Legislator

State Senator
James Woodward
(R) - Idaho
Idaho Senate District 01
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P.O. Box 83720
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0081
Phone: 208-332-1349

Sagle Office

P.O. Box 151
Sagle, ID 83860
Phone: 208-946-7963

Vote Record By Category
Category Vote Index Total Score
All Bills 59
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Rated Bill Votes
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Rating Vote Comments
H0316 HB 316 would repeal overburdensome regulations relating to pharmacists, and remove the morality requirement to become a licensed pharmacist. Senate Third Reading 02/06/2020 2 Absent Full analysis
H0318 HB 318 converts the bureau of occupational licenses to the division of occupational and professional licenses and makes other changes. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 -2 Yea 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. Senate Third Reading 02/05/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0330 HB 330 increases numerous fees nonresidents must pay for hunting licenses, permits, and tags. Senate Third Reading 02/26/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0333 HB 333 would repeal the minimum sales requirement for licensed vehicle salespeople. Senate Third Reading 02/26/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0342 HB 342 amends the Idaho Telehealth Access Act to ease the process for providing telehealth care. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0343 HB 343 creates a “bonded wine warehouse” license and imposes a license fee and regulations on license holders. Senate Third Reading 02/05/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
H0348 HB 348 would eliminate the Electronic Recording Commission. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0351 HB 351 reduces Medicaid reimbursements from the state general fund. Senate Third Reading 02/25/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0354 HB 354 would require local taxing districts to pass a resolution in order to reserve foregone balances. Senate Third Reading 02/26/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0367 HB 367 would authorize the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality to establish design criteria for new phosphogypsum stacks. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0375 HB 375 increases the fee for the state-required endorsement given to vehicles that transport hazardous materials. Senate Third Reading 02/26/2020 -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. Senate 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. Senate Third Reading 03/03/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0386 HB 386 imposes new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers. Senate Third Reading 03/03/2020 -4 Yea Full analysis
H0392 HB 392 limits the liability of volunteer health care providers and supervised students. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0396 HB 396 establishes the State Public Shooting Range Fund. Senate Third Reading 03/03/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 03/05/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 03/05/2020 3 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. Senate Third Reading 03/11/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 03/05/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0409 HB 409 replaces the current property tax formula with a new 4% cap (excluding schools). Senate Third Reading 03/12/2020 -1 Nay Full analysis
H0410 HB 410 extends the length of time that a license plate is valid from seven years to ten years. Senate Third Reading 03/04/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0411 HB 411 requires towing companies to notify the owner or owners of vehicles they tow. Senate Third Reading 03/03/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0413 HB 413 requires cities with a population of 100,000 or more to elect their city councilors by district. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0419 HB 419 makes changes to Idaho’s mortician licensing statute including reducing required training hours. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
H0423 HB 423 repeals registration mandates, fees, and disciplinary actions regarding athlete agents. Senate Third Reading 03/05/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0424 HB 424 would make changes to current licensure requirements for cosmetology-related licenses. Senate Third Reading 03/16/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0431 House Bill 431 would give the attorney general authority to make decisions regarding the disposal of a charity’s assets. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0432 HB 432 creates the framework for a new government program known as the Criminal Justice Integrated Data System. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
H0438 HB 438 removes the state mandate to use a germicide in the eyes of a newborn. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/12/2020 1 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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0463 HB 463 increases fees imposed by pretrial supervision programs. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0473 HB 473 amends and adds to Chapter 21, Title 26, Idaho Code, known as the Idaho Credit Union Act. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -4 Nay Full analysis
H0476 HB 476 would allow designated real estate brokers to work remotely as long as they are reasonably accessible. Senate Third Reading 03/05/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/04/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0478 HB 478 changes specified hour requirements for pre-licensure and continuing education courses for real estate salespeople and brokers. Senate Third Reading 03/04/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0486 HB 486 updates the state’s rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft systems (drones). Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0497 HB 497 launches a state-run Yellow Dot Program. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
H0501 HB 501 expands the number of voters involved in an excision and annexation process. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0509 HB 509 ensures that the sex recorded on a government-issued birth record is not retroactively altered. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0512 House Bill 512 would allow public charter schools to have lotteries weighted toward certain groups. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0515 HB 515 regulates and limits the use of “extraordinary collection actions” to collect on medical bills. Senate Third Reading 03/09/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/16/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0521 HB 521 would give a tax exemption to data centers on their purchases of certain equipment. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0526 HB 526 imposes new regulations on the advertising and terms of annuities. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0529 HB 529 limits the liability of architects, engineers, and contractors who volunteer their services following a disaster. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -7 Yea Full analysis
H0545 HB 545 amends Idaho Code to create swan tags and add fees. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0548 HB 548 would increase transparency for statewide and local ballot initiatives. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 3 Yea Full analysis
H0549 HB 549 imposes a number of new mandates and restrictions on day care facilities, their operators and their employees. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0552 HB 552 expands the definition of veterans who are eligible for a special reduction in property taxes. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -1 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. Senate 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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0565 HB 565 provides for an annexation process, to add land into flood control districts. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0566 HB 566 would raise the weight limit on personal delivery devices. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0575 HB 575 makes it possible for distilling companies to hold tastings at state liquor stores. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0576 House Bill 576 would repurpose a school technology grant program for “digital curriculum.” Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 1 Nay 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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -1 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. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
H0599 HB 599 would add sideboards to the review of nonpublic teacher preparation programs. Senate Third Reading 03/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
H0601 HB 601 would add new exemptions to public records law. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0614 HB 614 would ban the use of handheld devices on the road, but grant exceptions to certain individuals. Senate Third Reading 03/19/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
H0624 HB 624 would sunset Idaho’s Master Educator Premium program. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 02/17/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 02/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1225 SB 1225 would change reporting requirements for commercial fertilizer and soil amendment registrants. Senate Third Reading 02/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1231 SB 1231 allows Idahoans who register certain commercial vehicles to receive their registration cards electronically. Senate Third Reading 03/11/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1232 SB 1232 creates an inmate reentry savings account and establishes a framework for compulsory funding of the account. Senate Third Reading 01/30/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
S1233 SB 1233 expands the types of people who are authorized to submit campaign finance reports. Senate Third Reading 01/27/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1234 SB 1234 would reduce public access to the list of top candidates during the presidential search process at a four-year, public university. Senate Third Reading 02/03/2020 -1 Nay Full analysis
S1235 SB 1235 repeals Section 33-3720, Idaho Code, “Professional Studies Program” and Section 33-3721, Idaho Code, “Professional Studies Account.” Senate Third Reading 02/03/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 02/03/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 02/03/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1242 SB 1242 opens up the number of people who qualify for a nursing home administrator’s license. Senate Third Reading 02/03/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1246 SB 1246 would eliminate one committee and one commission. Senate Third Reading 02/17/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1248 SB 1248 would provide for a public comment period for regulations concerning certified seeds and agricultural products. Senate Third Reading 02/17/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1254 SB 1254 amends the statute governing charitable bingo and raffles by defining what charitable organizations qualify for a license, reducing the number of members on the bingo-raffle advisory board, and making other changes and corrections. Senate Third Reading 02/04/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
S1259 SB 1259 exempts manufactured home installers from having to obtain a certificate of competency for plumbing work. Senate Third Reading 02/10/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1264 SB 1264 amends Idaho Code relating to self-service storage facilities. Senate Third Reading 02/20/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1275 SB 1275 requires insurance plans to pay for a six-month supply of contraceptives. Senate Third Reading 02/17/2020 -2 Nay 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. Senate Third Reading 02/13/2020 1 Absent Full analysis
S1278 SB 1278 increases fee-funded government subsidies for driver training programs operated by the government. Senate Third Reading 02/13/2020 -3 Absent Full analysis
S1282 SB1282 would eliminate the inactive Board of Cemeterians and its associated licenses and fees. Senate Third Reading 02/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1283 SB1283 provides a consistent method for individuals to seek a waiver, variance, or amendment of an existing Idaho rule. Senate Third Reading 02/19/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 02/18/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1285 SB 1285 would require elected school board officials to undergo state-mandated training by the State Board of Education or an entity it designates. Senate Third Reading 02/19/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
S1286 SB 1286 repeals five sections of Idaho code related to taking up and safely keeping trespassing hogs. Senate Third Reading 02/18/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 02/20/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1295 SB 1295 would restrict the practice of teledentistry. Senate Third Reading 02/19/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
S1296 SB 1296 allows commercial airports to impose rules and regulations on ridesharing companies. Senate Third Reading 02/26/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
S1299 SB 1299 would repeal two occupational licenses and absorb a third into another existing license. Senate Third Reading 02/26/2020 4 Yea Full analysis
S1303 SB 1303 would restrict unelected urban renewal commissioners from using eminent domain. Senate Third Reading 02/28/2020 1 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. Senate Third Reading 02/18/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 02/19/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1308 SB 1308 would raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Senate Third Reading 02/27/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
S1314 SB 1314 would ban the use of handheld devices on the road, but grant exceptions to certain individuals. Senate Third Reading 02/25/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
S1318 SB 1318 would prohibit businesses from asking job applicants about their criminal records. Senate Third Reading 02/21/2020 -5 Nay Full analysis
S1322 SB 1322 replaces and expands the code dealing with visitation rights for grandparents. Senate Third Reading 02/20/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1323 SB 1323 would prohibit people convicted of certain crimes from entry into the teaching profession. Senate Third Reading 02/28/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
S1324 SB 1324 creates a new government program called the Idaho promise mentor program. Senate Third Reading 03/10/2020 -3 Nay Full analysis
S1325 SB 1325 would allow school districts to set up programs to train employees who do not have a teaching certificate. Senate Third Reading 02/24/2020 -3 Nay Full analysis
S1330 SB 1330 establishes a government program called the Idaho Extended Employment Services Program. Senate Third Reading 03/12/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 02/24/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1332 SB 1332 would set new requirements for establishing ambulance districts in the state after July 1, 2020. Senate Third Reading 02/24/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1336 SB 1336 adds to the list of individuals against whom assault or battery carries an enhanced penalty. Senate Third Reading 02/24/2020 -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. Senate Third Reading 02/27/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1343 SB 1343 imposes duties and liabilities on mountain operators, bicyclists, and tramway passengers. Senate Third Reading 03/19/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
S1344 SB 1344 would add new reporting requirements for state agencies that receive federal funding. Senate Third Reading 02/27/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1345 SB 1345 would legalize industrial hemp in Idaho, with a license. Senate Third Reading 02/27/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
S1349 Under SB 1349, the state would not create any new specialty license plate to benefit a private organization. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1350 SB 1350 would make the fiscal impact of statewide citizen initiatives more transparent. Senate Third Reading 03/19/2020 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. Senate Third Reading 03/02/2020 6 Yea Full analysis
S1363 SB 1363 would create a new Office of Administrative Hearings. Senate Third Reading 03/10/2020 -3 Nay Full analysis
S1365 SB 1365 would clarify the limitations on alcohol content of beer sold in the state. Senate Third Reading 03/04/2020 1 Yea Full analysis
S1368 SB 1368 expands the transparency of Idaho’s Roadless Rule Implementation Commission. Senate Third Reading 03/04/2020 2 Nay 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. Senate Third Reading 03/04/2020 2 Yea Full analysis
S1372 SB 1372 would allow fire protection districts to be divided in two. Senate Third Reading 03/05/2020 -2 Yea Full analysis
S1379 SB 1379 increases inspections of commercial vehicles for dyed fuels. Senate Third Reading 03/10/2020 -2 Nay Full analysis
S1380 SB 1380 extends limited liability to public defenders and indigent defense providers. Senate Third Reading 03/10/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
S1417 SB 1417 makes several significant changes to property tax policy commonly referred to as the “circuit breaker.” Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -1 Yea Full analysis
SJR104 SJR 104 would amend the Idaho State Constitution to allow for warrantless arrests for offenses not committed in an officer’s presence. Senate Third Reading 03/18/2020 -3 Yea Full analysis
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