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State Senator
Christy Zito
(R) - Idaho
Idaho Senate District 08
In Office - Started: 12/01/2024

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P.O. Box 83720
700 W. Jefferson
Boise, ID 83720-0081
Phone: 208-332-1344

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1065 N. 15th East
Mountain Home, ID 83647
Phone: 208-590-4633

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SJM103 States findings of the Legislature, commends approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, and requests the remaining permits for the project be expeditiously processed and approved. STIBNITE GOLD MINE -- States findings of the Legislature, commends approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, and requests the remaining permits for the project be expeditiously processed and approved. Passed
H0059 Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act. RELATING TO THE MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT; AMENDING TITLE 54, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 13, TITLE 54, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A SHORT TITLE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, TO PROVIDE FOR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION, TO PROVIDE FOR FREE SPEECH PROTECTION FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL REMEDIES, AND TO PROVIDE SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR004 Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to provide that only the Legislature shall have power and authority to legalize the growing, producing, manufacturing, transporting, selling, delivering, dispensing, administering, prescribing, distributing, possessing, or using of marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances. A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 26, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, RELATING TO PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES; STATING THE QUES- TION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE; DIRECTING THE LEGISLATIVE COUN- CIL TO PREPARE THE STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW; AND DIRECTING THE SECRE- TARY OF STATE TO PUBLISH THE AMENDMENT AND ARGUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S1001 Adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act. RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT; AMENDING TITLE 6, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 39, TITLE 6, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A SHORT TITLE, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO PROVIDE SCOPE, TO PRO- VIDE FOR A SPECIAL MOTION FOR EXPEDITED RELIEF, TO PROVIDE FOR A STAY IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, TO PROVIDE FOR A HEARING, TO PROVIDE FOR PROOF TO Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H0238 Adds to existing law to provide for the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. RELATING TO EDUCATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE AD- DITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-143, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPLAY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EF- FECTIVE DATE. In Committee
H0098 Amends and adds to existing law to provide for restrictions regarding the use of taxpayer funds for teachers unions. RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND TEACHERS UNIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 74, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 74-408, IDAHO CODE, TO PROHIBIT TAXPAYER FUNDING OF TEACHERS UNIONS; AMENDING SECTION 74-402, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH A PROVISION REGARDING USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS; AMENDING SECTION 74-403, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO REVISE A DEF- INITION, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 74-406, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN CIVIL PENALTIES; AMENDING SECTION 33-513, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE A PROVISION REGARDING PROFESSIONAL PER- SONNEL OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 33-1271, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS REGARDING NEGOTI- ATIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 33-1272, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 33-1275, IDAHO CODE, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR PROMOTING TEACHERS UNIONS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVID- ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Crossed Over
S1059 Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding applicability of the terms “embryo,” “fetus,” and “preborn child” in regards to a suit for wrongful death and the crimes of aggravated battery and homicide. RELATING TO AN EMBRYO, FETUS, OR PREBORN CHILD; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE IN- TENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 3, TITLE 5, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 5-311A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY FOR A PREBORN CHILD; AMENDING SECTION 18-907, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE A DEFINITION, TO REMOVE PROVISIONS REGARDING EXEMPTIONS FROM PROSECUTION, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 18-926, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING APPLICABILITY; REPEALING SEC- TION 18-4016, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A HUMAN EMBRYO AND FETUS AND PROHIBITING THE PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS; AMEND- ING CHAPTER 40, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 18-4018, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS RE- GARDING APPLICABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. In Committee
S1048 Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education. RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 59, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-5909D, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO PROHIBIT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICES AND OFFICERS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE USE FOR CERTAIN FUNDS, TO PROHIBIT DIVERSITY TRAININGS, TO PROHIBIT BIAS REPORTING SYSTEMS, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN REQUIRED COURSES, TO PROVIDE FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN RE- QUIREMENTS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTS, TO PROVIDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH CERTAIN ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, TO PROVIDE FOR A PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION, AND TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. In Committee
SCR101 States findings of the Legislature and rejects the rate of legislative compensation set by the Citizens' Committee on Legislative Compensation. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND REJECTING THE RATES OF LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION SET BY THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COMPENSA- TION. Crossed Over
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
S1142 Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program. Senate Third Reading 04/04/2025 Yea
S1198 Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education. Senate Third Reading 04/04/2025 Yea
S1210 Amends existing law to establish the Idaho Medical Freedom Act. Senate Third Reading 04/04/2025 Yea
H0248 Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Natural Resources for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
H0356 Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding who may own certain property, to provide for prohibition on lease or purchase of certain land or dwellings, and to provide for prohibition on access to state assets. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
H0436 Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the dissolution of urban renewal agencies and termination of urban renewal plans and to allow fire protection districts and ambulance service districts to opt out of certain urban renewal financing provisions. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
H0455 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
S1210 Amends existing law to establish the Idaho Medical Freedom Act. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
S1211 Adds to existing law to provide that ivermectin may be sold or purchased without a prescription or consultation with a health care professional. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
H0479 Amends House Bill 40, House Bill 304, and existing law to revise provisions regarding certain tax deductions, certain corporate income tax rates, certain protections for taxpayers, and certain sales tax distributions and to revise an effective date. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
H0477 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
H0476 Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
S1216 Amends House Bill 354 to revise provisions regarding the rules pertaining to market value. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
H0480 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Behavioral Health Services Division for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
H0481 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Facilities for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
S1219 Relates to the appropriation to the State Tax Commission for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
S1217 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
S1218 Relates to the funding of the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
S1220 Relates to funding of the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
H0482 Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal years 2025 and 2026; provides an additional appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal year 2025; and provides pay increases to the Military Division in accordance with the federal general schedule pay scale. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Yea
H0483 Relates to the appropriation to the State Liquor Division for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
H0484 Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/03/2025 Nay
S1125 Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding assistance to political subdivisions for the defense of state law. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Yea
H0355 Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the deferral of property tax. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Yea
H0398 Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions governing lobbying and lobbyists. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Nay
H0439 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Nay
H0457 Adds to existing law to provide that certain fees related to animal adoption and rescue are not subject to sales and use taxes. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Yea
H0468 Relates to the appropriation to the Industrial Commission for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Nay
H0469 Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Yea
S1213 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Nay
S1214 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Nay
S1215 Relates to the appropriations from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/02/2025 Nay
H0135 Amends existing law to remove certain provisions for verification of lawful presence to receive public benefits. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0130 Amends existing law to provide that a county board of equalization may exempt the property of certain hospitals from property taxes. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0148 Adds to existing law to provide assistance to individuals litigating against the federal government. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0180 Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the timing of the permitting process relating to broadband infrastructure. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
H0212 Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the petition to propose a library district. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0253 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. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
S1162 Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the authority of local governments to regulate short-term rentals and vacation rentals. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
H0389 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. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0396 Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding transportation funding for public schools. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0397 Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding civics instruction. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0402 Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding documents that may be used to prove identity and citizenship status. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0445 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
H0460 Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
H0459 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0466 Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society State Treasurer for fiscal year 2025. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
H0465 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Student Support for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
H0464 Relates to the appropriation to the State Department of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
S1205 Relates to the funding of the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
S1207 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
S1206 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
S1209 Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Yea
S1208 YOUTH SAFETY AND PERMANENCY- Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 04/01/2025 Nay
H0006 Amends and adds to 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. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Yea
H0339 Repeals and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the accuracy of voter registration information. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
H0427 Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division and the Department of Health and Welfare for the Public Health Services Division for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
H0454 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Teachers for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Yea
H0452 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
H0453 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Facilities for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Yea
H0448 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Finance for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
H0451 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
H0444 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Lands for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
H0450 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1198 Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Yea
S1197 Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1196 Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Commission for Libraries for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1199 Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Parental Rights Act. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1195 Relates to the appropriation to the State Tax Commission for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1194 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1201 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1200 Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1202 Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Public Defender for fiscal year 2025. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1203 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
S1204 Relates to the appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/31/2025 Nay
H0025 Amends existing law to provide for the distribution of certain sales tax revenues to the transportation expansion and congestion mitigation fund and to local units of government for highway projects. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Yea
H0426 Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Controller for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Nay
S1179 Amends Senate Bill 1014 to revise provisions regarding exemptions for required testing of newborns. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Yea
S1187 Amends Senate Bill 1133 to revise the Agricultural Protection Area Act. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Yea
S1190 Provides appropriations for a statutory increase to commissioner salaries of the Public Utilities Commission, Industrial Commission, and State Tax Commission. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Nay
S1193 Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Nay
S1191 Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Nay
S1192 Relates to the appropriation to the State Liquor Division for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/28/2025 Nay
S1073 Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding solid waste collection systems. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Yea
S1142 Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Yea
H0391 Relates to replacement items for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Idaho State Lottery, the Brand Inspection Division, the Commission of Pardons and Parole, the Public Utilities Commission, and Idaho Public Television for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Nay
H0390 Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Nay
H0419 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Nay
H0417 Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Nay
H0420 Relates to the appropriation to the STEM Action Center for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Yea
H0418 Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Career Technical Education for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Nay
S1180 Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the use of automated license plate readers and their data and to provide for vehicles equipped with front license plate mounting brackets. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Yea
H0425 Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for the Division of Public Works for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Nay
S1185 Relates to the appropriation to the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2026. Senate Third Reading 03/27/2025 Nay
H0096 Amends existing law to provide that a governmental entity shall only display certain flags. Senate Third Reading 03/26/2025 Yea
H0109 Adds to existing law to provide that the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall seek a waiver to exclude candy and soda from supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Senate Third Reading 03/26/2025 Yea
H0271 Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit the advertising of illegal drugs and to provide for the apportionment of certain fines. Senate Third Reading 03/26/2025 Nay
H0264 Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding safety and privacy in certain covered entities and to provide for remedies. Senate Third Reading 03/26/2025 Yea
H0357 Adds to existing law to establish the America250 Commemoration Fund and the America250 Advisory Committee. Senate Third Reading 03/26/2025 Yea
H0368 Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding medical education programs supported by Idaho state funds. Senate Third Reading 03/26/2025 Nay
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State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
ID Idaho Senate District 08 Senate Republican In Office 12/01/2024
ID Idaho Senate District 23 Senate Republican Out of Office 12/01/2020 09/13/2023
ID Idaho House District 23 House Republican Out of Office 12/01/2016 09/13/2023