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | S 1092 Amd-1 |
by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for a lifetime instructional certificate and a lifetime administrative certificate for certain teachers and administrators. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | S 1076 Amd-1 |
by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding temporary rules and to revise provisions regarding temporary rules. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1027aa | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – TRANSPARENCY IN FINANCIAL SERVICES – Adds to existing law to provide for transparency in financial services. | |||||
| Senator Zito(8) | H 16 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – ATHLETIC COMMISSION – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from certain duties of the state athletic commission for fundraising events held by charitable organizations. | |||||
| Senator Okuniewicz(3) | S 1111 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – CONSUMER PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding truth in digital advertising sales. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 59 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1083 Amd-1 |
by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – DOMESTIC WATER USE – Amends existing law related to domestic use of water and to provide for delivery, planning, and enforcement. | |||||
| Senator Hart(2) | S 1071aa | by TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to create a voluntary donation for the purpose of promoting and advancing vision health. | |||||
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