Legislator
State Senator
Steven Thayn
(R) - Idaho
Idaho Senate District 08
Out of Office
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Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
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| All Bills | 62 |
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Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
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| H0003 | HB 3 would greatly increase the licensure fee for counselors and therapists while making moderate reforms to reduce barriers to the industry. | Senate Third Reading | 02/28/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0004 | HB 4 would eliminate a requirement that applicants for licensure as an occupational therapist submit a new application after failing two attempts on the licensure examination. | Senate Third Reading | 02/28/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0005 | HB 5 would eliminate the Board of Chiropractic Physicians’ peer review committee. | Senate Third Reading | 03/06/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0008 | HB 8 would expand the prescribing authority for midwives and make clerical changes to the licensing statutes. | Senate Third Reading | 02/28/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0009 | HB 9 is a substantial rewrite of the Medical Practice Act, which regulates the practice of physicians and physician assistants in the state. | Senate Third Reading | 02/12/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0010 | HB 10 would establish an interstate pharmaceutical practice compact and take steps to ease restrictions on the practice of pharmacy in Idaho. | Senate Third Reading | 02/11/2019 | 4 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0012 | HB 12 would make it easier to prescribe opioid antagonists and would eliminate an educational program run by the Department of Health and Welfare. | Senate Third Reading | 02/11/2019 | 2 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0015 | HB 15 would exempt any fees assessed for compiling public records request from sales taxes. | Senate Third Reading | 02/04/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0022 | HB 22 would remove the age limit requirement for sign language interpreters and allow licensees to show proof of licensure electronically. | Senate Third Reading | 02/28/2019 | 2 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0024 | HB 24 would remove weight restrictions for utility-type vehicles (UTVs). | Senate Third Reading | 03/06/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0026 | HB 26 would give the owners of underground storage tanks additional time to comply with federal regulations governing those tanks. | Senate Third Reading | 02/20/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0042 | HB 42 would ensure that labor negotiations are open to the public, as called for by open meeting laws. | Senate Third Reading | 02/27/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0044 | HB 44 would double the maximum fee assessed on private forest lands under the Forest Practices Act. | Senate Third Reading | 02/20/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0058 | HB 58 would make it easier for individuals to donate unused prescription drugs to others in need. | Senate Third Reading | 03/06/2019 | 2 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0068 | HB 68 would repeal the statute which allows legislators to spike their pension once they leave the Legislature. | Senate Third Reading | 03/01/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0074 | HB 74 would change requirements and restrictions for off-highway vehicles and would give the Department of Parks and Recreation additional authority. | Senate Third Reading | 03/06/2019 | -1 | Nay | Full Analysis |
| H0075 | HB 75 would require nonresidents to purchase a user certificate to use an off-highway vehicle (OHV) in Idaho. | Senate Third Reading | 03/06/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0078 | HB 78 would establish a DUI diversion program that would allow individuals charged with a DUI to choose alternative sentencing. | Senate Third Reading | 03/26/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0086 | HB 86 would apply the sales tax exemption for labor charges to the labor charges for installing accessories on new vehicles. | Senate Third Reading | 02/28/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0090 | HB 90 would revise the definitions for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility-type vehicles. | Senate Third Reading | 03/06/2019 | 2 | Nay | Full Analysis |
| H0093 | HB 93 would give the State Board of Education authority to provide funding to nontraditional educator preparation programs for training teachers. | Senate Third Reading | 03/18/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0103 | HB 103 would require local governments to disclose the cost of a proposed levy on the ballot. | Senate Third Reading | 03/06/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0108 | HB 108 would give building inspectors six months on the job before they have to obtain a certification. | Senate Third Reading | 02/28/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0109 | HB 109 would establish a Maternal Mortality Review Committee under the state Department of Health and Welfare | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | -3 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0118 | HB 118 would prohibit the use of pretrial risk algorithms with inherent bias and would require the algorithms are made available to the public. | Senate Third Reading | 03/18/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0122 | HB 122 would require the state department of Agriculture to develop a state plan for growing hemp and would allow for very restricted transport of hemp through the state. | Senate Third Reading | 04/01/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0141 | HB 141 would make it easier for mining operations to establish reclamation plans and would require underground mines to establish such plans. | Senate Third Reading | 03/19/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0144 | HB 144 would exempt individuals who are working at assisted living facilities from having to be licensed as a barber or cosmetologist if they wish to help residents with personal grooming. | Senate Third Reading | 03/18/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0151 | HB 151 would increase the licensing fees that health departments can assess, would add fees they may assess and limit them from assessing any others. | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0153 | HB 153 would increase the starting salary for teachers by $1,500 for each of the next two years. | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| H0179 | HB 179 would have the Transportation Department revoke a vehicle registration if they determine a vehicle owner does not have individual insurance coverage. | Senate Third Reading | 03/26/2019 | -1 | Nay | Full Analysis |
| H0182 | HB 182 would allow pharmacists to prescribe a limited array of medications without having specific authorization from the Board of Pharmacy. | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0189 | HB 189 would limit the authority of the state Department of Fish and Game to conduct warrantless searches. | Senate Third Reading | 03/26/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0199 | HB 199 would clarify the laws concerning carrying concealed weapons. | Senate Third Reading | 03/26/2019 | 2 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0201 | HB 201 would make an exception for small taxing districts by letting them increase their budgets beyond the statutory limit on how much their budgets can grow in any one year. | Senate Third Reading | 03/19/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0206 | HB 206 would expand permitless concealed carry to include areas within city limits. | Senate Third Reading | 03/27/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0209 | HB 209 would allow law enforcement officers to arrest an individual without a warrant if the officer is responding to a report that the individual has made a threat against a school. | Senate Third Reading | 03/19/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0217 | HB 217 would increase the opportunity for voter input on the use of urban renewal dollars. | Senate Third Reading | 03/27/2019 | 2 | Absent | Full Analysis |
| H0248 | HB 248 would establish the Occupational Licensing Reform Act and would reduce barriers to licensure for military members, veterans, and their spouses. | Senate Third Reading | 03/26/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0275 | HB 275 would allow for renewable short-term health insurance plans with fewer regulations than full-coverage health plans. | Senate Third Reading | 03/29/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| H0300 | HB 300 would give the Idaho State Police and the Department of Agriculture authority to issue permits and regulate the transportation of hemp through the state. | Senate Third Reading | 04/09/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1007 | SB 1007 would create a new Collection Agency Recovery Fund which all collection agencies licensed in Idaho would be required to pay into. It also would make other amendments to Idaho’s Collection Agency Act. | Senate Third Reading | 02/27/2019 | -2 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1008 | SB 1008 would change apprenticeship regulations for electrical contractors and journeymen. | Senate Third Reading | 02/12/2019 | 2 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1023 | SB 1023 would apply graduated penalties to anyone who commits assault or battery against an employee of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. | Senate Third Reading | 02/06/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1028 | SB 1028 would give first responders worker’s compensation if they have suffered from post-traumatic stress injury on the job. | Senate Third Reading | 02/12/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1029 | SB 1029 would create a new school-turnaround program to provide additional funding and resources to Idaho’s worst public schools. | Senate Third Reading | 02/15/2019 | -3 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1037 | SB 1037 would give land surveyors authority to enter most private properties without the express permission of a landowner. | Senate Third Reading | 03/04/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1039 | SB 1039 would repeal the 2020 sunset date for the Wolf Depredation Control Board. | Senate Third Reading | 02/07/2019 | -2 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1053 | SB 1053 would allow individuals to obtain a license as a barber or barber-stylist through an apprenticeship. | Senate Third Reading | 02/21/2019 | 2 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1058 | SB 1058 would allow charter school administrators to receive an alternate certificate rather than a full teaching certificate, as required under current law. | Senate Third Reading | 02/22/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1060 | SB 1060 would allow high school students to graduate early or take a flexible schedule if they meet certain requirements established by the Idaho State Board of Education. | Senate Third Reading | 03/28/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1061 | SB 1061 would replace the indefinite levy which school districts can collect with a fixed term levy while making it easier for schools to take advantage of the levy. | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1064 | SB 1064 would expand the authority of law enforcement to issue citations to motorists who use mobile electronic devices while driving and increase fines. | Senate Third Reading | 02/19/2019 | -2 | Nay | Full Analysis |
| S1068 | SB 1068 would establish registration for pharmacy benefit managers operating in Idaho. | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | -2 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1071 | SB 1071 would fill a gap in existing law by granting licensees governed by certain licensing authorities eligibility to collect attorney’s fees as the prevailing party in a lawsuit. | Senate Third Reading | 02/28/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1074 | SB 1074 would specify that a county is not responsible for providing health coverage to individuals who have been recently released from jail. | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1078 | SB 1078 would allow small brewers to contract with others to brew their beer in off-site facilities. | Senate Third Reading | 03/01/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1082 | SB 1082 would increase the fees the state Brand Board can assess for inspections and certificates. | Senate Third Reading | 02/27/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1096 | SB 1096 would allow assisted living facilities to use private organizations for conducting government-required inspections. | Senate Third Reading | 02/26/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1097 | SB 1097 would obligate health insurers to continue coverage for persons who are participating in a clinical trial. | Senate Third Reading | 02/27/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1105 | SB 1105 would allow students to use Advanced Opportunities funding for career technical education workforce training programs. | Senate Third Reading | 02/25/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1108 | SB 1108 would create a new scholarship program for driver training programs and increase the state reimbursement to school districts for their driver training programs. | Senate Third Reading | 02/26/2019 | -2 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1111 | SB 1111 would allow a notary public to work electronically. | Senate Third Reading | 02/27/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1125 | SB 1125 would allow agricultural commodity warehouses to issue electronic receipts. | Senate Third Reading | 02/26/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1131 | SB 1131 would dramatically increase the fines for passing a stopped school bus. | Senate Third Reading | 03/12/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1138 | SB 1138 would create a new, provisional license for electricians. | Senate Third Reading | 03/18/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1151 | Bill description: SB 1151 would cap the amount of wildlife depredation payments to any single person at 10 percent of the total annual appropriation. | Senate Third Reading | 03/13/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full analysis |
| S1159 | SB 1159 would revise several procedures for the initiative process in Idaho. | Senate Third Reading | 03/22/2019 | 1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1178 | SB 1178 would prohibit individuals from using exploding targets from May 10 through October 20 each year on state-owned public land. | Senate Third Reading | 03/18/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1182 | SB 1182 would establish mandatory disclosure statements for companies that install residential solar power systems. | Senate Third Reading | 03/14/2019 | -1 | Absent | Full Analysis |
| S1204 | SB 1204 would establish work requirements for Medicaid expansion enrollees, would allow enrollees above the poverty line to receive coverage on the private market, and make other amendments to Medicaid Expansion. | Senate Third Reading | 04/02/2019 | -1 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| S1204 | SB 1204 would establish work requirements for Medicaid expansion enrollees, would allow enrollees above the poverty line to receive coverage on the private market, and make other amendments to Medicaid Expansion. | Senate Third Reading | 04/05/2019 | 3 | Yea | Full Analysis |
| SJR101 | SJR 101 would propose an amendment to the Idaho Constitution to expand the rights of crime victims in the state. | Senate Third Reading | 02/18/2019 | -1 | Nay | Full Analysis |
| SJR102 | SJR 102 would propose an amendment to the Idaho Constitution to expand the rights of crime victims in the state. | Senate Third Reading | 03/07/2019 | -1 | Nay | Full Analysis |
Rated Sponored Bills
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