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SENATE CALENDAR
  February 27, 2025   53rd Legislative Day  
 
  10TH ORDER  
  10:45 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  
  Senator Ruchti(29) Kevin Settles to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights STA  
  Senator Guthrie(28) Senator Jim Woodward to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board STA  
  Senator Ricks(34) Cortney Liddiard to the Parks and Recreation Board R&E  
 
  Sponsor Number Description  
  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 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) SR 109 by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – RULE APPROVAL – SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Department of Health and Welfare, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, with exceptions.  
 
  Sponsor Joint Printing Committee  
  Senator Lakey(23) Joint Printing Committee – Report and Recommendation J&R  
 
  BILLS ON SECOND READING  
  10:45 A.M.  
  Sponsor Number Description  
  Senator Carlson(7) H 48 by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE – CONCEALED WEAPONS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding course instruction for an enhanced license to carry a concealed weapon.  
  Senator Toews(4) H 97 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – STATE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for certain voluntary noncompliance and acceptance of risks.  
  Senator Lenney(13) H 133 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding clean indoor air and prevention of minors’ access to tobacco products and electronic smoking devices.  
  Senator Harris(35) S 1121 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – COUNTIES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding prohibiting the final disposition of dead human bodies.  
  Senator Ward-Engelking(18) S 1130 by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – MILITARY DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.  
  Senator Hart(2) S 1131 by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE – Relates to the appropriation to the to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2026.  
  Senator Wintrow(19) S 1132 by FINANCE COMMITTEE – APPROPRIATIONS – STATE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL – Relates to the appropriation to the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2026.  
  Senator Burtenshaw(31) S 1082 by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – WATER – Amends existing law to provide that liens for irrigation district assessments have a first priority over other liens.  
  Senator Burtenshaw(31) S 1084 by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – WATER SUPPLY BANK – Amends existing law to provide that the forfeiture period restarts upon removal of a water right from the water supply bank.  
  Senator Burtenshaw(31) S 1128 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT – Adds to existing law to provide for the funding of water infrastructure projects.  
  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.  
 
  BILLS ON THIRD READING  
  10:45 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 Nichols(10) S 1046aa
HD
by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for human growth and development instruction in public schools.  
  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 Anthon(27) 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.  
  Senator Ward-Engelking(18) S 1097 by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding approval of public charter schools.  
  Senator Harris(35) S 1053 by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – FENCES – Amends existing law to provide for landowner responsibility for erecting and maintaining fences adjoining federal lands.  
  Senator Carlson(7) S 1115 by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Adds to existing law to provide for studies regarding efficient and safe highway linkages.  
  Senator Carlson(7) S 1007aa 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 Den Hartog(22) S 1092aa by EDUCATION COMMITTEE – EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for a lifetime instructional certificate and a lifetime administrator certificate for certain teachers and administrators.  
  Senator Guthrie(28) S 1076aa 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,aa by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – TRANSPARENCY IN FINANCIAL SERVICES – Adds to existing law to provide for transparency in financial services.  
  Senator Anthon(27) S 1083aa 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,aa by TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to create a voluntary donation for the purpose of promoting and advancing vision health.  
  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.  
  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 Lakey(23) H 71 by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – ACQUISITIONS OF CONTROL AND INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEMS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding insurance holding company systems.  
  Senator Lakey(23) H 86 by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – BUILDING CODE – Adds to existing law to prohibit laws that require electric vehicle charging stations or parking spaces in any building plan and to provide for preemption of local laws and ordinances.  
  Senator Shippy(9) H 104 by LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE – BUILDING CODE ACT – Amends existing law to provide a definition for agricultural buildings and that counties shall not alter the provisions of the section.  
  Senator Guthrie(28) H 116 by BUSINESS COMMITTEE – INSURANCE – Amends and repeals existing law to remove the Idaho Small Employer Carrier Reinsurance Program.  
  Senator Burtenshaw(31) H 21 by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – MOTOR VEHICLES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding temporary license plates and certain exempt vehicle license plates.  
  Senator Rabe(16) H 22 by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for data security compliance training for systems used by the Division of Motor Vehicles.  
  Senator Galloway(15) H 23 by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to eliminate renewal of instructional permits, to make certain permits valid for one year, and to remove the requirement that people surrendering an out-of-state driver’s license take a knowledge test if they have previously held an Idaho driver’s license.  
  Senator Den Hartog(22) H 144 by REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE – TAXATION – Adds to existing law to exempt certain small sellers from sales and use taxes.  
  Senator Toews(4) H 165 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – PROPERTY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding abandoned property.  
  Senator Keyser(20) H 62 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law to provide for the exchange of certain information between the State Tax Commission and the Department of Health and Welfare for investigation of fraud.  
  Senator VanOrden(30) H 202 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – HEALTH AND WELFARE – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to remove provisions previously related to the Department of Health and Welfare that are now assigned to other state agencies.  
  Senator Nichols(10) H 41aaS 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 Bjerke(5) H 59aaS by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act.  
 
  14TH ORDER  
  10:45 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 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 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 Shippy(9) S 1002 by TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide for a reduced fee for a four-year class D driver’s license for drivers age 63 and older.  
  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 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 Nichols(10) S 1064 by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – CLOUD SEEDING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding.