Category: Legislative Update
2021 Legislative Update: Week 16
19May
2021 Legislative Update: Week 16
Last week was the end of the 122-day 2021 legislative session, the longest in Idaho history. The session, which has been full of strong arguments, legislative proposals to advance liberty, and many to tear it down, ended with more of the same last Wednesday. Usually, at the end of the legislative session, the House and…
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May 19, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / By Madison Liberty Institute / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 16
2021 Legislative Update: Week 15
10May
2021 Legislative Update: Week 15
PRO-LIFE Update: House Bill 220 (previously House Bill 17), sponsored by Representative Bruce Skaugg (R-Nampa), would ban taxpayer funds from being sent to abortion providers and prohibit any public contracting or public funding to a facility or organization that offers abortions. This past week, the House accepted amendments to this bill that were previously passed…
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May 10, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / By Madison Liberty Institute / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 15
2021 Legislative Update: Week 14
30Apr
2021 Legislative Update: Week 14
EDUCATION Update: House Bill 377 would protect free speech and prohibit K-12 teachers and professors of higher education institutions from requiring students to adopt a position on any issue personally. It promotes non-discriminatory practices in the classroom and allows for funds to be retracted from a school if there is a violation of this policy….
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April 30, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / By Madison Liberty Institute / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 14
2021 Legislative Update: Week 13
24Apr
2021 Legislative Update: Week 13
EDUCATION New Legislation: House Bill 377 would protect free speech and prohibit K-12 teachers and professors of higher education institutions from requiring students to adopt a position on any issue personally. It promotes non-discriminatory practices in the classroom and allows for funds to be retracted from a school if there is a violation of this…
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April 24, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / Tags: Abortion, Barbara Ehardt, boycott, Brent J. Crane, Carl Crabtree, Christy Zito, Chuck Winder, Education, Federalism, fetus, Free Speech, Gayann DeMordaunt, HB.135, HB.246, HB.322, heartbeat, Higher education, House Bill 1, House Bill 135, House Bill 16, House Bill 246, House Bill 300, House Bill 319, House Bill 322, House Bill 332, House Bill 350, House Bill 364, House Bill 366, House Bill 377, House Bill 380, House Bill 4, House Bill 98, House Joint Resolution 1, House Resources and Conservation Committee, Idaho, Idaho Constitution, Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board, income tax, Israel, Jason Monks, Joe Palmer, Julianne Young, K-12, Kelly Anthon, pandemic, Parents’ Rights, Patti Anne Lodge, political beliefs, Pro-Life, Professors, Protecting Critical Thinking in Higher Education Act, recall election, Representative Jason Monks, right to work, Sage Dixon, Sage G. Dixon, Second Amendment, Senate Bill 1003, Senate Bill 1085, Senate Bill 1086, Senate Bill 1111, Senate Bill 1136, Senate Bill 1168, Senate Bill 1183, Senate Bill 1204, Senate Bill 1205, Senate Bill 1211, Senate Education Committee, Senate Joint Resolution 102, Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee, Senate State Affairs Committee, Separation of Powers, STATE OF EMERGENCY, state of peril, Steve Harris, Students, tax rebate, tax relief, taxpayers, Teachers, Todd Lakey, Wendy Horman, wolves / By Lindsey Zea / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 13
2021 Legislative Update: Week 12
16Apr
2021 Legislative Update: Week 12
EDUCATION New Legislation: House Bill 364, called the Protecting Critical Thinking in Higher Education Act and sponsored by Representative Barbara Ehardt (R-Idaho Falls), was introduced this week and passed out of the House Education Committee. This bill would reinforce the right to free speech and is being presented in response to the stories of discrimination…
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April 16, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / Tags: Barbara Ehardt, Brandon Mitchell, Brent Crane, C. Scott Grow, Chuck Winder, Gayann DeMordaunt, House Bill 1, House Bill 135, House Bill 16, House Bill 246, House Bill 281, House Bill 290, House Bill 298, House Bill 302, House Bill 339, House Bill 344, House Bill 354, House Bill 364, House Bill 366, House Bill 4, House Bill 98, House Education Committee, House Joint Resolution 4, Idaho, Jason Monks, Joe Palmer, Karey Hanks, Kevin Andrus, Patti Anne Lodge, Sage Dixon, Senate Bill 1085, Senate Bill 1111, Senate Bill 1183, Senate Bill 1193, Senate Bill 1204, Senate Bill 1205, Senate Concurrent Resolution 106, Steve Harris / By Lindsey Zea / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 12
2021 Legislative Update: Week 11
09Apr
2021 Legislative Update: Week 11
GOOD GOVERNANCE Update: This week, Senate Concurrent Resolution 107, sponsored by Senator Jim Guthrie (R-McCammon), passed the Senate by a vote of 28 to 7. This resolution establishes a committee to study the issue of illegal immigrants driving on Idaho roads without insurance and knowledge of United States driving laws, with consideration of offering a…
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April 9, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / By Lindsey Zea / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 11
2021 Legislative Update: Week 10
19Mar
2021 Legislative Update: Week 10
EMPLOYMENT & TAXES New Legislation: This week, House Bill 332 was introduced by Rep. Steven Harris (R-Meridian), passed out of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, and filed for second reading. This tax relief bill proposes to reduce all income tax brackets and set the top bracket to 6.5%, retroactive to January 2021. It also…
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March 19, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / By Lindsey Zea / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 10
2021 Legislative Update: Week 9
11Mar
2021 Legislative Update: Week 9
EMPLOYMENT & TAXES New Legislation: This week, Senate Bill 1161, introduced by Senator Jim Guthrie (R-McCammon), was referred to the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee and sent to be amended. This bill would add regulation to the system of apprenticeships for electricians. The system would designate one journeyman electrician to every two apprentices. New Legislation:…
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March 11, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / Tags: Economy, Education, Family Prosperity, GOOD GOVERNANCE, Idaho, Legislation, Legislative Update, Second Amendment, STATE OF EMERGENCY, Taxation / By Matt Veach / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 9
2021 Legislative Update: Week 8
04Mar
2021 Legislative Update: Week 8
ECONOMY, TAXATION, AND TRANSPORTATION Update: Senate Bill 1041, introduced by Senator Jim Guthrie (R-McCammon), would adjust a section of code that bans businesses and individuals from charging excessive prices for pharmaceuticals, water, food and fuel during a state of emergency (also known as price gouging). This bill amends that law to clarify that an exorbitant…
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March 4, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / Tags: Economy, Education, Family Prosperity, GOOD GOVERNANCE, Idaho, Legislation, Legislative Update, STATE OF EMERGENCY, Taxation / By Matt Veach / Comments Offon 2021 Legislative Update: Week 8
2021 Legislative Session: Week 7
27Feb
2021 Legislative Session: Week 7
ECONOMY, TAXATION, AND TRANSPORTATION New Legislation: House Bill 209 would funnel federal dollars that Idaho is currently receiving for Medicaid into a savings fund called a “stabilization fund.” These funds would be used if the Medicaid program ever overstepped its appropriated funds in the future. Idaho currently has massively overstepped its Medicaid budget by an…
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February 27, 2021 / In Legislative Summary, Legislative Update / Tags: Economy, Education, Family Prosperity, GOOD GOVERNANCE, Idaho, Legislation, Legislative Update, STATE OF EMERGENCY, Taxation / By Matt Veach / Comments Off