2025 Legislative Session
These bills are under consideration during the 2024 Legislative session for the state of Idaho.
| Bill Number | Description | Last Action | Support/Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 17 | DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE – Amends and adds to existing law to establish a wildfire risk mitigation and stabilization pool, fund, and board. | 1/17 - Reported Printed and Referred to Business | Watching |
| HB 40 | 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. | Signed by Governor 3/6/25 - Retro to 1/1/25 | Keep an eye out for sales tax and property tax reductions that could impact our budgets |
| HB 45 | FLAGS – Amends existing law to provide that a governmental entity shall only display certain flags. | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs | Watching |
| HB 50 | PUBLIC WORKS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding delegation of public works projects. | Signed by Governor on 2/18/25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 55 | PERSI – Amends existing law to provide that service as a bona fide volunteer shall not be considered employment or reemployment and to define a term. | Signed by Governor 2/27-25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 56 | PUBLIC WORKS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding competitive bidding. | Signed by Governor on 2/15/ 2025 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 60 | EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require public schools to develop sudden cardiac arrest prevention training and to require school districts to establish certain policies for the discipline of coaches. | Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare | Watching |
| HB 61 | FOOD TAX CREDITS AND REFUNDS – Amends existing law to increase the food tax credit, to provide an alternative tax credit for the actual amount paid by taxpayers on food purchases, and to provide for certain agreements to share information. | Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation | Watching |
| HB 68 | MINIMUM WAGE – Amends existing law to remove language prohibiting a political subdivision from enacting a minimum wage that is higher than the state minimum wage. | Reported Printed; Filed in the Office of the Chief Clerk | Watching |
| HB 74 | PROPERTY TAX RELIEF – Amends existing law to provide for property tax relief. | 1/28 - Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing | Watching |
| HB 96 | FLAGS – Amends existing law to provide that a governmental entity shall only display certain flags. | Signed by the Governor on 3/3/25 | Watching |
| HB 103 | OPEN MEETINGS LAW – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding multiple action items on an agenda. | 2/9 - Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs | Support |
| HB 130 | PROPERTY TAXES – Amends existing law to provide that a county board of equalization may exempt the property of certain hospitals from property taxes. | Transmitted to Governor 4/4/25 | Watching |
| HB 142 | AUDITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the minimum requirements for an audit. | Signed by Governor 3/14/25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 172 | OPEN MEETINGS LAW – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding multiple agenda items on an agenda. | Signed by Governor 3/10/25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| SB 1019 | FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS – Amends and adds to existing law to revise a provision regarding a false report of explosives and to provide for the crime of false reports of violence or emergency in public or private places. | Signed by Governor 3/11/25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 206 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to transfer emergency medical services responsibilities to the Idaho Military Division. | 3/13 - Delivered to Governor | Watching |
| HB 207 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for the recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact. | Signed by Governor 3/12/25 - Effective on 7/1/25 and 8/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 208 | FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the consolidation of fire protection districts. | Passed House and Senate | Watching |
| SB 1081 | PUBLIC CONTRACTS – Amends existing law to require public agencies and political subdivisions to factor contractor fees in determining which contractor to select for certain projects. | 2/ 11 -Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs | Watching |
| HB 228 | OPEN MEETINGS LAW – Amends existing law to provide that all open public meetings shall allow for public comment, to provide certain requirements, and to provide an exception. | 2/14 - Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs | Watching |
| HB 231 | 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. | Signed by Governor - 3/13/25 (retro to 1/1/25) | Watching |
| HB 253 | PUBLIC RECORDS – Amends existing law to provide additional time to respond to requests for public records from nonresidents and to allow a different fee schedule to fulfill nonresident requests. | Signed by Governor - 4/4/25 | Watching |
| HB 255 | URBAN RENEWAL – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the dissolution of urban renewal agencies and termination of urban renewal revenue allocation areas and to allow fire protection districts and ambulance service districts to opt out of certain urban renewal financing provisions. | 2/18 - Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation | Watching |
| HB 260 | TAXATION – Amends and adds to existing law to exempt food from sales tax and to revise sales tax distributions. | 2/19 - Reported Printed; Filed in the Office of the Chief Clerk | Watching |
| HB 266a | Idaho Building Code Act - Adds to existing law to provide for certain live virtual re-inspections and to provide for timely inspections and the option for 3rd party inspections in certain situations | Signed by Governor 3/31/25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 340 | LABOR – Amends existing law to limit the topics subject to collective bargaining by firefighters. | 2/28 - Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources | Watching |
| HB 343 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding compensation and benefits of local boards. | 2/28 - Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government | Opposed |
| HB 369 | TAXING DISTRICTS – Adds to existing law to require taxing districts to hold a hearing and provide certain notices to taxpayers before increasing the budget from property tax revenue from the previous year. | 3/ 6 - Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation | Opposed |
| HB 379 | TRANSPARENCY IN STATE OFFICIAL TRAVEL – Adds to existing law to require certain state officials to report certain travel paid by others. | 4/4 - Retained in General Order | Watching |
| SB 1114 | FIREWORKS – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding aerial common fireworks. | 2/19 - Reported Printed; referred to Local Government & Taxation | Watching |
| SB 1118 | Procurement by political subdivision | Signed by Governor 3/18/25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| SB 1159 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – Amends House Bill 206 to revise provisions regarding use and distribution of emergency medical services funds and county accountability. | Signed by Governor 3/31/25 - Effective 7/1/25 | Watching |
| SB 1164a | BUILDING CODES – Adds to existing law to establish certain requirements regarding the building permit process. | Signed by the Governor 4/1/25 | Watching |
| HB 389 | UNCONTROLLED FIRES – Amends and adds to existing law to provide that a fire burning out of control on federal land in Idaho is a nuisance and cost recovery actions related to such fires are subject to a statute of limitations after ten years, and to allow the governor to direct state resources to suppress fires on federal land. | 3/18 -Read second time; Filed for Third Reading | Watching |
| HB 411 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding compensation and benefits of local boards. | Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government | Opposed |
| HB 440 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding compensation and benefits of local boards. | Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government | Opposed |