2023 Idaho Freedom Index
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Action Date | Votes | Vote Rating | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H0001 | House Bill 1 would require that any post-election audit be conducted using a hand recount of ballots. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/23/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0002 | House Bill 2 would direct the state to withhold sales and use tax revenue from cities and counties that refuse to enforce state's criminal abortion statutes. | Dead | 01/27/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0004 | House Bill 4 would add prohibitions to Idaho statute based solely on the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's decisions about controlled substances. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0011 | House Bill 11 would prohibit state election officials and employees from accepting or expending money from private or corporate entities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/09/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0012 | House Bill 12 would prohibit state agencies and departments from donating to or sponsoring nongovernmental events or organizations without written permission from the governor. | Dead | 02/15/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0014 | House Bill 14 would give state agencies more power to give raises based on factors other than employee performance. | Dead | 01/31/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0018 | House Bill 18 would repeal a sunset provision that applies to an expansion of Idaho's worker compensation program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/24/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0019 | House Bill 19 would create the "Idaho launch grant program" to provide substantial taxpayer-funded subsidies to Idaho high school graduates for their college or workforce training. | Dead | 01/23/2023 | 0 | -6 | Full Analysis |
| H0020 | House Bill 20 would create criminal penalties for knowingly making a false report or allegation of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to the government. | Dead | 01/23/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0022 | House Bill 22 would direct the state to withhold sales and use tax revenue from cities and counties that refuse to investigate or enforce any felony provided for in Idaho Code. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2023 | 3 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0024 | House Bill 24 would create the "Idaho launch grant program" to provide substantial taxpayer-funded subsidies to Idaho high school graduates for their college or workforce training. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/29/2023 | 2 | -6 | Full Analysis |
| H0027 | House Bill 27 would protect employee privacy when it comes to coronavirus vaccines or other vaccines made available under an emergency use authorization. | Dead | 02/21/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0029 | House Bill 29 would prohibit former legislators, former executive branch employees, and former elected officials from registering or acting as a lobbyist during the next legislative session and for at least 6 months after their service ends. | Dead | 02/24/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0030 | House Bill 30 would prohibit cities from entering into long-term leases or lease-purchase agreements for real property without voter approval. | Dead | 02/02/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0032 | House Bill 32 would forbid financial institutions from disclosing personal information to the IRS unless required by state or federal law in effect on the date this bill is enacted. | Dead | 01/27/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0046 | House Bill 46 would establish that if a large data center takes a sales tax exemption, the property taxes it pays will go on the normal tax rolls, even if it is in an urban renewal district. | Dead | 02/16/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0047 | House Bill 47 would amend Idaho's public records law to define "unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0048 | House Bill 48 would repeal existing statutory language that prohibits political subdivisions of the state from setting a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. | Dead | 01/30/2023 | 0 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| H0049 | House Bill 49 would limit the ways that money from Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Program could be used. In particular, it could be used only for funding road and bridge maintenance, the expansion of travel lanes, and congestion mitigation for the primary benefit of motor vehicles. | Dead | 01/30/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0053 | House Bill 53 would increase the threshold for grand theft from $1,000 to $1,800. | Dead | 01/31/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0054 | House Bill 54 would disallow the use of student IDs as a valid form of ID at the polls and prevent a signed affidavit from being used in lieu of showing ID. | Dead | 02/10/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0055 | House Bill 55 would limit the use of highway-user revenue to the maintenance, construction, and development of bridges and highways that benefit primarily motor vehicles. | Dead | 02/20/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0056 | House Bill 56 would redefine the "daylight hours" restriction for young drivers to be from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/08/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0058 | House Bill 58 would eliminate the March and August election dates for school bond and levy questions and recall elections. | Dead | 03/27/2023 | 1 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0061 | House Bill 61 would allow, with restrictions, certain out-of-state mental or behavioral health providers to offer telehealth services in Idaho. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0063 | House Bill 63 would recognize that professional counselors and marriage and family therapists have the right not to provide services that go against their sincerely held principles. | Dead | 03/09/2023 | 1 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0064 | House Bill 64 would clarify that patients’ right to receive visitors while in a hospital, hospice, or long-term care facility includes in-person visits. | Dead | 03/07/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0066 | House Bill 66 would create criminal penalties for knowingly making a false report or allegation of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to the government. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/29/2023 | 3 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0067 | House Bill 67 would impose minimum sentences for possession of fentanyl, including small amounts of substances containing trace amounts of fentanyl. | Dead | 02/09/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0069 | House Bill 69 would prohibit, with exceptions, the state from requiring proof of certain vaccinations to receive government services, enter a government venue open to the public, or be employed by the state. | Dead | 02/15/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0071 | House Bill 71 would protect children from unnecessary, life-altering medical procedures by prohibiting medical providers from performing sex reassignment surgery on minors or prescribing puberty blockers to them. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 3 | Full Analysis |
| H0073 | House Bill 73 would clarify that a licensed counselor can work in Idaho's drug courts and mental health courts, even if the counselor has a past criminal conviction. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/21/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0074 | House Bill 74 would create a pathway to occupational licensure in Idaho for individuals with work experience in a state that does not require licensure. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/24/2023 | 3 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0075 | House Bill 75 would set specific requirements for when a voter may choose to vote using an absentee ballot and prevent elections officials from sending out unsolicited absentee ballot applications. | Dead | 02/23/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0076 | House Bill 76 would protect property rights by preventing HOAs from restricting certain agricultural practices more severely than state law and local ordinances do. | Dead | 02/23/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0078 | House Bill 78 would increase the homeowner's property tax exemption from 50% of assessed value to 55%, increase the maximum exemption from $125,000 to $224,360 for 2024, and index the exemption going forward. | Dead | 02/03/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0081 | House Bill 81 would remove the sunset clause from HB 109 of 2019, keeping a specific committee operating indefinitely. | Dead | 02/16/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0082 | House Bill 82 would clarify that the production, marketing, distribution, sale, and use of vitamins and supplements would not be subject to federal laws or regulations passed or enacted after July 1, 2022. | Dead | 03/29/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0084 | House Bill 84 would force taxpayers to subsidize the educational expenses of nurses who work in specific rural areas. | Dead | 02/27/2023 | 0 | -4 | Full Analysis |
| H0085 | House Bill 85 would allow counties to add an administrative fee to the cost of titling a vehicle. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/16/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0086 | House Bill 86 would allow most parents and legal guardians to provide driver training for their children in lieu of formal driver's training. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0087 | House Bill 87 would establish that if local governments receive more than $80 million from state sales tax revenue for their transportation budgets, there would be restrictions on how they could use the funds. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/16/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0088 | House Bill 88 would allow cities to delete most media records after 90 days rather than two years as is currently required. | Dead | 02/22/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0090 | House Bill 90 would allow the date on which a legal notice is published electronically to be considered the publication date of the notice, rather than when it appears in a printed newspaper. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/21/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0091 | House Bill 91 would prohibit government from using public money for membership fees or dues, unless required by law or needed by a government employee to maintain licensure. | Dead | 03/03/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0094 | House Bill 94 would allow a county to destroy a landowner's crops and bill the owner, in the name of combatting noxious weeds, after a notice was mailed to the property, even if the owner is unknown or unavailable. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/16/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0095 | House Bill 95 would clarify that animal remedies that include ingredients from industrial hemp are not considered “adulterated.” | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/16/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0097 | House Bill 97 would require the State Controller to maintain and publish a list of agreements entered into by and among government entities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/21/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0098 | House Bill 98 would define and prohibit human trafficking of minors for the purpose of a criminal abortion without parental permission. | Dead | 02/08/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0104 | House Bill 104 would permit the sealing of certain criminal records under specific circumstances and only to a limited degree. | Dead | 02/17/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0106 | House Bill 106 would prevent counties and municipalities from prohibiting or restricting certain types of utility connections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/21/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0109 | House Bill 109 would limit the kinds of properties that are exempt from taxation because they are owned by a nonprofit hospital. | Dead | 02/10/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0110 | House Bill 110 would allow county boards of equalization to decide if nonprofit hospitals will receive a property tax exemption. | Dead | 02/10/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0111 | House Bill 111 would close public schools to students on election days and create new government-recognized school-only holidays for students and school employees. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0114 | House Bill 106 would define and criminalize "abuse" of a public school employee. | Dead | 02/23/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0115 | House Bill 115 would tie the time limit for receiving unemployment benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. The time limit would range from 12 weeks to 20 weeks, with the longer limit applying when the unemployment rate is at its highest. | Dead | 02/10/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0118 | House Bill 118 would expand the definition of "sex trafficking" in a manner likely to ensnare individuals engaged in consensual (and currently lawful) conduct. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0121 | House Bill 121 would clarify that patients’ right to receive visitors while in a hospital, hospice, or long-term care facility includes in-person visits. | Dead | 02/21/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0122 | House Bill 122 would substantially expand Medicaid by increasing the income limit for participation and by creating a new expansion for postpartum coverage. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | -7 | Full Analysis |
| H0123 | House Bill 123 would repeal Medicaid expansion in Idaho. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | 8 | Full Analysis |
| H0124 | House Bill 124 would disallow the use of student IDs as a valid form of identification in polling places. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/16/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0126 | House Bill 126 would clarify how one can prove identity and residency when registering to vote. It would also require the state to issue a no-fee state identification card for voters who lack other forms of ID. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0127 | House Bill 127 would micromanage the relationship between vehicle manufacturers and vehicle dealers. | Dead | 02/14/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0128 | House Bill 128 would micromanage how vehicle manufacturers and vehicle dealers should handle disputes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/24/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0129 | House Bill 129 would further regulate the relationship between vehicle manufacturers and vehicle dealers. | Dead | 02/14/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0130 | House Bill 130 would define electricity as "electric fuel" when it is used by a commercial vehicle and impose taxes and regulations on it. | Dead | 02/20/2023 | 0 | -6 | Full Analysis |
| H0132 | House Bill 132 would create a "strategic initiatives grant program" to provide transportation funding to local governments. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2023 | 2 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0133 | House Bill 133 would allow most parents and legal guardians to provide driver training for their children in lieu of formal driver's training. | Vetoed | 03/21/2023 | 3 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0136 | House Bill 136 would add recreation districts to the list of government entities that can impose impact fees on developers. | Dead | 02/28/2023 | 0 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| H0137 | House Bill 137 would prevent a signed affidavit from being used in lieu of a valid ID at the polls. | Dead | 03/21/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0142 | House Bill 142 would require scrap metal businesses to keep detailed records about their purchases of catalytic converters. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0146 | House Bill 146 would establish a "substance abuse primary prevention fund" and allocate $1.5 million to it. | Dead | 02/15/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0147 | House Bill 147 would establish a new crime of "critical infrastructure trespass," even though existing trespass law is sufficient. | Dead | 02/23/2023 | 0 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| H0148 | House Bill 148 would establish a new crime of "impeding critical infrastructure". | Dead | 02/23/2023 | 0 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| H0149 | House Bill 149 would permit certain criminal records to be sealed under specific circumstances. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0154 | House Bill 154 would make it a misdemeanor to provide or administer a vaccine developed using mRNA technology to a human or animal. | Dead | 02/16/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0155 | House Bill 155 would prohibit, with exceptions, the state from requiring proof of certain vaccinations to receive government services, enter a government venue open to the public, or be employed by the state. | Dead | 03/03/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0158 | House Bill 158 would define and prohibit "unfair service agreements" between homeowners and businesses. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0159 | House Bill 159 would establish that if a large data center takes a sales tax exemption, the property taxes it pays will go on the normal tax rolls, even if it is in an urban renewal district. | Dead | 03/16/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0160 | House Bill 160 would require the "board of trustees of the Idaho district boards of health" to adopt risk/benefit fact sheets for all new and existing health care services offered by district health departments. | Dead | 02/20/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0161 | House Bill 161 would make it more difficult for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to refrain from enforcing statutory work requirements for some food stamp recipients. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0164 | House Bill 164 would impose new regulations on property owners and their tenants. | Dead | 02/21/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0166 | House Bill 166 would forbid CC&Rs from strictly prohibiting internal accessory dwelling units. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0167 | House Bill 167 would establish a new crime of "critical infrastructure trespass," even though existing trespass law is sufficient. | Dead | 02/28/2023 | 0 | -4 | Full Analysis |
| H0168 | House Bill 168 would require the Department of Labor to perform routine cross-checks on people seeking or receiving unemployment. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0169 | House Bill 169 would impose new regulations on property owners who have tenants. | Dead | 02/21/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0170 | House Bill 170 would prohibit state agencies and departments from donating to nongovernmental organizations or sponsoring their events without written permission from the governor or an agency head. | Dead | 03/21/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0171 | House Bill 171 would reduce the term of office of school district trustees from four years to two years and require them to declare their party affiliation or unaffiliated status. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0174 | House Bill 174 would clarify that agency policy statements and guidance documents do not have the “force and effect of law." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0177 | House Bill 177 would substantially increase a redistributive state income tax deduction for dependent care. | Dead | 03/08/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0178 | House Bill 178 would implement a redistributive property tax exemption to subsidize broadband equipment installers. | Dead | 02/22/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0179 | House Bill 179 would protect the integrity of Idaho's elections by prohibiting county elections offices from using "ranked choice voting or instant runoff voting" to conduct elections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0180 | House Bill 180 would allow the state to take money that is sitting idle in its treasury and invest it in physical gold and silver. | Dead | 03/03/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0183 | House Bill 183 would resurrect and restructure the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0185 | House Bill 185 would define electricity as "electric fuel" when it is used by a commercial vehicle, and then impose taxes and regulations on it. | Dead | 02/23/2023 | 0 | -6 | Full Analysis |
| H0186 | House Bill 186 would allow the Department of Correction to perform executions via firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or the process of lethal injection is found to be unconstitutional. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0189 | House Bill 189 would prohibit the state or its political subdivisions from doing business with most companies that boycott firearm companies or several other traditional industries. | Dead | 03/03/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0190 | House Bill 190 would prohibit the state from depositing public money in most banks or credit unions that boycott firearm companies or several other traditional industries. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0191 | House Bill 191 would prohibit the state from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in procurement or contract bids. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/24/2023 | 2 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0192 | House Bill 192 would clarify that changes in financial eligibility criteria for public assistance programs must be made in statute, not through rules. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0193 | House Bill 193 would require most care facilities to allow in-person visits between patients and essential caregivers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0199 | House Bill 199 would expand the definition of tobacco products to allow the 40% tax imposed on them to also apply to all "electronic smoking products and devices" even if such devices are not used for tobacco. | Dead | 02/24/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0201 | House Bill 201 would substantially expand Medicaid by increasing the income limit for participation and by creating a new expansion for postpartum coverage. | Dead | 02/24/2023 | 0 | -7 | Full Analysis |
| H0203 | House Bill 203 would remove the statutory cap on how much the state can appropriate to the Public School Health Insurance Participation Fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0205 | House Bill 205 would set specific requirements for when a voter may choose to vote using an absentee ballot and prevent elections officials from sending out unsolicited absentee ballot applications. | Dead | 03/13/2023 | 1 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0213 | House Bill 213 would force taxpayers to subsidize the educational expenses of nurses who work in specific areas. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/21/2023 | 2 | -4 | Full Analysis |
| H0214 | House Bill 214 would clarify that Idaho Department of Health and Welfare cannot adopt a Medicaid state plan amendment or a waiver without legislative approval. | Dead | 02/27/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0215 | House Bill 215 would allow the Department of Insurance to use expanded enforcement measures against pharmacy benefit managers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0232 | House Bill 232 would significantly increase existing limits on freedom of speech at and near polling places. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| H0233 | House Bill 233 would impose mandatory minimum sentences for possession of fentanyl, including small amounts of substances containing trace amounts of fentanyl. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0234 | House Bill 234 would impose mandatory minimum sentences for possession of fentanyl, but it would make some other improvements to Idaho's drug trafficking laws. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0238 | House Bill 238 would define and prohibit "unfair service agreements" between homeowners and businesses. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0239 | House Bill 239 would clarify that foreign nationals may not vote in most Idaho elections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0241 | House Bill 241 would prohibit the establishment of a registry of firearms or firearm owners. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0242 | House Bill 242 would define and prohibit the trafficking of minors for the purpose of a criminal abortion without parental permission. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0244 | House Bill 244 would clarify that residents' right to receive visitors while in a residential care or assisted living facility includes in-person visits, and that this right cannot be conditioned on the basis of a visitor's vaccination status. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0246 | House Bill 246 would limit the kinds of properties that are exempt from taxation because they are owned by a nonprofit hospital. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0247 | House Bill 247 would clarify that voters can use an initiative or referendum to reduce the property tax base budget of a city or county. It would also require a majority vote to approve any rate increase for the property tax levy. | Dead | 03/03/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0255 | House Bill 255 would clarify that a governmental entity does not automatically gain the right to impose impact fees by entering into an intergovernmental agreement. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0256 | House Bill 256 would require any unit of government that improperly imposes an impact fee to refund it in full, with interest, to those who were wrongfully charged such a fee. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0257 | House Bill 257 would give the state tax commission additional authority and tools to ensure local taxing districts are not overstepping their authority. | Dead | 03/08/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0259 | House Bill 259 would clarify and expand restrictions on distributing absentee ballots. | Dead | 03/20/2023 | 1 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0263 | House Bill 263 would increase the number of highway districts in each large county from five to seven, with an accompanying increase in the number of commissioners. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0265 | House Bill 265 would require reasonable efforts to prevent minors from accessing sexual performances and prohibit the use of government facilities or funds for such performances. | Dead | 03/08/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0271 | House Bill 271 would require local jurisdictions to establish a "landscape control permit process" to allow sign owners to clear brush and other natural obstructions that are blocking their signs. | Dead | 03/08/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0273 | House Bill 273 would clarify that voters can use an initiative or referendum to reduce the property tax base budget of a city or county. | Dead | 03/10/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0279 | House Bill 279 would expand current limits on freedom of speech at and near polling places. | Dead | 03/20/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0284 | House Bill 284 would waive a small fee in certain circumstances and impose more requirements on motor vehicle insurers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0285 | House Bill 285 would require people who get paid for gathering signatures for an initiative or referendum to register with the Secretary of State. | Dead | 03/08/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0286 | House Bill 286 would place some limits on how taxing districts may lobby the public regarding bond and levy elections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0288 | House Bill 288 would substantially increase a redistributive state income tax deduction for dependent care. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0291 | House Bill 291 would establish government standards for how pharmacy benefit managers should conduct pharmacy audits. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0292 | House Bill 292 would create a school district facilities fund with general fund dollars, which districts could use in place of property tax levy money; allocate certain general fund dollars to property tax relief for most homeowners; eliminate the March election date; and allow more people to qualify for the circuit breaker property tax relief program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2023 | 4 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0295 | House Bill 295 would prohibit state and local governments or other parties from establishing a registry of firearms or firearm owners. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0297 | House Bill 297 would require occupational licensing boards and commissions to submit a plan of rectification to the Legislature if their end-of-year fund balances are not between 10% and 125% of the five-year rolling average of their annual expenditures. | Dead | 03/13/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0298 | House Bill 298 would make it a felony to receive anything of value derived from another person's engagement in prostitution. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0307 | House Bill 307 would make it a misdemeanor to provide or administer a vaccine developed using mRNA technology to a human. | Dead | 03/13/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0308 | House Bill 308 would recognize that medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payers have the right not to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service that violates the practitioner's, institution's, or payer's conscience. | Dead | 03/17/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0309 | House Bill 309 would close public schools to students on election days. | Dead | 03/21/2023 | 1 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0326 | House Bill 326 would require any legislative chamber seeking to intervene in a legal case challenging the constitutionality of an Idaho statute to do so only through the Senate president pro tempore or Speaker of the House, as applicable. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0328 | House Bill 328 would establish that, under certain circumstances, a large data center will be added to the base assessment roll for property taxes in a revenue allocation area, if no bonds have been issued for that area. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| H0330 | House Bill 330 would cap the existing 40% tax on cigars at 50 cents per cigar. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0331 | House Bill 331 would expand the definition of tobacco products to allow the 40% tax imposed on them to also apply to all "electronic smoking products and devices," even if such devices are not used for tobacco. It would redistribute the increased tax revenue to a property tax relief fund. | Dead | 03/17/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0337 | House Bill 337 would adopt the 2023 version of the National Electric Code, with exceptions, create a residential electrician license, increase an existing fine, and establish state preemption for regulations affecting electricians. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| H0338 | House Bill 338 would prohibit political subdivisions of the state of Idaho from refusing to enforce federal immigration law. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| H0340 | House Bill 340 would clarify how one can prove identity and residency when registering to vote. It would also require the state to issue a no-fee state identification card for voters who lack other forms of ID. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0341 | House Bill 341 would make it a felony to receive anything of value derived from another person's engagement in prostitution. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| H0348 | House Bill 348 would increase the annual salaries of supreme court justices, appeals court judges, district judges, and magistrate judges. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| H0349 | House Bill 349 would require that new herd districts must be enclosed by fences and cattle guards or gates. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 3 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| HR002 | House Resolution 2 would amend Idaho House Rules to eliminate personal bills. | Dead | 01/18/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| HR003 | House Resolution 3 would amend Idaho House Rules to restyle personal bills as informational bills and exclude them from the process that assigns them to a committee. | Dead | 02/09/2023 | 1 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1003 | Senate Bill 1003 would prohibit local units of government from requiring their contractors to offer mixed-sex bathrooms. | Dead | 01/17/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1004 | Senate Bill 1004 would establish some immunity for those who act in self-defense, while letting law enforcement retain some of its privileges. | Dead | 01/17/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| S1005 | Senate Bill 1005 would require licensed daycare facilities to be transparent about vaccine requirements by informing parents of their right to exempt their children from the requirements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1007 | Senate Bill 1007 would repeal an unconstitutional statute that says it is illegal for a group to "parade in public with firearms in any city or town of this state." | Dead | 01/19/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1008 | Senate Bill 1008 would repeal the statute allowing colleges and universities to restrict the firearm rights of students and faculty. | Dead | 01/19/2023 | 0 | 4 | Full Analysis |
| S1009 | Senate Bill 1009 would establish a list of individual health rights in Idaho code. | Dead | 02/27/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1011 | Senate Bill 1011 would add the words "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the Idaho Human Rights Act. | Dead | 01/23/2023 | 0 | -6 | Full Analysis |
| S1012 | Senate Bill 1012 would provide for patients’ right to visitation while in hospitals, hospices, and long-term care facilities. | Dead | 01/23/2023 | 0 | 3 | Full Analysis |
| S1014 | Senate Bill 1014 would expand the powers held by the director of the Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1016 | Senate Bill 1016 would prohibit local units of government from requiring their contractors to offer mixed-sex bathrooms. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/27/2023 | 3 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1018 | Senate Bill 1018 would require food sold in Idaho to contain an information label if it contains a vaccine or vaccine-related material. | Dead | 01/26/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1022 | Senate Bill 1022, as amended, would remove outdated language from Idaho Code regarding vehicle window tinting. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/22/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1025 | Senate Bill 1025 would replace marriage licenses with the recording of a marriage certificate with the county recorder. | Dead | 03/03/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1028 | Senate Bill 1028 would redefine terms describing mistreatment of older adults and expand the role of government in caring for older adults. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/27/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1029 | Senate Bill 1029 would prevent government or any agent of government from starting an investigation based solely on on a child's vaccination status and clarify that a child's vaccination status cannot be used as a pretext for terminating a parent's relationship with their child. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/27/2023 | 2 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| S1036 | Senate Bill 1036 would reduce the penalty for selling raw milk from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil violation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/22/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1039 | Senate Bill 1039 would impose new regulations on property owners who have renters. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2023 | 2 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1040 | Senate Bill 1040 would allow property owners in an area of impact to consent to a city annexation under certain circumstances. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1045 | Senate Bill 1045 would require any chamber seeking to intervene in a legal case challenging the constitutionality of an Idaho statute to do so only through the senate president pro tempore or Speaker of the House, as applicable. | Dead | 02/07/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1046 | Senate Bill 1046 would create a carve-out in Idaho's liquor laws in response to a dispute a golf course is having with ISP over enforcing these laws. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/21/2023 | 3 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1047 | Senate Bill 1047 would create a special carve-out to Idaho's liquor laws, to benefit a single entity. | Dead | 03/14/2023 | 1 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1049 | Senate Bill 1049 would create a series of escalating penalties for individuals who do not follow posted notices on state land. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1050 | Senate Bill 1050 would require Child Protective Services to notify, in writing, parents or caregivers of their rights if they are under investigation. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1051 | Senate Bill 1051 would clarify the liability of outfitters and guides. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2023 | 2 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1052 | Senate Bill 1052 would remove prohibitions against optometrists performing certain therapeutic laser procedures. | Dead | 03/13/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1055 | Senate Bill 1055 would reduce how much extra property tax money school districts can collect for future bond payments. | Dead | 03/29/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1056 | Senate Bill 1056 would amend an unconstitutional statute that says it is illegal for a group to "parade in public with firearms in any city or town of this state." | Dead | 03/07/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1057 | Senate Bill 1057 would force smartphone and tablet manufacturers to include and automatically activate strict content filters that limit access to adult content. | Dead | 02/09/2023 | 0 | -5 | Full Analysis |
| S1058 | Senate Bill 1058 would impose higher penalties and create mandatory minimum sentences for vehicle accidents involving reckless driving or using a mobile device while driving. | Dead | 03/01/2023 | 0 | -4 | Full Analysis |
| S1060 | Senate Bill 1060 would add public schools and school districts to the list of government entities that can impose impact fees on developers. | Dead | 02/10/2023 | 0 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| S1062 | Senate Bill 1062 would repeal and replace Idaho's annexation statute. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1063 | Senate Bill 1063 would make it illegal to have a barbed wire fence in disrepair. It also revises penalties for related offenses. | Dead | 03/03/2023 | 1 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1065 | Senate Bill 1065 would create an optional (for now) system for paying certain registration fees for electric and hybrid vehicles, based on miles traveled. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1066 | Senate Bill 1066 would impose new regulations on companies that provide credit and debit card processing services in Idaho. | Dead | 03/09/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1067 | Senate Bill 1067 would impose new regulations on vehicle insurance providers regarding "underinsured motor vehicle coverage." | Dead | 03/21/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1073 | Senate Bill 1073 would make changes to how cities and counties negotiate areas of impact, land on the border of a city where growth and development are expected to occur. | Dead | 03/20/2023 | 1 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| S1075 | Senate Bill 1075 would dedicate 4.5% of sales tax revenue to property tax relief for some homeowners. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1077 | Senate Bill 1077 would require counties, cities, highway districts and airports to use competitive bidding procedures when signing a lease that involves revenue-sharing. | Dead | 02/14/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1078 | Senate Bill 1078 would require the Idaho Secretary of State to prepare and distribute comprehensive voter guides for both general and primary elections, and include in them information on candidates for state or federal office. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 1 | -4 | Full Analysis |
| S1079 | Senate Bill 1079 would move city elections from odd years to even years. | Dead | 02/13/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1080 | Senate Bill 1080 would require any chamber seeking to intervene in a legal case challenging the constitutionality of an Idaho statute to do so only through the Senate president pro tempore or Speaker of the House, as applicable. | Dead | 02/23/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1081 | Senate Bill 1081 would create a restricted driver's license that could be obtained without proving citizenship or legal residency in the U.S. | Dead | 03/15/2023 | 0 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| S1082 | Senate Bill 1082 would place new restrictions on who may run for election to the office of county sheriff. | Dead | 02/28/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1088 | Senate Bill 1088 would prohibit most new coronavirus vaccine mandates, with some exceptions. | Dead | 02/14/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1089 | Senate Bill 1089 would impose new regulations on property owners who seek renters. | Dead | 02/14/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1093 | Senate Bill 1089 would require food sold in Idaho to contain an information label if it contains a vaccine or vaccine-related material targeting the consumer. | Dead | 02/14/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1095 | Senate Bill 1095 would require the Department of Health and Welfare to notify law enforcement of every report of child abuse or neglect. | Dead | 02/14/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1097 | Senate Bill 1097 would create a new fund to spend an estimated $187 million on "Medicaid management information systems." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/27/2023 | 2 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| S1098 | Senate Bill 1098 would expand the powers of the director of the Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/27/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1104 | Senate Bill 1104 would require the governor to seek legislative approval to extend a declaration of a 30-day disaster emergency beyond the single 30-day extension permitted by law. | Dead | 02/16/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1106 | Senate Bill 1106 would require Child Protective Services to notify, in writing, parents or caregivers of their rights if they are under investigation. | Dead | 02/20/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1107 | Senate Bill 1107 would increase the income and home value thresholds for getting a benefit from the circuit breaker property tax relief program. | Dead | 02/17/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1108 | Senate Bill 1108 would cap the existing 40% tax on cigars at 50 cents per cigar. | Dead | 03/07/2023 | 1 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1109 | Senate Bill 1109 would allow the occupational licensing review committee to continue serving as the gatekeeper for new occupational licensure requests. It would also reduce the frequency for reviewing existing licensure requirements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/22/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1110 | Senate Bill 1110 would require ballot-counting machines to use open-source software and to time-stamp paper ballots when they are counted. | Dead | 03/17/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1111 | Senate Bill 1111 would dedicate General Fund surplus dollars and 4.5% of sales tax revenue to property tax relief for some homeowners. It would also allow more people to qualify for the circuit breaker property tax relief program. | Dead | 03/02/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1118 | Senate Bill 1118 would increase the value of a home that can be exempted from being used to settle outstanding debts in bankruptcy. | Dead | 03/29/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1119 | Senate Bill 1119 would require any legislative chamber seeking to intervene in a legal case challenging the constitutionality of an Idaho statute to do so only through the Senate president pro tempore or Speaker of the House, as applicable. | Dead | 03/13/2023 | 1 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1120 | Senate Bill 1120 would significantly limit how holders of liquor licenses may utilize and benefit from those licenses. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/30/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1121 | Senate Bill 1121 would expand the list of government jobs that qualify for the valuable "Rule of 80" retirement perk. | Dead | 03/23/2023 | 1 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1122 | Senate Bill 1122 would redefine “terrorism” and “terrorist” and create new definitions for “domestic terrorism” and “domestic terrorist” in Idaho law. | Dead | 03/28/2023 | 1 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1130 | Senate Bill 1130 would prohibit most new coronavirus vaccine mandates, with several exceptions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/06/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1141 | Senate Bill 1141 would add another carve-out to Idaho's broken liquor licensing system. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 1 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1143 | Senate Bill 1143 would allow the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to restrict or prohibit the possession and transportation of shed antlers or horns. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1145 | Senate Bill 1145 would declare that the policy of Idaho is to not deploy the National Guard for military action without Congressional authorization. | Dead | 03/17/2023 | 0 | 1 | Full Analysis |
| S1146 | Senate Bill 1146 would benefit members of the Idaho Industrial Commission, which is a state regulatory agency, tying their salaries to those of magistrate judges, giving the commissioners a 13% raise. | Dead | 03/07/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1148 | Senate Bill 1148 would change the way judges appear on the ballot, how members of the Judicial Council are appointed, and how the governor may consider judicial vacancies. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/30/2023 | 2 | 3 | Full Analysis |
| S1151 | Senate Bill 1151 would add some reporting requirements and other tweaks to the Idaho launch grant program (HB 24) that provides taxpayer-funded subsidies to Idaho high school graduates for their college or workforce training. | Dead | 03/08/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1156 | Senate Bill 1156 would increase the annual salaries of supreme court justices, appeals court judges, district judges, and magistrate judges by $11,228 each. | Dead | 03/28/2023 | 1 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1162 | Senate Bill 1162 would make it illegal for anyone to smoke or vape in a vehicle if a minor was present. | Dead | 03/13/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1163 | Senate Bill 1163 would force smartphone and tablet manufacturers to include and automatically activate strict content filters that limit access to adult content. | Dead | 03/23/2023 | 1 | -5 | Full Analysis |
| S1167 | Senate Bill 1167 would add some reporting requirements and other tweaks to the Idaho launch grant program (HB 24) that provides taxpayer-funded subsidies to Idaho high school graduates for their college or workforce training. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/04/2023 | 2 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1173 | Senate Bill 1173 would clarify and potentially limit when one can engage in the "defensive display or declaration of a firearm." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/04/2023 | 2 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1185 | Senate Bill 1185 would change the filing deadline for candidates seeking to run in primary elections, from March to January. | Dead | 03/20/2023 | 0 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1186 | Senate Bill 1186 would double the fee to file to run for president, move the filing deadline to earlier in the year, and require political parties to inform the secretary of state in November if they intend to hold a presidential primary the following May. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 1 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| S1191 | Senate Bill 1191 would limit how many state employees can telecommute, require special monitoring of those who do telecommute, set new policies regarding salaries, and create a new interim legislative committee. | Dead | 03/21/2023 | 0 | -1 | Full Analysis |
| S1194 | Senate Bill 1194 would set more lenient liquor license standards for government entities than for private entities. It also creates a special rule for historic theaters. | Vetoed | 04/06/2023 | 3 | -2 | Full Analysis |
| S1213 | Senate Bill 1213 would require units of government, organizations, and individuals to take reasonable steps to prevent minors from accessing sexual performances and prohibit the use of government facilities for such performances. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 0 | 0 | Full Analysis |
| S1214 | Senate Bill 1214 would require units of government, other organizations, and individuals to take reasonable steps to prevent minors from accessing sexual performances and prohibit the use of government funds or facilities for such performances. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 0 | 2 | Full Analysis |
| SCR101 | SCR 101 would call on the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to develop a plan and draft legislation to create a state Emergency Medical Services system. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/28/2023 | 2 | -3 | Full Analysis |
| SJR101 | Senate Joint Resolution 101 would amend the Idaho Constitution to require that organizers of initiative and referendum petition drives gather signatures from all 35 legislative districts in Idaho. | Dead | 03/30/2023 | 2 | 2 | Full Analysis |