Legislator

State Representative
Jason Monks
(R) - Idaho
Idaho House District 22
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P.O. Box 83720
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0038
Phone: 208-332-1036

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Meridian, ID 83687
Phone: 208-884-8684

Vote Record By Category
Category Vote Index Total Score
All Bills 76
118
 
Rated Bill Votes
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Rating Vote Comments
H0312 HB 312 imposes a number of new mandates and restrictions on daycare facilities, their operators, and their employees. House Third Reading 01/28/2020 -7 Nay Full analysis
H0316 HB 316 would repeal overburdensome regulations relating to pharmacists, and remove the morality requirement to become a licensed pharmacist. House Third Reading 01/27/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0317 HB 317 repeals and replaces the Optometric Physician Licensing Act. House Third Reading 02/05/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0318 HB 318 converts the bureau of occupational licenses to the division of occupational and professional licenses and makes other changes. House Third Reading 01/27/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
H0321 HB 321 would allow plazas to serve alcohol, even with people under the age of 21 present on the premises, for a multitude of events. House Third Reading 01/27/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0330 HB 330 increases numerous fees nonresidents must pay for hunting licenses, permits, and tags. House Third Reading 02/04/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0333 HB 333 would repeal the minimum sales requirement for licensed vehicle salespeople. House Third Reading 02/03/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0342 HB 342 amends the Idaho Telehealth Access Act to ease the process for providing telehealth care. House Third Reading 03/06/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0343 HB 343 creates a “bonded wine warehouse” license and imposes a license fee and regulations on license holders. House Third Reading 01/28/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
H0347 HB 347 establishes an 11 month wait period after one proposed bond fails, before taxing districts can approach voters with the same or similar bond. House Third Reading 01/30/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0348 HB 348 would eliminate the Electronic Recording Commission. House Third Reading 02/04/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0351 HB 351 reduces Medicaid reimbursements from the state general fund. House Third Reading 02/05/2020 -1 Nay Full analysis
H0354 HB 354 would require local taxing districts to pass a resolution in order to reserve foregone balances. House Third Reading 02/04/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0366 HB 366 would allow a water district to electronically post a notice of its annual meeting if water users vote to approve such an action. House Third Reading 02/14/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0367 HB 367 would authorize the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality to establish design criteria for new phosphogypsum stacks. House Third Reading 02/10/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0375 HB 375 increases the fee for the state-required endorsement given to vehicles that transport hazardous materials. House Third Reading 02/07/2020 -1 Nay Full analysis
H0384 HB 384 would establish the Idaho Wrongful Conviction Act, to provide a pathway for those wrongfully imprisoned in the state to seek claims. House Third Reading 02/19/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0384 HB 384 would establish the Idaho Wrongful Conviction Act, to provide a pathway for those wrongfully imprisoned in the state to seek claims. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0385 HB 385 repeals and replaces the current section of Idaho Code covering certified medication assistants. House Third Reading 02/12/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0386 HB 386 imposes new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers. House Third Reading 02/06/2020 -4 Yea Full analysis
H0392 HB 392 limits the liability of volunteer health care providers and supervised students. House Third Reading 02/13/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0393 HB 393 would eliminate two outlier election dates, one held on the second Tuesday in March and the other held on the last Tuesday in August. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0396 HB 396 establishes the State Public Shooting Range Fund. House Third Reading 02/18/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0399 HB 399 amends the Idaho Collection Agency Act to add references to the “nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry” and increase license fees. House Third Reading 02/14/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
H0401 HB 401 removes the licensure requirement for a qualified person in charge of a mortgage broker or lending company and allows new Idahoans who want to be mortgage loan originators to apply for temporary authorization. House Third Reading 02/14/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0402 HB 402 requires employees of Child Protective Service agencies to be trained in the legal and constitutional rights of those they are investigating. House Third Reading 02/24/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0403 HB 403 clarifies that the law empowering CPS does not invalidate parental protections and rights recognized in Idaho Code. House Third Reading 02/24/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0405 HB 405 excludes drivers who hold a commercial driver’s license from being put on a DUI Diversion program if they were operating a commercial vehicle at the time of their DUI. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0406 HB 406 make it a criminal act to remove a female child from the state to bring about genital mutilation. It also makes it a criminal to give permission to someone else to remove the child, knowing that genital mutilation will result. House Third Reading 02/21/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0409 HB 409 replaces the current property tax formula with a new 4% cap (excluding schools). House Third Reading 02/25/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0410 HB 410 extends the length of time that a license plate is valid from seven years to ten years. House Third Reading 02/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0411 HB 411 requires towing companies to notify the owner or owners of vehicles they tow. House Third Reading 02/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0413 HB 413 requires cities with a population of 100,000 or more to elect their city councilors by district. House Third Reading 02/13/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0419 HB 419 makes changes to Idaho’s mortician licensing statute including reducing required training hours. House Third Reading 02/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0420 HB 420 allows contractors to put their registration on inactive status and removes certain grounds under which state officials may discipline a contractor. House Third Reading 02/21/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0422 HB 422 reduces some of the regulatory burden on driving instructors, but it also removes caps set on license fees for driving business-related licenses. House Third Reading 02/18/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0423 HB 423 repeals registration mandates, fees, and disciplinary actions regarding athlete agents. House Third Reading 02/18/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0424 HB 424 would make changes to current licensure requirements for cosmetology-related licenses. House Third Reading 02/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0429 HB 429 creates a pilot program allowing the state to take over the duties of the public defender. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0431 House Bill 431 would give the attorney general authority to make decisions regarding the disposal of a charity’s assets. House Third Reading 02/27/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
H0432 HB 432 creates the framework for a new government program known as the Criminal Justice Integrated Data System. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -3 Nay Full analysis
H0433 HB 433 allows someone who has lost his driver’s license for non-payment of child support to be granted a temporary license. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0438 HB 438 removes the state mandate to use a germicide in the eyes of a newborn. House Third Reading 02/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0440 HB 440 prohibits the state from discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin — with certain exceptions. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0455 HB 455 changes who is considered a mandatory reporter in relation to suspected child neglect. House Third Reading 03/03/2020 1 Nay Full analysis
H0460 HB 460 would change Idaho’s current law regarding garnishments. House Third Reading 03/03/2020 4 Yea Full analysis
H0461 HB 461 amends Idaho Code to provide a specific timeframe for removing personal property after a court orders a tenant to leave a rental property via issuance of an eviction judgment. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0463 HB 463 increases fees imposed by pretrial supervision programs. House Third Reading 03/02/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0464 HB 464 increases the value of property that is exempted from being used to settle outstanding debts in the case of bankruptcy. House Third Reading 02/27/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0467 HB 467 would prohibit law enforcement officials from performing warrantless arrests for misdemeanors. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0473 HB 473 amends and adds to Chapter 21, Title 26, Idaho Code, known as the Idaho Credit Union Act. House Third Reading 03/04/2020 -4 Nay Full analysis
H0476 HB 476 would allow designated real estate brokers to work remotely as long as they are reasonably accessible. House Third Reading 02/21/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0477 HB 477 mandates that real estate sales associates provide copies of certain documents to a designated real estate broker or broker’s office before the end of the next business day. House Third Reading 02/14/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0478 HB 478 changes specified hour requirements for pre-licensure and continuing education courses for real estate salespeople and brokers. House Third Reading 02/14/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0486 HB 486 updates the state’s rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft systems (drones). House Third Reading 02/26/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0487 HB 487 requires the Department of Agriculture to promulgate rules regarding the penalties to which professional pesticide applicators will be subject. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0488 HB 488 allows nonagricultural lots over 5 acres to be included in utility local improvement districts. House Third Reading 02/26/2020 -1 Nay Full analysis
H0489 HB 489 repeals and replaces Idaho Code regarding how cities may annex private lands. House Third Reading 02/26/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0497 HB 497 launches a state-run Yellow Dot Program. House Third Reading 03/04/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
H0501 HB 501 expands the number of voters involved in an excision and annexation process. House Third Reading 02/27/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0509 HB 509 ensures that the sex recorded on a government-issued birth record is not retroactively altered. House Third Reading 02/27/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0510 HB 510 would extend the Idaho Small Employer Incentive Act by 10 years, until 2030. This program picks winners and losers in the economy by providing tax credits to some businesses at the expense of others. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0512 House Bill 512 would allow public charter schools to have lotteries weighted toward certain groups. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
H0515 HB 515 regulates and limits the use of “extraordinary collection actions” to collect on medical bills. House Third Reading 02/24/2020 -9 Yea Full analysis
H0516 HB 516 allows U.S. citizens who meet certain legal criteria to carry a concealed handgun within city limits in Idaho. House Third Reading 02/27/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0518 HB 518 would require county tax collectors to provide certain information to taxpayers either in or with their annual tax notice. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0521 HB 521 would give a tax exemption to data centers on their purchases of certain equipment. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0523 HB 523 is an update to the career ladder allocation model and includes additional state funding for school districts and charter schools. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0525 HB 525 forbids the state and local governments and public health districts from funding abortions under most circumstances. House Third Reading 03/03/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0526 HB 526 imposes new regulations on the advertising and terms of annuities. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
H0528 HB 528 makes unlawfully killing, possessing, or wasting a single wild animal valued at more than $1,000 a felony rather than a misdemeanor. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0529 HB 529 limits the liability of architects, engineers, and contractors who volunteer their services following a disaster. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0531 HB 531 would amend the Idaho Telehealth Access Act to let providers prescribe controlled substances in cases of medication-assisted treatment. House Third Reading 03/02/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0538 HB 538 imposes new regulations on electronic smoking devices (such as those used for vaping), requires sellers to obtain permits, and levies new fees. House Third Reading 03/06/2020 -7 Nay Full analysis
H0545 HB 545 amends Idaho Code to create swan tags and add fees. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0548 HB 548 would increase transparency for statewide and local ballot initiatives. House Third Reading 02/28/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0549 HB 549 imposes a number of new mandates and restrictions on day care facilities, their operators and their employees. House Third Reading 03/02/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0552 HB 552 expands the definition of veterans who are eligible for a special reduction in property taxes. House Third Reading 03/02/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0559 HB 559 makes it a crime to use electronic communications to threaten certain elected or appointed officials. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0561 HB 561 allows the fair market value of residential property to be based on the current owner’s arms-length transaction within the previous 12 months. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0562 HB 562 would remove the current deadline for Idahoans to file for a homestead exemption with their county assessor’s office. House Third Reading 03/03/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0565 HB 565 provides for an annexation process, to add land into flood control districts. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0566 HB 566 would raise the weight limit on personal delivery devices. House Third Reading 03/06/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0575 HB 575 makes it possible for distilling companies to hold tastings at state liquor stores. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0576 House Bill 576 would repurpose a school technology grant program for “digital curriculum.” House Third Reading 03/09/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0577 HB 577 allows certain specially trained chiropractors to return a youth athlete to play following recovery from a concussion. House Third Reading 03/09/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0578 Under HB 578, health care professionals must consult the parents or guardians of unemancipated minors before they stop engaging in life-sustaining measures. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0583 HB 583 creates a cap for noneconomic damages (commonly known as “pain and suffering”) that can be awarded to whistleblowers. House Third Reading 03/09/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0584 HB 584 would impose fines for the existing crime of patronizing a prostitute. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0589 HB 589 would allow individuals to save up to $15,000 per year tax-free, to put toward the cost of purchasing a home in Idaho. Married couples could save up to $30,000. House Third Reading 03/06/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0593 HB 593 would alter restrictions on the right to bear arms and clarify the process to receive an amended judgement. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0594 HB 594 amends Idaho Code to require landlords to give 30 days notice before any increase in the rent they charge. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0595 HB 595 would allow renters to request a joint walk-through of a property prior to moving out. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 -1 Nay Full analysis
H0599 HB 599 would add sideboards to the review of nonpublic teacher preparation programs. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0601 HB 601 would add new exemptions to public records law. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0611 HB 611 establishes uniform laws regarding tobacco product and electronic cigarette regulations across the state. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0614 HB 614 would ban the use of handheld devices on the road, but grant exceptions to certain individuals. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0624 HB 624 would sunset Idaho’s Master Educator Premium program. House Third Reading 03/16/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1223 SB 1223 would repeal two chapters of Idaho Code: Chapter 16, Title 37, Idaho Code and Chapter 26, Title 37, Idaho Code. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1224 SB 1224 would eliminate the licensure requirement for Idaho’s weighmasters, while at the same time creating a new retention requirement for tare tickets. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1225 SB 1225 would change reporting requirements for commercial fertilizer and soil amendment registrants. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1231 SB 1231 allows Idahoans who register certain commercial vehicles to receive their registration cards electronically. House Third Reading 03/04/2020 1 Absent Full analysis
S1233 SB 1233 expands the types of people who are authorized to submit campaign finance reports. House Third Reading 02/04/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1235 SB 1235 repeals Section 33-3720, Idaho Code, “Professional Studies Program” and Section 33-3721, Idaho Code, “Professional Studies Account.” House Third Reading 02/12/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1236 SB 1236 would change the basis for what defines a student from grade level to age, thus opening up more opportunities for educational interpreters. House Third Reading 02/12/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1240 SB 1240 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to provide a signature on certain forms that currently require a physician’s signature. House Third Reading 02/12/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1242 SB 1242 opens up the number of people who qualify for a nursing home administrator’s license. House Third Reading 02/12/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1246 SB 1246 would eliminate one committee and one commission. House Third Reading 03/04/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1248 SB 1248 would provide for a public comment period for regulations concerning certified seeds and agricultural products. House Third Reading 03/04/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1259 SB 1259 exempts manufactured home installers from having to obtain a certificate of competency for plumbing work. House Third Reading 03/04/2020 1 Absent Full analysis
S1264 SB 1264 amends Idaho Code relating to self-service storage facilities. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1277 SB 1277 would create a uniform homestead exemption application form, accessible to all Idaho residents through either the Idaho State Tax Commission or their county assessor. House Third Reading 03/16/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1278 SB 1278 increases fee-funded government subsidies for driver training programs operated by the government. House Third Reading 03/12/2020 -3 Nay Full analysis
S1282 SB1282 would eliminate the inactive Board of Cemeterians and its associated licenses and fees. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1283 SB1283 provides a consistent method for individuals to seek a waiver, variance, or amendment of an existing Idaho rule. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1284 SB 1284 protects the confidentiality of indigent defendants’ legal assistance by clarifying that Public Defense Commission records are exempt from disclosure under public records law. House Third Reading 03/11/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1286 SB 1286 repeals five sections of Idaho code related to taking up and safely keeping trespassing hogs. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1287 SB 1287 allows barber schools and cosmetology schools to request retroactive reinstatement of an expired license, up to 90 days after the original renewal date. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1295 SB 1295 would restrict the practice of teledentistry. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 -3 Nay Full analysis
S1299 SB 1299 would repeal two occupational licenses and absorb a third into another existing license. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 4 Yea Full analysis
S1305 SB 1305 would let mental health professionals seeking the authority to prescribe medication obtain a provisional certificate if they are supervised by a family doctor. This expands the list of professionals that may supervise the person prescribing medications under a provisional certificate. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1306 SB 1306 would establish that a city does not need to hold an election for a position for which there is only one candidate. House Third Reading 03/04/2020 1 Absent Full analysis
S1323 SB 1323 would prohibit people convicted of certain crimes from entry into the teaching profession. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
S1330 SB 1330 establishes a government program called the Idaho Extended Employment Services Program. House Third Reading 03/16/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
S1331 SB 1331 would allow chiropractic physicians to administer certain prescriptions, and also to source compounded prescriptions from a compounding pharmacy. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1332 SB 1332 would set new requirements for establishing ambulance districts in the state after July 1, 2020. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1336 SB 1336 adds to the list of individuals against whom assault or battery carries an enhanced penalty. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 -1 Nay Full analysis
S1342 SB 1342 clarifies that burglary from a business is usually a misdemeanor when the theft is under $300 in value. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1343 SB 1343 imposes duties and liabilities on mountain operators, bicyclists, and tramway passengers. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
S1344 SB 1344 would add new reporting requirements for state agencies that receive federal funding. House Third Reading 03/05/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1349 Under SB 1349, the state would not create any new specialty license plate to benefit a private organization. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1350 SB 1350 would make the fiscal impact of statewide citizen initiatives more transparent. House Third Reading 03/16/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1351 SB 1351 would create Idaho’s Occupational Licensing Reform Act and remove most of the undefined morality requirements that exist in state licensing laws. House Third Reading 03/10/2020 6 Yea Full analysis
S1368 SB 1368 expands the transparency of Idaho’s Roadless Rule Implementation Commission. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1371 SB 1371 would clarify that the extended absence of a parent for the purpose of military service does not establish abandonment of a child. House Third Reading 03/17/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1379 SB 1379 increases inspections of commercial vehicles for dyed fuels. House Third Reading 03/18/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
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