Senate Calendar
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Senate Calendar
Senate Floor
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 10:00 AM
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| SENATE CALENDAR | |||||||
| March 10, 2025 | 64th Legislative Day | ||||||
| 10TH ORDER | |||||||
| 10 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Gubernatorial Appointment | ||||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | Lonnie Allen to the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | Colonel William Gardiner as the Director of the Idaho State Police HD | J&R | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | Representative James Petzke to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board HD | STA | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | Dayn Hardie to the Public Utilities Commission HD | STA | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | Albert Barker to the Idaho Water Resource Board HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | Brian Olmstead to the Idaho Water Resource Board HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | Mike Edmondson as the Administrator of the Office of Species Conservation HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | Marianne King as the Administrator of the Office of Drug Policy HD | J&R | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | Joshua Whitworth as the Executive Director of the Office of the State Board of Education HD | EDU | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | Wanda Quinn to the Public Charter School Commission HD | EDU | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | Reed Hansen to the Treasurer’s Investment Advisory Board HD | STA | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | Matthew Thomas to the Sexual Offender Management Board HD | J&R | |||||
| Senator Zito(8) | Joe McNeal to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights HD | STA | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | Erik Olson to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission HD | AGA | |||||
| Senator Taylor(26) | Karen Jachimowski Sharpnack to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission HD | AGA | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | John Ford Elsaesser to the Lake Pend Oreille Basin Commission HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | Kevin Settles to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights HD | STA | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | Senator Jim Woodward to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board HD | STA | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | Cortney Liddiard to the Parks and Recreation Board HD | R&E | |||||
| Senator Grow(14) | Nancy Merrill to the Idaho Personnel Commission HD | CHR | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | Paul Amador to the Public Charter School Commission HD | EDU | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | Anna “Janie” Dressen to the Commission of Pardons and Parole HD | J&R | |||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | HCR 5 HD |
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 Toews(4) | SR 107 HD |
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 Burtenshaw(31) | HJM 4 HD |
by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – GRIZZLY BEAR – States findings of the Legislature and calls upon the federal government to delist grizzly bears and review the Endangered Species Act. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | HCR 7 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – INSURANCE – States findings of the Legislature and reaffirms support for state-based title insurance regulation. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | HCR 11 | by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP – States findings of the Legislature and encourages local governments to support youth entrepreneurship. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | HCR 6 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – IDAHO-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP – States findings of the Legislature and expresses support for Idaho’s partnership with Taiwan. | |||||
| Senator VanOrden(30) | HCR 14 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – RULE REJECTION – GENETIC COUNSELORS – States findings of the Legislature and rejects certain rules of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses relating to genetic counselors. | |||||
| BILLS ON SECOND READING | |||||||
| 10 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Carlson(7) | H 332 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – SPECIAL PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Special Programs for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 346 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – STATE TREASURER – Relates to the appropriation to the State Treasurer for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Galloway(15) | H 347 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | S 1160 | by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – OTHER PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. | |||||
| Senator Galloway(15) | S 1161 | by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF SPECIES CONSERVATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species Conservation for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | H 204 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – MOTOR VEHICLES – Amends and adds to existing law to establish a World Famous Idaho Potatoes black license plate and a World Famous Idaho Potatoes white license plate. | |||||
| Senator Hart(2) | H 235 | by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish An Appeal to Heaven license plates. | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | S 1153 | by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish a USS Idaho SSN 799 Commemorative License Plate. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 227 | by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – SECURED TRANSACTIONS – Amends existing law to require the Secretary of State to prescribe certain financing statement forms in compliance with the Uniform Commercial Code. | |||||
| Senator Adams(12) | H 316 | by 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. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | S 1145 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding an Early Literacy Readiness Program. | |||||
| Senator Lent(33) | S 1147 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for outcomes-based funding. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 276 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – BEER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding brewers’ licenses. | |||||
| Senator Guthrie(28) | H 278 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain election deadlines and the filling of certain vacancies. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | H 280 | by 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. | |||||
| Senator Ricks(34) | H 299 | by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – IDAHO BROADBAND ADVISORY BOARD – Amends existing law to revise the composition of the Idaho Broadband Advisory Board and to provide that any grant award process shall be conducted by an independent third party. | |||||
| Senator Keyser(20) | H 199 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – REFUGEES – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding refugee medical assistance. | |||||
| Senator Zito(8) | H 16aaS | 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 VanOrden(30) | H 146aaS | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS – Adds to existing law to require the installation of light-mitigating technology systems on wind energy conversion systems. | |||||
| Senator Okuniewicz(3) | S 1111aa | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – CONSUMER PROTECTION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding truth in digital advertising sales. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1064aa | by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – CLOUD SEEDING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding. | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | S 1124aa | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION – Adds to existing law to provide for electric corporation’s standard of care for wildfire liability. | |||||
| BILLS ON THIRD READING | |||||||
| 10 A.M. | |||||||
| Sponsor | Number | Description | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1080 HD |
by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – VETERANS – Adds to existing law to provide for certain consumer protections for veterans benefits. | |||||
| Senator Anthon(27) | S 1079 HD |
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 Hart(2) | S 1150 HD |
by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Agriculture and the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | S 1066aa HD |
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 Bjerke(5) | H 59aaS HD |
by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 83aaS HD |
by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – IMMIGRATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the Immigration Cooperation and Enforcement Act. | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | H 248 HD |
by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – NATURAL RESOURCES – Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Natural Resources for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 249 HD |
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 224 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to require public school districts to adopt certain safety protocols. | |||||
| Senator Keyser(20) | H 91 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions that the Department of Health and Welfare has identified as obsolete or superfluous. | |||||
| Senator Zuiderveld(24) | H 110 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to provide that the Department of Health and Welfare shall not prohibit licensed or registered health care providers from providing services covered by the state Medicaid program. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 198 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – LABORATORIES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding laboratories. | |||||
| Senator Keyser(20) | H 19 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS – Amends existing law to authorize the submission of fingerprints of certain persons to the Bureau of Criminal Identification. | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | H 36 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the issuance of a subpoena in a contested case. | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | H 64 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to provide that members of limited liability companies may be liable for a failure to secure compensation. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | H 65 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to move the definition of "member of an employer’s family." | |||||
| Senator Ruchti(29) | H 66 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding service of notice of hearings. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | H 67 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to increase maximum allowable burial expenses and to revise provisions regarding transportation expenses. | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | H 122 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS – Amends and repeals existing law to provide for the de-licensure of makeover and glamour photography businesses. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 151 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM ACT – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for certain reporting requirements to be made by state agencies that are licensing authorities. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 142 | by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – AUDITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the minimum requirements for an audit. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 141aa | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require all Title IX compliance to be vested in the president of each institution of higher education in the state of Idaho. | |||||
| Senator Hart(2) | H 177 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – LEGAL TENDER – Adds to existing law to provide that gold and silver coin and specie shall be legal tender and to provide that no person or entity may compel another person or entity to tender or accept gold or silver coin or specie. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 206 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to transfer emergency medical services responsibilites to the Idaho Military Division. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 207 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for the recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact. | |||||
| Senator Toews(4) | H 310 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to require certain anti-fraud measures to be employed to ensure election ballots are secure. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | H 226 | by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – MINES AND MINING – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the adjustment of line license tax allocations, the expenditures of reclamation funds, voluntary contributions, the establishment of an advisory committee, the responsibilities of the department of lands, and the setting of reclamation priorities. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 28 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 90 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law to require legislative action for certain changes to public assistance programs. | |||||
| Senator Harris(35) | H 200 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PHARMACISTS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to update provisions regarding the practice of pharmacy in Idaho. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 99 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – DRIVER TRAINING – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Class D driver’s training instruction permits and Class D supervised instruction permits. | |||||
| Senator Okuniewicz(3) | H 205 | by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – RULES OF THE ROAD – Amends existing law to provide for vehicles to exceed the speed limit while passing in a passing lane. | |||||
| Senator Hart(2) | H 234 | by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE – MOTOR VEHICLE – Amends existing law to provide for wildland fire agency or association vehicles in the definition of vehicle. | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | H 120 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS – Amends and repeals existing law to provide for the de-licensure of thermal stylists. | |||||
| Senator Den Hartog(22) | H 121aa | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS – Amends and repeals existing law to provide for the de-licensure of makeup artists. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 149 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE PRACTICES – Adds to existing law to provide for consumer privacy in mortgage applications. | |||||
| Senator Cook(32) | H 152 | by BUSINESS 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. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 153 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN – Amends existing law to provide for dual master electrician and journeyman electrician licensure issuance. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 160 | by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE – WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to define a public employer and a public corporation with respect to certain requirements regarding security for compensation. | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 181 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – CREDIT UNIONS – Amends existing law to provide that a credit union shall deliver articles of incorporation to the Secretary of State. | |||||
| Senator VanOrden(30) | H 220 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding behavioral health services. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 245 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – FOSTER CARE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding extended and continued care and to revise provisions regarding relative foster care. | |||||
| Senator Burtenshaw(31) | H 82 | by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – LIVESTOCK DEPREDATION CLAIMS – Amends existing law to provide for the payment of depredation claims that are deemed possible. | |||||
| Senator Lenney(13) | H 46 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – RUNAWAYS – Amends existing law to revise an exemption for certain violations for licensed children’s residential care facilities, registered children’s institutions, and behavioral health youth crisis centers that provide emergency runaway services. | |||||
| Senator Shippy(9) | H 87 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – FUNERAL PLANS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding disposition of remains in prearranged funeral plans. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | H 187 | by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – PROBATION AND PAROLE – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding advisement to certain probationers and parolees regarding conditions of probation or parole. | |||||
| Senator Lakey(23) | S 1139 | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL – Amends existing law to provide for the rejection of certain applicants due to certain criminal histories. | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | S 1154 | by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – COMMISSION ON THE ARTS – Relates to the appropriation to the Commission on the Arts for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Ward-Engelking(18) | S 1155 | by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – STATE LIQUOR DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the State Liquor Division for fiscal year 2026. | |||||
| Senator Bjerke(5) | H 243 | by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – DAYCARE – Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding daycare licenses. | |||||
| Senator Woodward(1) | H 169 | by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the budget of the Idaho Bureau of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind. | |||||
| Senator Wintrow(19) | S 1148 | by FINANCE 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. | |||||
| 14TH ORDER | |||||||
| 10 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 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 Woodward(1) | S 1096 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding student funding and to provide for weighted per-student funding. | |||||
| Senator Semmelroth(17) | H 236 | by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding denial of school attendance and denial of transfer enrollment applications. | |||||
| Senator Nichols(10) | S 1063 | by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – URBAN AGRICULTURE – Amends existing law to provide a definition for "small-scale livestock". | |||||
| Senator Bernt(21) | H 150 | by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – PROPERTY – Repeals and adds to existing law to revise a provision regarding conveyances or encumbrances of homesteads by married couples. | |||||
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