Bill
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Description
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Sponsor(s)
| Interested Nonprofit Center Members
| Status
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SCR 127
| WIND FARMS - Stating legislative findings and instructing the Legislative Council Interim Committee on Energy, Environment and Technology to study the effects of wind farms in Idaho and the ownership of environmental attributes of qualifying facilities.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Conservation League (Support)
| Ref'd to St Aff
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SCR120
| COCOLALLA LAKE - BONNER COUNTY - Stating findings of the Legislature and rejecting application to appropriate water for minimum lake level relating to Cocolalla Lake in Bonner County.
| Resources and Environment Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Adopted in Senate, Adopted in House, to Secretary of State
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SCR112
| ALZHEIMER'S PLANNING GROUP, ENDORSING - The bill acknowledges the seriousness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in Idaho by endorsing the Idaho Alzheimer's Planning Group and supporting its comprehensive approach to the development of a statewide plan to address the needs of people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their family members and caregivers.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association | Adopted in Senate, Adopted in House, to Secretary of State
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S1387
| ABORTION - Amends existing law relating to abortion to establish provisions relating to certain materials made available to physicians, hospitals or other facilities providing abortion and abortion-related services, to establish provisions relating to a list of health care providers, facilities and clinics that offer to perform certain ultrasounds, to establish provisions relating to a statement regarding certain ultrasound imaging and heart tone monitoring and to establish other related provisions.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| PASSED Senate, House Intro
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S1370
| VENEREAL DISEASES - Amends existing law relating to the control of venereal diseases to revise the enumerated venereal diseases, to revise provisions relating to the examination of certain confined persons for venereal diseases, to remove the requirement that all persons charged with drug related charges shall be tested for the enumerated venereal diseases and to revise provisions that require certain persons to be tested for certain venereal diseases.
| Judiciary and Rules Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 311
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S1364
| PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Adds to existing law to define the authority of the Public Utilities Commission and its jurisdiction over the Environmental Attributes of Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act qualifying facilities.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Conservation League (Oppose) | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1358
| BULLYING - Adds to and amends existing law to provide for civil and criminal offenses to bullying or cyberbullying against a student and to provide school responsibilities.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. LeFavour, Goedde, Keough, Rep. Cronin, Perry, Shirley
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| PASSED Senate, House intro
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S1349
| ABORTION - Amends existing law relating to abortion to establish provisions relating to certain materials made available to physicians, hospitals or other facilities providing abortion and abortion-related services, to establish provisions relating to a list of health care providers, facilities and clinics that offer to perform certain ultrasounds, to establish provisions relating to a statement regarding certain ultrasound imaging and heart tone monitoring and to establish other related provisions.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. Winder, McKenzie, Nuxoll, Vick, McKague, Rep. McGrachin, Crane, Batt, Barbieri, DeMordaunt, Shepherd
| Idaho Public Health Association | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1348
| MEDICAL CONSENT AND NATURAL DEATH ACT - Amends existing law to revise provisions relating to health care providers unwilling to conform to the desires of patients and those authorized to consent for them and to prevent the discriminatory denial of certain health care.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association | Session Law Chapter 305
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S1341
| SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION - Adds to and amends existing law relating to the Sexual Offender Registration Act to remove provisions relating to a certain exemption; to provide a petition process for certain persons to be exempted from the duty to register as a sexual offender, to grant the district court the authority to exempt certain persons from the duty to register as a sexual offender and to allow for expungement.
| Judiciary and Rules Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 271
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S1338
| CHILD ENTICEMENT - Amends existing law relating to enticing a child to revise provisions relating to enticing a child through use of the internet or other communication device and to provide that it is not necessary for the prosecution to make a certain showing in a certain prosecution.
| Judiciary and Rules Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 270 |
S1337
| SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD - Amends and repeals existing law relating to the sexual exploitation of a child to define a term, to revise definitions, to remove code references and to revise provisions relating to sexual exploitation of a child and penalties.
| Judiciary and Rules Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 269 |
S1329
| EDUCATION - Amends existing law relating to education to revise provisions relating to certain obligations to retirement and social security benefits; to revise a provision relating to pay for performance bonuses for student achievement growth and to revise certain dates relating to certain certificated employees' new employment contracts, and to establish a provision relating to certain administrative employees' award of pay for performance shares.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 267 Section 2, All other sections Sunset Clause
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S1328
| EDUCATION - Amends existing law relating to education to revise provisions relating to criteria for the distribution of certain moneys; to revise provisions relating to postsecondary credits of dual credit courses and to revise a provision relating to counting average daily attendance; to establish provisions providing that parents or guardians shall not have the right to enroll a student in an online course without certain permission and to establish provisions relating to online course providers reporting average daily attendance.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | Session Law Chapter 266, Sunset Clause
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S1327
| EDUCATION - Amends existing law relating to education to revise provisions relating to delivery of a contract, to provide that a designee of the board may declare a position vacant, to revise provisions relating to a district court order and provisions relating to the district placing an employee on involuntary unpaid leave or unpaid suspension; to eliminate language relating to a reduction in force, to revise provisions relating to a category B contract and to revise a date; to revise a provision relating to certificated employees employed pursuant to a grandfathered renewable contract and to revise provisions relating to reassignment of an administrative employee; to revise provisions relating to final offers of settlement, and to revise provisions relating to the subject matter of negotiations and to provide for rules.
| Education Committee | Idaho Nonprofit Center | Session Law Chapter 265, Sunset Clause
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S1326
| VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION - Amends and repeals existing law to revise legislative intent; to provide a termination date for the program to provide treatment to persons suffering from renal diseases; to provide for Medicaid restrictions; and to clarify who may receive certain assistance.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. Broadword, Keough & Rep. Jaquet, Wood
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 264
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S1311
| MOTOR VEHICLES - Amends existing law relating to motor vehicles to define a term and to provide an enhanced penalty.
| Cosponsored Sen. Hammond,Rep, Anderson & Rep. Luker
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| Rpt prt - tp Transp |
S1305
| WOLF DEPREDATION - CONTROL - Amends existing law relating to the control of depredation of wolves to provide that within a specified time period of livestock or domestic animals being molested or attacked, the owner and their employees and agents may control the wolf or wolves from a motorized vehicle at any time of the day or night; to authorize the use of certain equipment; and to provide that in the event USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services or the Idaho Department of Fish and Game verifies a loss of livestock or domestic animals due to wolf depredation, the owner may obtain a permit from the director of the Department of Fish and Game authorizing the owner and their employees and agents to control the wolf or wolves from a motorized vehicle at any time of the day or night.
| Agricultural Affairs Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| PASSED Senate, House 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
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S1303
| ANIMALS - Amends existing law relating to animals to provide that specified conduct under certain circumstances shall constitute a felony; to provide for penalties; and to provide that other specified conduct shall constitute misdemeanors.
| Agricultural Affairs Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 262
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S1281
| ADOPTION OF CHILDREN - Adds to existing law to provide a method for biological parents to maintain contact with adoptees, to provide procedures for entering into a contact agreement and to authorize a court to approve, modify and enforce such an agreement.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | Ret'd to Health/Wel
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S1279
| LEGAL GUARDIANS - Amends existing law to remove references to legal guardians so as not to impose financial liability; and to clarify that a guardian must have legal and physical custody to be liable for failure to supervise a child.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 257
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S1274
| TEXTING AND DRIVING - Adds to existing law to define a term and to provide infraction penalties for texting while driving with exceptions.
| Transportation Committee, Cosponsored by Sen. Hammond, Lodge & Toryanski
| ACLU (Oppose)
Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 301
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S1264
| VENEREAL DISEASES - Amends existing law relating to the control of venereal diseases to revise the enumerated venereal diseases; and to remove the requirement that all persons charged with drug related charges shall be tested for the enumerated venereal diseases.
| Judiciary and Rules Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Rpt prt - to Jud
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| S1262 | NURSING, APPLICANT HISTORY CHECK - This bill specifies the use of fingerprints in background checks for medication assistants. | Health & Welfare Committee | Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 141 |
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S1261
| NURSES - Amends existing law relating to nurses to provide that the Board of Nursing shall have the power and duty to evaluate and develop, or to enter into contracts or agreements with others to evaluate and develop, the education, distribution and availability of the nursing workforce for the purpose of improving the delivery of quality health care.
| Health & Welfare Committee | Idaho Public Health Association | Session Law Chapter 140 |
| S1260 | NURSING BOARD AUTHORITY & DISCIPLINE - This provide would grant the Board of Nursing the authority to establish alternatives to formal disciplinary action.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 139
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S1256
| WILDLIFE AUCTION TAGS - This bill creates special big game auction tags and directs proceeds to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to be used for sportsmen access programs, wildlife habitat projects and wildlife management. However, this bill also restricts the ability to use funds to retire grazing allotments in areas where conflict exists between livestock and wildlife, such as bighorn sheep.
| Resources and Environment
| Idaho Conservation League (Oppose)
| Session Law Chapter 254
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S1255
| RECORDS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE - Amends existing law relating to records exempt from disclosure to provide that records of investigations prepared by the Department of Health and Welfare shall be exempt from disclosure unless otherwise provided by agency rule.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 300
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S1254
| INJURY TO CHILDREN- REPORTING ABUSE- Amends existing law to reduce the age of a child from 18 to 16 in the context of this statute. The bill also increases the penalty of not reporting abuse, abandonment or neglect to a felony. The Judiciary will then have more options (misdemeanor or felony) to charge individuals who fail to report abuse.
| | Idaho Public Health Association
| Rpt prt - to Jud
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S1252
| TEXTING WHILE DRIVING - This bill would amend existing law to provide that texting while driving shall constitute an infraction. | Sen. Bock and Werk | ACLU (Oppose)
Idaho Nonprofit Center
Idaho Public Health Association
| Rpt prt- to Transp |
S1251
| MOTOR VEHICLES - CELL PHONE USE - Amends and adds to existing law relating to motor vehicles and cellular telephones to prohibit the use of cellular telephones while operating a motor vehicle, to provide exceptions and to provide a penalty.
| Sen Bock, Werk & Rep. Higgins
| ACLU (Oppose)
Idaho Public Health Association
| Rpt prt - to Transp
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S1250
| ENERGY FACILITY SITING - The bill proposes to create a "siting" mechanism and require "siting certificates" for proposed energy projects (renewable or otherwise) of 50 megawatts or more.
| Sen. Werk, Malepeai, Bilyeu, Bock, Lefavour, Schmidt
| Snake River Alliance | Rpt prt- to St Aff |
S1247
| FAIR ELECTIONS ACT - Amends and adds to existing law to enact the Idaho Fair Elections Act; to provide an alternative campaign financing option; to create a trust fund; to specify terms of participation; to provide for administration of the act; and to provide for violations.
| Cosponsored by Sen. Bilyeu, Bock, LeFavour, Schmidt & Rep. Burgoyne, Lacey & Pence
| ACLU (Support)
Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1246
| CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Adds to existing law relating to campaign finance and lobbyists to prohibit acceptance of certain campaign contributions, to provide exceptions and to provide penalties; and to prohibit gifts to legislators and legislative employees with exceptions and to require a report to the Secretary of State.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. Bilyeu, Bock, LeFavour, Schmidt & Rep. Burgoyne, Chew, King, Lacey
| ACLU (Support) | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1245
| COOLING-OFF PERIOD - Amends and adds to existing law to provide a cooling-off period of one year under certain conditions for public officials when they leave public office; and to provide a civil penalty for violating the cooling-off period by former public officials.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. Bilyeu, Bock, LeFavour, Schmidt, Stennett & Rep. Burgoyne, Chew, King, Lacey
| ACLU (Support) | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1244
| ELECTED OFFICIALS - CONTRIBUTIONS BY CONTRACTORS - Amends and adds to existing law to provide prohibitions on contributions to state elected officials by contractors for state goods and services.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. Bilyeu, Bock, LeFavour, Schmidt, Stennett, Werk & Rep. Burgoyne, Lacey, Pence
| ACLU (Support) | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1242
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - Repeals, amends and adds to existing law relating to public employees; repeals law regarding school districts and negotiation agreements and the collective bargaining rights of firefighters; prohibits firefighters from striking or recognizing a picket line of any labor organization while in the performance of their official duties; and prohibits public sector collective bargaining and public employee strikes.
| Sen. Mckague
| ACLU (Oppose) | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1241
| PRESCRIPTION TRACKING PROGRAM - Amends existing law to provide for review of the Prescription Monitoring Program by practitioners. | Sen Bock
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Rpt prt- to Health/Wel
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S1238
| FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS - Adds to existing law to provide a duty to file financial disclosure statements by public officers and candidates; to provide content of the statements; to provide an exception; to provide application; to provide duties of the Secretary of State; and to provide criminal and civil penalties.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. LeFavour, Bilyeu, Bock, Malepeai, Werk, Stennett & Rep. Rusche, Higgins, Cronin, Buckner-Webb, Chew, Jaquet, Killen, King, Lacey, Pence, Ringo, Smith, Burgoyne
| ACLU (Support) | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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S1235
| LOBBYING - Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit lobbying and registration as lobbyists by executive officials or legislators for a period of one year from termination of office; and to provide penalties for violating the prohibition of lobbying and registration as lobbyists by executive officials or legislators for a period of one year from termination of office.
| Co-sponsored by Sen. LeFavour, Bilyeu, Malepeai, Schmidt, Werk, Stennett & Rep. Rusche, Higgins, Cronin, Buckner-Webb, Chew, Jaquet, Killen, King, Lacey, Pence, Ringo, Smith
| ACLU (Support) | Rpt prt - to St Aff
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| S1220 | STUDENT HARASSMENT - The bill amends and adds to existing law relating to harassment, intimidation or bullying of a student to provide what is included within the term "harassment, intimidation or bullying," to revise who may be found guilty of the offense, to replace discretionary language with mandatory language, to provide an infraction penalty; and to provide requirements for harassment, intimidation and bullying information and professional development.
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Sen. Keough, Sen. Geodde, Rep. Shirley, Rep. Cronin and Rep. Perry
| Idaho Public Health Association
ACLU (Support w/amed.) | Rpt prt- to Edu |
S1215
| CORRECTION DEPARTMENT - Repeals, adds to and amends existing law relating to escape or rescue of prisoners to provide that it is unlawful to possess, introduce or remove certain articles into or from correctional facilities, to provide penalties and to define terms.
| Judiciary and Rules Committee
| ACLU
| Session Law Chapter 82
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HCR045
| PRIVATE INSURANCE EXCHANGE - Stating findings of the Legislature and encouraging the providers of health insurance in Idaho to develop their own insurance exchange as part of the solution to health insurance costs.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Adopted House, Senate - 1st rdg
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| HCR034 | STATE ENERGY PLAN - Stating findings of the Legislature and adopting the 2012 State Energy Plan.
| Environment, Energy, & Technology Committee
| Idaho Conservation League | Adopted by House, Adopted by Senate, Pres signed, Rpt delivered to Secretary of State on 3/12 |
HO689
| PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LAW - Adds to existing law relating to public assistance law to require that the state Department of Health and Welfare or its authorized agent issue certain benefits over the course of multiple consecutive days within a month at the discretion of the director.
| Ways and Means Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| PASSED House, Senate Intro - to 1st rdg
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HO671
| EDUCATION - Amends existing law relating to education to establish provisions relating to school districts' liability arising out of certain acts of employees.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt - to Educ
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HO650
| ANIMAL CARE - Amends existing law relating to animal care to revise a definition and to define a term; to provide for violations relating to committing torture to companion animals, to provide that certain officers may take possession of companion animals subjected to torture; to provide for violations and penalties relating to certain displays of combat between gamecocks; and to revise provisions relating to penalties for violations.
| Ways and Means Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| PASSED House, Senate intro |
HO640
| CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LEGAL SERVICES FUND - Adds to existing law to create the Children and Families Legal Services Fund in the State Treasury and to increase the filing fee on divorces and other domestic relations actions to be remitted to the fund.
| Ways and Means Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt - to Jud
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HO625
| ANIMAL CARE - Amends existing law relating to animal care to define a term; to provide for violations relating to committing torture to companion animals, to provide that certain officers may take possession of companion animals subjected to torture; to provide for violations and penalties relating to certain displays of combat between gamecocks; and to revise provisions relating to penalties for violations.
| Ways and Means Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
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HO620
| BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE - Amends and adds to existing law relating to biological evidence to revise provisions relating to DNA testing; to require that certain biological evidence be retained and preserved, to provide requirements relating to the retention and preservation of certain biological evidence; and to provide an exception to governmental liability.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | Rpt prt - to Jud
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HO609
| PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LAW - Amends existing law relating to Public Assistance Law to revise provisions relating to dental services for certain Medicaid participants and to revise provisions relating to the rulemaking authority of the Department of Health and Welfare.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 190
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HO586
| RULES OF THE ROAD - BICYCLES - Amends existing law relating to rules of the road to provide provisions relating to bicycles.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt out - to Gen Ord
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HO565
| INSURANCE - Amends existing law relating to insurance to revise and to provide additional contractual obligations of certain insurance companies and to provide an exemption; and to revise and to provide additional contractual obligations of managed care organizations and to provide an exemption.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt - to Bus
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HO561
| INDUSTRIAL WIND FARM AND WIND TURBINE MORATORIUM - Adds to existing law to put a moratorium on certain industrial wind farms and wind turbines for a time certain.
| Co-sponsored by Rep. Denney, Barbieri, Barrett, Bateman, Bayer, Boyle, Crane, Higgins, Loertscher, Luker, McGeachin, Sims, Thayn
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
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HO554
| ELECTRICITY RATE IMPACTS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Adds to existing law to specify the disclosure of electricity rate impacts associated with large capital expenditures anticipated to be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission for inclusion into rates and tariffs in Idaho.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Conservation League (Neutral)
| Rpt prt - to St Aff
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HO548
| YOUTH ATHLETES - CONCUSSIONS - Amends existing law relating to youth athletes and concussions to remove provisions relating to legislative findings and to revise and to establish additional provisions relating to youth athletes and concussion guidelines and requirements.
| State Affairs Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Rpt prt - tp St Aff
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HO544
| WOLVES - Adds to existing law relating to wolves to provide for the deposit of certain proceeds; to provide for the wolf depredation account; to provide for the transfer of proceeds by the department of fish and game; to provide that moneys are subject to appropriation; to provide for the return of interest earned to the account; to provide for the division and use of moneys; and to provide for the administration of depredation payments to livestock producers by the Governor's Office of Species Conservation.
| Co-Sponsored by Sen. Pearce & Rep. Denney, Moyle, Bedke, Andrus, Hagedorn, Shepherd, Simpson, Wood, Barrett, Gibbs, Harwood
| Idaho Conservation League (Neutral)
| Rpt prt - to Res/Con
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HO530
| DISABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES - Adds to existing law to provide for limitation of benefits for abortifacients, sterilization and contraception in disability insurance policies and to define a term.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
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HO527
| INDUSTRIAL WIND FARM AND WIND TURBINE MORATORIUM - Adds to existing law to put a moratorium on certain industrial wind farms and wind turbines for a time certain.
| Co-sponsored Rep. Denney, Barbieri, Barrett, Bateman, Bayer, Boyle, Crane, Loertscher, Luker, McGeachin, Sims, Thayn
| Idaho Conservation League (Oppose) | Rpt prt - to Env
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HO523
| UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE - Amends existing law relating to the employment security law to provide that certain registrations regarding elections to be exempt from unemployment insurance coverage shall remain in effect for at least two consecutive calendar years, to provide an effective date for registrations received within a specified time frame and to provide that such registrations shall remain in effect for at least two consecutive calendar years, to provide that with the exception of specified exemptions, other exemptions shall not be retroactive and to provide for registrations regarding newly formed corporations relating to exemptions from unemployment insurance coverage.
| Commerce and Human Resources Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | Session Law Chapter 165 |
HO522
| PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFIT CARDS - Adds to existing law to provide for prohibited uses of public assistance benefit cards by recipients, to provide for businesses that must ensure compliance with the provisions of this section, to authorize the department to notify a licensing authority if a business does not comply with this section, to provide that only a recipient or authorized user can use a public assistance benefit card, to require the department to provide notice to recipients, to provide for a penalty, to define terms and to provide for enforcement.
| Commerce and Human Resources Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | Session Law Chapter 182
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HO518
| TOBACCO - Adds to existing law to provide for certification of cigarette rolling machine operators.
| Revenue and Taxation Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 206
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HO507
| URBAN RENEWAL LAW - Amends existing law relating to urban renewal law to remove language relating to information to be included in certain urban renewal plans, to provide that a plan prepared or approved for an urban renewal area shall be limited to specific projects and shall include certain specific descriptions, to establish that modifications to a plan shall comply with the same provisions and to establish that a plan shall include a termination date.
| Local Government Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | PASSED House, Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
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HO506
| URBAN RENEWAL LAW - Amends existing law relating to Urban Renewal Law to revise provisions relating to urban renewal agency powers within its area of operation, to revise provisions relating to the acquisition of property and to eliminate provisions relating to eminent domain and condemnation.
| Local Government Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center | PASSED House, Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
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HO504
| URBAN RENEWAL LAW - Amends existing law relating to urban renewal law to establish provisions relating to a resolution for the selection of a board of commissioners, to revise provisions relating to a board of commissioners and to delete provisions relating to an enactment of an ordinance.
| Local Government Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
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HO501
| COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS - Amends and adds to existing law relating to counselors and therapists to revise prohibited activities and exemptions; to revise provisions relating to board composition, meetings and powers; to provide qualification requirements for licensed clinical professional counselors; to revise qualification requirement provisions for marriage and family therapists; to provide for endorsement of certain licensees licensed in another state, territory or foreign country; to revise provisions relating to discipline; to revise provisions relating to unlawful acts; to provide for informed consent; to revise provisions relating to information disclosure and to provide for documented records of disclosure; and to revise specified powers and duties of the Bureau of Occupational Licenses
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Nonprofit Center
| Session Law Chapter 68 |
HO487
| MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENT - Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding responsibility for costs of commitment and care of patients for mental health treatment.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association | Session Law Chapter 203
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HO486
| MINORS - Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of a phototherapy device, tanning device or ultraviolet tanning device on minors with an exception and to provide penalties.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association | PASSED House, Senate Intro - to 1st rdg
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HO485
| TAX DEDUCTION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY - This bill updates Idaho’s current income tax deduction for residential energy efficiency investments by expanding the number of eligible homes.
| Environment, Energy, & Technology Committee & Co-sponsored by Rep. Eskridge, Thompson, & Cronin
| Idaho Conservation League (Support)
Snake River Alliance
| Session Law Chapter 202
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HO481
| PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS - Amends existing law relating to public charter schools to revise provisions relating to the number of public charter schools that may begin educational instruction in any one year.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Voices for Children | Session Law Chapter 112
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HO475
| PROBATION - Amends existing law relating to suspension of judgment and sentence to provide the court authority to extend a period of probation for certain persons.
| Judiciary and Rules Committee
| ACLU (Oppose)
| Session Law Chapter 46, Effective 07/01/12
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HO464
| OIL AND GAS, EXPLORE/PRODUCTION - This bill, proposed by the oil and gas industry, confuses rather than clarifies the issue of local control and allows additional chemicals to be injected into the ground.
| Resources and Conservation Committee
| Idaho Conservation League (Oppose)
Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 111
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HO463
| OIL/GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION - This bill would add enforcement and penalty provisions to be applied to the natural gas industry.
| Resources and Conservation Committee | Idaho Conservation League (Support) | Session Law Chapter 73 |
HO460
| OIL AND GAS WELLS - This bill would increase the fee for a natural gas drill permit from $100 to $2,500.
| Resources and Conservation Committee | Idaho Conservation League (Support) | Session Law Chapter 71
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HO441
| INDIGENT HEALTH CARE - Amends existing law to authorize county commissioners and the board of the Catastrophic Health Care Cost Program to pay for authorized expenses to manage health care costs for indigent persons.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association | Session Law Chapter 61
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| HO433 | HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ACT - This bill would look to create an Idaho health insurance exchange while claiming available federal tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies.
| Rep. Chew | Idaho Nonprofit Center
St Alphonsus | Rpt prt- to Health/Wel |
HO431
| IDAHO FARM FREEDOM ACT - Adds to existing law relating to agriculture to provide for the Idaho Farm Freedom Act.
| Rep. Hart
| Idaho Public Health Association | Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
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HO423
| SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT - Amends existing law to add immunization assessments under Chapter 60, Title 41, Idaho Code, to the list of assessments excluded, to provide general standards for small employer and individual rates, to revise a reference and to provide that certain information shall be public if required by other applicable law.
| Business Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association | Rpt prt - to Bus
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HO405
| ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES - Amends and adds to existing law relating to electronic cigarettes to establish provisions relating to the possession, distribution or use of electronic cigarettes by minors.
| Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 39
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| HO404 | CAPITOL MALL, CAMPING - This bill would prohibit camping on the Capitol Mall property and other state property and facilities.
| Rep Anderson, Andrus, Barbieri, Barrett, Bateman, Batt, Black, Block, Boyle, Chadderdon, DeMordaunt, Eskridge, Gibbs, Hagedorn, Henderson, Lake, Loertscher, McMillan, Nielsen, Palmer, Perry, Shepherd, Stevenson, Thayn, Thompson, Trail, Wills, F. Wood, J. Wood | ACLU (Oppose)
Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 17 |
HO393a
| RURAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE - Amends and repeals existing law relating to rural health care access and physician incentive to provide for the Physician Incentive Fund to be administered by the Department of Health and Welfare; to provide for the Joint Health Care Access and Physician Incentive Grant Review Board; to provide for the scope of rural health care access and physician incentive grant support; to provide for grants to physicians for qualified medical education debt repayments; to provide for rural health care access grant awards and to provide for physician incentive grant awards; to provide for categories of grants; to provide requirements and criteria for grant awards; to provide for applications; to provide a schedule for awards, to provide for the disbursal of approved rural health care access grants and rural physician incentive grants.
| Education Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association | Session Law Chapter 44
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HO388
| Amendment to the house bill 388 was made on February 8, 2012. This bill concerns early childhood and early intervention services by the health and welfare committee. Affected in this bill are children birth to 5 years of age with special needs. | Health & Welfare Committee
| Idaho Voices for Children (Support)
| Failed House |
| HO370 | MEDICAL MARIJUANA - This bill the "Idaho Compassionate Medical Marijuana Act" establishes the circumstances under which a qualified patient may legally be prescribed by a physician a specified amount of marijuana which would be dispensed at an authorized treatment center. It directs the Department of Health and Welfare to define rules to enact the legislation.
| Rep. Trail
| ACLU (Support)
Idaho Public Health Association | Rpt prt- to St Aff |
HO368
| MILITARY DIV/ INTEROP EXEC COUNCIL -This bill updates and extends the responsibility of the Statewide Communications Interoperability Executive Council which develops and maintains the statewide plan for public safety wireless interoperable communications.
| Transportation and Defense Committee
| Idaho Public Health Association
| Session Law Chapter 195 |