Legislator
State Senator
James Woodward
(R) - Idaho
Idaho Senate District 01
In Office
contact info
Capitol Office
P.O. Box 83720
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0081
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0081
Phone: 208-332-1349
Sagle Office
P.O. Box 151
Sagle, ID 83860
Sagle, ID 83860
Phone: 208-946-7963
Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
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| All Bills | 45 |
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Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
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| H0005 | House Bill 5 makes it illegal to use a GPS device while driving unless the device is hands-free. | Senate Third Reading | 03/02/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| H0026 | House Bill 26 removes from Idaho Code language classifying certain juveniles as "habitual status offenders." | Senate Third Reading | 02/26/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0036 | House Bill 36 repeals a reporting requirement that the physician of a child conceived by artificial insemination file a report with the state registrar of vital statistics. | Senate Third Reading | 03/08/2021 | 2 | Yea | |
| H0058 | House Bill 58 is the annual conformity bill that updates Idaho’s definition of “Internal Revenue Code” to refer to the federal internal revenue code as it existed on Jan. 1, 2021. | Senate Third Reading | 02/12/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0064 | House Bill 64 eliminates a statute of limitations for alleged misconduct in the practice of veterinary medicine. | Senate Third Reading | 03/08/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| H0067 | House Bill 67 makes it so school boards — and not cities or health districts — have the authority to close schools to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases. | Senate Third Reading | 02/25/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0068 | House Bill 68 makes it so higher education institutions cannot be closed or controlled by cities or health districts in the name of preventing the spread of contagious or infectious diseases. | Senate Third Reading | 02/25/2021 | 2 | Yea | |
| H0073 | House Bill 73 provides for uniform accounting practices and establishes a “committee on uniform accounting and transparency for local governmental entities.” | Senate Third Reading | 03/10/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| H0074 | House Bill 74 amends unconstitutional statutes that purport to allow cities to enforce ordinances outside of their borders. | Senate Third Reading | 03/04/2021 | 1 | Absent | |
| H0079 | House Bill 79 would impose a series of government mandates regarding the issuance of annuities to consumers, as well as impose continuing education requirements on the private sector. | Senate Third Reading | 03/08/2021 | -3 | Yea | |
| H0093 | House Bill 93 increases non-resident fees at Idaho state parks by an estimated $1.4 million. | Senate Third Reading | 03/11/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| H0096 | House Bill 96 allows for the limited issuance of temporary restricted driver’s licenses to individuals whose licenses have been suspended for being behind on child support payments. | Senate Third Reading | 03/11/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0126 | House Bill 126 would legalize and regulate the production, processing, and transportation of industrial hemp in the state, and regulate research on it. | Senate Third Reading | 04/07/2021 | -4 | Yea | |
| H0127 | House Bill 127 creates the Idaho broadband advisory board and the Idaho broadband fund. | Senate Third Reading | 03/15/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| H0135 | House Bill 135 renames and redefines disaster emergencies and limits the governor’s power during such times. | Senate Third Reading | 04/09/2021 | 2 | Nay | |
| H0152 | House Bill 152 compels third-party rental property managers to hold security deposits in a separate account at a federally insured financial institution. | Senate Third Reading | 04/08/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| H0161 | House Bill 161 increases numerous fees related to driver’s licenses and ID cards. | Senate Third Reading | 04/12/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| H0166 | House Bill 166 removes an unnecessary prohibition on people or businesses using reindeer for domestic purposes north of the Salmon River. | Senate Third Reading | 04/08/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0172 | Extended learning opportunities | Senate Third Reading | 03/16/2021 | 2 | Yea | |
| H0178 | House Bill 178 requires state licensing authorities to issue a license if a person serves an apprenticeship, pays the required fees, and passes a certification exam, if one is required. | Senate Third Reading | 04/08/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0187 | House Bill 187 would give the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game authority to restrict the use of motorized vehicles on private land. | Senate Third Reading | 04/07/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| H0229 | House Bill 229 creates a new state snowmobile avalanche fund and committee. It also increases fees for snowmobile users and for those who rent out snowmobiles. | Senate Third Reading | 04/12/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| H0233 | House Bill 233 prevents the Department of Health and Welfare from removing children from their parents' custody under certain circumstances. | Senate Third Reading | 04/06/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0235 | House Bill 235 increases several hunting fees. | Senate Third Reading | 04/07/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| H0246 | House Bill 246 clarifies that an emergency order or disaster declaration cannot be used as a pretext to violate parental rights. | Senate Third Reading | 04/13/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0290 | House Bill 290 clarifies that county clerks should verify voter signatures and requires the Secretary of State to set the standards for this process. | Senate Third Reading | 04/13/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0294 | House Bill 294 creates a new program that gives grants to families to use for their child's educational needs. The program could increase future spending in the general fund by $35 million. | Senate Third Reading | 04/06/2021 | -2 | Nay | |
| H0298 | House Bill 298 would require schools to inform parents about their right to enroll their children without having them receive immunizations. | Senate Third Reading | 04/13/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0299 | House Bill 299 prevents employees at public universities or colleges from offering extra credit to students to vote in a public election. | Senate Third Reading | 04/22/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0309 | House Bill 309 would expand an existing program wherein certain homeowners could defer property tax payments until after the owner’s death. | Senate Third Reading | 04/08/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| H0316 | House Bill 316 shifts the funding of health districts from the state to the counties and reduces the number of people who qualify for subsidized health care through the county medically indigent program and state Catastrophic Health Care fund. | Senate Third Reading | 04/26/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0380 | House Bill 380 reduces Idaho's personal and corporate income tax and also provides for a one-time tax rebate check. | Senate Third Reading | 05/03/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0390 | House Bill 390 would exempt from state income taxes federal money given to people to pay rent. The bill would also give the state tax commission more authority to review decisions made by the chairman or staff of the commission. | Senate Third Reading | 05/05/2021 | -1 | Nay | |
| H0391 | House Bill 391 adds language intended to protect individual rights during disaster emergencies declared by the governor. | Senate Third Reading | 05/05/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0392 | House Bill 392 adds language to prevent the governor from altering, adjusting, or creating any provision of Idaho Code during a state of disaster emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/05/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| H0393 | House Bill 393 adds language to clarify that restrictions placed on the right of individuals to work during a state of disaster emergency must be narrowly tailored to protect life or property. | Senate Third Reading | 05/05/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1006 | Senate Bill 1006 reduces barriers for new teachers to begin working by eliminating bureaucratic restrictions on universities. | Senate Third Reading | 01/26/2021 | 2 | Yea | |
| S1007 | Senate Bill 1007 expands work opportunities for public educators by respecting teaching certifications from compact member states. | Senate Third Reading | 01/26/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1013 | Senate Bill 1013 adds regulations for certain lenders and makes it easier to revoke and suspend licenses. | Senate Third Reading | 02/08/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| S1014 | Senate Bill 1014 amends the Idaho Collection Agency Act to add references to the "nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry." It also increases license fees. | Senate Third Reading | 02/23/2021 | -3 | Yea | |
| S1017 | Senate Bill 1017 clarifies that some forms of CBD are not marijuana. | Senate Third Reading | 02/08/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1020 | Senate Bill 1020 modifies the existing law that limits the liability of landowners who allow members of the public to use their property. It does so by adding items to the definition of both "land" and "owner." | Senate Third Reading | 02/11/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1027 | Senate Bill 1027 establishes the Idaho Wrongful Conviction Act to allow for limited restitution for those who are wrongfully convicted in Idaho. | Senate Third Reading | 02/03/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1042 | Senate Bill 1042 requires certain changes to the way Idaho governments buy professional services. | Senate Third Reading | 02/23/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1043 | Senate Bill 1043 protects the privacy of students by requiring that expulsion hearings be held in executive session, which means closed to the public. | Senate Third Reading | 02/24/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1044 | Senate Bill 1044 prevents unelected urban renewal boards from exercising the power of eminent domain. | Senate Third Reading | 02/10/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1057 | Senate Bill 1057 expands the regulation of contracts between homeowners and residential contractors providing them with goods or services. | Senate Third Reading | 03/18/2021 | -3 | Nay | |
| S1060 | Senate Bill 1060 creates some new limits on the actions and authority of the state’s seven District Boards of Health. | Senate Third Reading | 02/17/2021 | 3 | Yea | |
| S1068 | Senate Bill 1068 would require the Legislature to adjourn by the last Friday in March and provides for certain exceptions. | Senate Third Reading | 02/16/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1075 | Adds to existing law to provide for a kindergarten jump-start program and training for parents. | Senate Third Reading | 02/24/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1079 | Senate Bill 1079 establishes the “agricultural best management practices” fund. | Senate Third Reading | 02/25/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1082 | Senate Bill 1082 moves the State Insurance Fund’s finances away from the State Controller’s Office and Treasurer’s office. | Senate Third Reading | 02/25/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1087 | Senate Bill 1087 prohibits adults aged 18-20 from purchasing and using tobacco products. | Senate Third Reading | 03/02/2021 | -3 | Yea | |
| S1088 | Senate Bill 1088a regulates contracts between property owners and tenants. | Senate Third Reading | 03/02/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1093 | Senate Bill 1093 reduces regulations for physician assistants. | Senate Third Reading | 02/22/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1098 | Senate Bill 1098 requires health benefit plans to pay for a 12-month supply of contraceptives. | Senate Third Reading | 03/01/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| S1103 | Senate Bill 1103 creates a $1 million “Idaho air travel enhancement program.” | Senate Third Reading | 03/04/2021 | -3 | Nay | |
| S1108 | Senate Bill 1108 changes the formula by which property tax levies can grow. It is a revision to earlier bills introduced to accomplish similar changes, but does not go as far. | Senate Third Reading | 03/18/2021 | 1 | Nay | |
| S1109 | Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Promise Mentor Program. | Senate Third Reading | 02/25/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| S1110 | Senate Bill 1110 would require that signatures for initiatives and referendums be gathered from all 35 legislative districts in Idaho. | Senate Third Reading | 03/01/2021 | 2 | Nay | |
| S1123 | Senate Bill 1123 would convert Lava Hot Springs Foundation’s state government funding into one of a continuously appropriated account. | Senate Third Reading | 03/08/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1124 | Senate Bill 1124 imposes new regulations on the way dental plans do business with dentists. | Senate Third Reading | 03/02/2021 | -1 | Yea | |
| S1126 | Senate Bill 1126 rebrands “telehealth” as “virtual care,” updates and adds to regulations, and creates a virtual care advisory board. | Senate Third Reading | 03/02/2021 | -2 | Yea | |
| S1136 | Senate Bill 1136 renames and redefines extreme emergencies and limits the governor’s power during such times. | Senate Third Reading | 04/09/2021 | 3 | Yea | |
| S1139 | Senate Bill 1139 clarifies definitions of "quarantine," "isolation," and other terms. It also clarifies the powers of the director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. | Senate Third Reading | 03/04/2021 | 2 | Absent | |
| S1150 | Senate Bill 1150 would require those gathering signatures for ballot initiatives and referendums to collect those signatures in Idaho. | Senate Third Reading | 05/12/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1204 | This bill would restrict the expenditure of some federal funds, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) but not others, and create new funds for the payment of expenses using ARPA. | Senate Third Reading | 04/19/2021 | -4 | Yea | |
| S1205 | Senate Bill 1205 prohibits Idaho government entities from enforcing certain unconstitutional federal gun laws. | Senate Third Reading | 04/20/2021 | 1 | Yea | |
| S1217 | Senate Bill 1217 would limit the governor's power during a declaration of extreme emergency. | Senate Third Reading | 05/05/2021 | 2 | Yea | |
| S1218 | Senate Bill 1218 would criminalize the promotion or advertisement of schedule I controlled substances. | Senate Third Reading | 05/05/2021 | -3 | Yea | |
| SJR101 | Senate Joint Resolution 101 attempts to enshrine the criminalization of "psychoactive drugs" (most notably, marijuana) in the Idaho Constitution. | Senate Third Reading | 02/03/2021 | -5 | Yea |
Rated Sponored Bills
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