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State Representative
Steve Berch
(D) - Idaho
Idaho House District 15
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P.O. Box 83720
700 W. Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83720-0038
Phone: 208-332-1039

Boise Office

P.O. Box 4903
Boise, ID 83711
Phone: 208-890-9339

Vote Record By Category
Category Vote Index Total Score
All Bills 23
-113
 
Rated Bill Votes
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Rating Vote Comments
H0006 House Bill 6 would expand the jurisdiction of the Office of the Attorney General to include investigating and prosecuting city officials. House Third Reading 01/21/2025 1 Nay
H0006 House Bill 6 would expand the jurisdiction of the Office of the Attorney General to include investigating and prosecuting city officials. House Third Reading 04/02/2025 1 Nay
H0013 House Bill 13 would clarify that the state's motorcycle helmet requirement for minors does not apply to minors who use UTVs that are equipped with a roll cage and seat belts. House Third Reading 01/23/2025 1 Nay
H0014 House Bill 14 would require state agencies to review applicable statutes and detail any elements that are obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary. House Third Reading 01/23/2025 1 Yea
H0021 House Bill 21 would enact more stringent requirements for obtaining temporary trip permits to drive in Idaho. House Third Reading 02/20/2025 -1 Yea
H0023 House Bill 23 would make motorcycle and driving instruction permits valid for 1 year instead of the current 6 months. House Third Reading 02/20/2025 1 Yea
H0026 House Bill 26 would establish the Idaho ABLE Account Advisory Council to promote and market savings accounts. House Third Reading 02/10/2025 -1 Yea
H0032 House Bill 32 would, with some exceptions, bar the state and its political subdivisions from requiring people to use medical face masks. House Third Reading 01/29/2025 3 Nay
H0038 House Bill 38 would impose new regulations on health insurance co-ops and remove a cap on fees. House Third Reading 02/12/2025 -1 Yea
H0040 House Bill 40 would reduce Idaho's individual and corporate income tax rate; expand a state income tax exemption for military pensions, and remove capital gains and losses for precious metals. House Third Reading 02/03/2025 2 Nay
H0041 House Bill 41 would specify what flags may be displayed in an Idaho public school. House Third Reading 01/28/2025 1 Nay
H0041 House Bill 41 would specify what flags may be displayed in an Idaho public school. House Third Reading 03/11/2025 1 Nay
H0044 House Bill 44 would require schools to report incidents of bullying to parents and law enforcement. House Third Reading 01/29/2025 -1 Yea
H0047 House Bill 47 would make birth records available to all adoptees once they reach adulthood. House Third Reading 02/20/2025 1 Nay
H0048 House Bill 48 would amend Idaho's enhanced concealed carry license law to allow retired law enforcement officers to provide firearm instruction. House Third Reading 02/20/2025 1 Nay
H0059 House Bill 59 would update and expand Idaho law to recognize that health care providers have the right not to participate in or pay for medical procedures or services that violate their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles. House Third Reading 02/11/2025 2 Nay
H0059 House Bill 59 would update and expand Idaho law to recognize that health care providers have the right not to participate in or pay for medical procedures or services that violate their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles. House Third Reading 03/13/2025 2 Nay
H0062 House Bill 62 would allow the Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Tax Commission to investigate Medicaid fraud. House Third Reading 02/17/2025 1 Yea
H0078 House Bill 78 would require the state to create digital driver's licenses and ID cards. House Third Reading 03/11/2025 -2 Yea
H0079 House Bill 79 would increase the community college tuition cap by 30%. House Third Reading 02/05/2025 -1 Absent
H0080 House Bill 80 would repeal the Yellow Dot program. House Third Reading 02/12/2025 1 Yea
H0083 House Bill 83, as amended in the Senate, would criminalize illegal entry as a secondary offense and prioritize enforcement against "dangerous" illegal aliens. House Third Reading 02/10/2025 1 Nay
H0083 House Bill 83, as amended in the Senate, would criminalize illegal entry as a secondary offense and prioritize enforcement against "dangerous" illegal aliens. House Third Reading 03/19/2025 1 Nay
H0086 House Bill 86 would preempt local regulations requiring building plans to include electric vehicle charging stations or designated EV parking. House Third Reading 02/20/2025 1 Nay
H0088 House Bill 88 would make a first offense of soliciting commercial sexual activity a felony rather than a misdemeanor. House Third Reading 02/21/2025 -1 Yea
H0090 House Bill 90 requires the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to get legislative approval for any changes to a public assistance program that expands eligibility or benefits. House Third Reading 02/24/2025 2 Nay
H0091 House Bill 91 would repeal nearly 150 sections of code deemed outdated, obsolete, or unnecessary. House Third Reading 02/21/2025 1 Yea
H0093 House Bill 093 —  Idaho parental choice tax credit House Third Reading 02/07/2025 1 Nay
H0096 House Bill 96 would specify what flags may be displayed by governmental entities. House Third Reading 02/18/2025 1 Nay
H0096 House Bill 96 would specify what flags may be displayed by governmental entities. House Third Reading 03/28/2025 1 Nay
H0097 House Bill 97 would allow individuals to choose not to comply with evacuation orders but would make them responsible for risks and reimbursement costs for any subsequent rescue. House Third Reading 02/20/2025 1 Nay
H0098 House Bill 098 — Teachers unions, no taxpayer funds House Third Reading 02/12/2025 3 Nay
H0102 House Bill 102 would allow a recreation district board to submit a petition to the county seeking the district's dissolution under extremely narrow circumstances. House Third Reading 02/07/2025 1 Nay
H0107 House Bill 107 would implement small measures to promote occupational licensing reform. House Third Reading 02/17/2025 1 Nay
H0109 House Bill 109 would instruct the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to request a federal waiver to make candy and soda ineligible for purchases with SNAP benefits. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 -1 Nay
H0109 House Bill 109 would instruct the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to request a federal waiver to make candy and soda ineligible for purchases with SNAP benefits. House Third Reading 03/31/2025 -1 Nay
H0110 House Bill 110 would clarify that the state department of health and welfare can't limit scope of practice within Medicaid beyond what is set by statute or rule. House Third Reading 02/21/2025 1 Yea
H0120 House Bill 120 would repeal registration requirements for retail thermal styling equipment dealers. House Third Reading 02/17/2025 2 Yea
H0121 House Bill 121 would repeal certification requirements for makeup artists. House Third Reading 02/26/2025 2 Nay
H0122 House Bill 122 would repeal facility licensing requirements for makeover or glamour photography businesses. House Third Reading 02/21/2025 2 Yea
H0125 House Bill 125 would make participating in a riot a felony if the riot results in physical injury to a person. House Third Reading 02/17/2025 -1 Yea
H0128 House Bill 128 would forbid the Idaho Department of Fish and Game from adopting or enforcing rules prohibiting the use of sabots in a muzzleloader-only season. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 1 Yea
H0131 House Bill 131 would require blood donors to disclose their mRNA vaccination status and require blood donation agencies to label blood accordingly. House Third Reading 02/28/2025 1 Nay
H0134 House Bill 134 would impose new cancer screening mandates on most private and government health insurers. House Third Reading 02/24/2025 -2 Yea
H0135 House Bill 135 would make illegal aliens ineligible for some types of taxpayer-funded benefits in Idaho. House Third Reading 03/17/2025 3 Nay
H0138 House Bill 138 would require the effective repeal of Medicaid expansion in Idaho unless certain cost-saving measures are implemented and reform benchmarks are met. House Third Reading 02/19/2025 5 Nay
H0144 House Bill 144 would exempt small sellers with less than $5,000 in annual sales from the requirement to collect sales taxes. House Third Reading 02/12/2025 2 Yea
H0146 House Bill 146 would impose costly light-mitigating technology regulations on new and existing wind energy conversion systems. House Third Reading 02/26/2025 -1 Yea
H0146 House Bill 146 would impose costly light-mitigating technology regulations on new and existing wind energy conversion systems. House Third Reading 03/17/2025 -1 Yea
H0147 House Bill 147 would increase the bonding capacity for school districts, thereby allowing for higher property taxes and significantly more government spending and debt. House Third Reading 02/20/2025 -2 Yea
H0148 House Bill 148 would allow the Constitutional Defense Council to consider requests for legal assistance and to provide it when doing so is consistent with its mission. House Third Reading 02/21/2025 1 Nay
H0149 House Bill 149 would impose additional regulations on advertisements for mortgage lenders. House Third Reading 02/24/2025 -1 Yea
H0156 House Bill 156 would implement a 33% pay increase for members of the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole. House Third Reading 02/18/2025 -1 Yea
H0157 House Bill 157 would allow government to collect and retain DNA samples from people who commit certain misdemeanors, expanding a practice that currently extends only to felonies. House Third Reading 03/07/2025 -2 Yea
H0158 House Bill 158 would protect media source confidentiality with exceptions. House Third Reading 02/25/2025 1 Yea
H0171 House Bill 171 would expand the ability of county- or city-based commerce authorities to issue revenue bonds to fund utility services. House Third Reading 02/26/2025 -3 Yea
H0173 House Bill 173 would quadruple the tax on alfalfa seed and clover seed. House Third Reading 02/26/2025 -1 Yea
H0177 House Bill 177 declares gold and silver legal tender in the state of Idaho. House Third Reading 02/25/2025 2 Nay
H0205 House Bill 205 would clarify when it is lawful to temporarily exceed the posted speed limit while passing. House Third Reading 02/26/2025 1 Nay
H0212 House Bill 212 would increase the number of signatures required for a petition to create a library district. House Third Reading 02/24/2025 1 Nay
H0222 House Bill 222 would require agencies to publish their administrative rule, policy statements, and guidance documents on their respective websites. House Third Reading 03/10/2025 1 Yea
H0230 House Bill 230 would require organizers, hosts, and performers to prevent minors from being exposed to a show or performance that includes sexual conduct. House Third Reading 02/24/2025 1 Nay
H0239 House Bill 239 — Human sexuality, permission House Third Reading 03/03/2025 2 Nay
H0239 House Bill 239 — Human sexuality, permission House Third Reading 03/26/2025 2 Nay
H0240 House Bill 240 — Campuses free speech (+2) House Third Reading 03/04/2025 2 Nay
H0242 House Bill 242 expands what could qualify for continuing education credits in nursing and primary care for those who serve as preceptors for recent medical graduates. House Third Reading 03/10/2025 1 Yea
H0243 House Bill 243 deregulates certain aspects of childcare licensure to expand the range and types of providers able to provide services. House Third Reading 02/27/2025 3 Nay
H0243 House Bill 243 deregulates certain aspects of childcare licensure to expand the range and types of providers able to provide services. House Third Reading 03/19/2025 3 Nay
H0245 House Bill 245 would allow a court to order "extended foster care" for adults up to 23 years old. House Third Reading 02/25/2025 -1 Yea
H0253 House Bill 253 would allow government to take longer and charge more for public record requests from requesters who are not Idaho residents. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 -2 Nay
H0253 House Bill 253 would allow government to take longer and charge more for public record requests from requesters who are not Idaho residents. House Third Reading 04/03/2025 -2 Yea
H0263 House Bill 263 would clarify that animal adoption fees charged by a nonprofit are service fees and therefore not subject to sales and use taxes. House Third Reading 02/28/2025 1 Yea
H0264 House Bill 264 would require that restrooms in certain government facilities be restricted to members of either the male or female sex. House Third Reading 02/28/2025 1 Nay
H0264 House Bill 264 would require that restrooms in certain government facilities be restricted to members of either the male or female sex. House Third Reading 03/28/2025 1 Nay
H0265 House Bill 265 would require insurers to notify the owner of a life insurance policy when it lapses or terminates and to do so via certified mail, return receipt requested, under certain circumstances. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 -1 Yea
H0268 House Bill 268 — Exec state employees, nonclassified House Third Reading 03/03/2025 2 Nay
H0270 House Bill 270 would expand the definition of indecent exposure. House Third Reading 02/28/2025 1 Nay
H0271 House Bill 271 would criminalize the act of advertising a product or service that is illegal under federal, state, or local law where the product or service is offered. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 -2 Nay
H0271 House Bill 271 would criminalize the act of advertising a product or service that is illegal under federal, state, or local law where the product or service is offered. House Third Reading 03/31/2025 -2 Nay
H0276 House Bill 276 would increase regulations on brewers, wholesalers, and dealers. House Third Reading 02/28/2025 -2 Yea
H0290 House Bill 290 would move elements of Idaho's vaccine mandate laws from rule to statute and allow for discrimination against exempted minors under certain circumstances. House Third Reading 03/05/2025 -1 Nay
H0291 House Bill 291 — Idaho high-needs student fund House Third Reading 03/12/2025 -1 Yea
H0294 House Bill 294 would replace statutorily defined penalties for pipeline safety deficiencies with a changeable federal standard that includes exponentially higher penalties. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 -2 Yea
H0301 House Bill 301 would allow the governor to declare an emergency so a state agency could acquire property after a statutory deadline had passed. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 -3 Yea
H0304 House Bill 304 would authorize two annual $50 million transfers from the tax relief fund. One would go to the School District Facilities Fund and the other would go to the Homeowner Property Tax Relief account. House Third Reading 03/04/2025 1 Absent
H0310 House Bill 310 would require election officials to implement anti-fraud measures on ballots. House Third Reading 02/26/2025 1 Yea
H0313 House Bill 313 — Sudden cardiac arrest education House Third Reading 03/10/2025 -1 Yea
H0315 House Bill 315 would limit the sales tax exemption for newly established large data centers to seven years. House Third Reading 03/07/2025 1 Yea
H0321 House Bill 321 would specify circumstances under which a property owner may evict a squatter. House Third Reading 03/13/2025 1 Yea
H0322 House Bill 322 would increase the salaries of Idaho Supreme Court justices and other judges by 10 – 11.5%. House Third Reading 03/03/2025 -1 Yea
H0331 House Bill 331 — Public charter school facilities House Third Reading 02/28/2025 1 Yea
H0339 House Bill 339 would require a significant amount of personal data be sent to and compiled by the secretary of state. House Third Reading 03/10/2025 -1 Yea
H0339 House Bill 339 would require a significant amount of personal data be sent to and compiled by the secretary of state. House Third Reading 04/02/2025 -1 Yea
H0345 House Bill 345 revises the Idaho Medicaid program to call for the Department of Health and Welfare to pursue waivers and repeals rules. It also imposes cost-control measures on Medicaid by altering sections of Idaho code. House Third Reading 03/06/2025 3 Nay
H0351 House Bill 351 — Education, Parental Rights House Third Reading 03/07/2025 1 Nay
H0352 House Bill 352 — Education, Parental Rights House Third Reading 03/07/2025 1 Nay
H0356 House Bill 356 would limit what kind of property certain foreign governments or their agents may own in Idaho. House Third Reading 03/14/2025 -1 Yea
H0357 House Bill 357 would create the "America250 commemoration fund" and establish an advisory committee to oversee spending from the fund. House Third Reading 03/05/2025 -1 Nay
H0357 House Bill 357 would create the "America250 commemoration fund" and establish an advisory committee to oversee spending from the fund. House Third Reading 03/31/2025 -1 Yea
H0359 House Bill 359 would require election communications from political candidates or those supporting them to prominently display the candidate's political affiliation. House Third Reading 03/20/2025 -1 Nay
H0361 House Bill 361 would clarify the process by which the responsibilities of a homeowner's association get turned over to the property owners. House Third Reading 03/13/2025 1 Yea
H0362 House Bill 362 would clarify that, in most cases, someone elected to federal, statewide, or legislative office cannot also serve as an elected officer of a city, school district, or highway district. House Third Reading 03/11/2025 1 Yea
H0365 House Bill 365 would grant the Idaho attorney general concurrent authority to investigate and prosecute election violations. House Third Reading 03/11/2025 1 Nay
H0368 House Bill 368 expands the number of medical school seats sponsored by the state of Idaho and establishes a working group to develop a plan to revise Idaho’s medical education partnerships. House Third Reading 03/13/2025 -1 Nay
H0368 House Bill 368 expands the number of medical school seats sponsored by the state of Idaho and establishes a working group to develop a plan to revise Idaho’s medical education partnerships. House Third Reading 03/31/2025 -1 Nay
H0376 House Bill 376 would remove an exception that allows individuals or entities that rent or lease public property to bypass the state's preemption law and ban guns. House Third Reading 03/13/2025 1 Nay
H0378 House Bill 378 would impose new reporting requirements on legislators and legislative candidates when they engage in private travel paid for by another individual or entity. House Third Reading 03/13/2025 -4 Yea
H0397 House Bill 397 — Education, civics instruction House Third Reading 03/17/2025 2 Nay
H0398 House Bill 398 would repeal and replace Idaho's laws related to lobbying, expand the definition of lobbying, and add new reporting requirements. House Third Reading 03/25/2025 -3 Yea
H0403 House Bill 403 would require new Idaho residents to obtain Idaho driver's licenses and title their vehicles within 30 days of arriving. House Third Reading 03/20/2025 -1 Nay
H0409 House Bill 409 would require the governor to convene a special session of the Legislature if he wishes to declare a disaster emergency, with certain exceptions, and limit the duration of the disaster emergency to 60 days. House Third Reading 03/17/2025 1 Nay
H0413 House Bill 413 would require state agencies to fill or forfeit vacant positions; it would also require agencies to report reimbursed travel costs. House Third Reading 03/24/2025 1 Nay
H0415 House Bill 415 would prohibit certain out-of-state entities from owning any part of Idaho's electrical transmission facilities. House Third Reading 03/25/2025 -2 Nay
H0457 House Bill 457 would clarify that animal adoption fees charged by a local government or nonprofit are service fees and therefore not subject to sales and use taxes. House Third Reading 03/27/2025 1 Yea
H0471 House Bill 471 would require the Ada County Highway District to hold partisan primary elections starting in 2026. House Third Reading 04/02/2025 1 Nay
H0472 House Bill 472 would protect Idahoans from most vaccine mandates. It is a replacement bill for Senate Bill 1023, which the governor vetoed. House Third Reading 04/02/2025 1 Nay
HCR004 House Concurrent Resolution 4 would accept and defend the 22% proposed legislative pay increase. House Third Reading 01/23/2025 -1 Yea
HJM001 House Joint Memorial 1 would declare the Legislature's rejection of Obergefell v. Hodges, which illegitimately redefined marriage, and call on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the decision. House Third Reading 01/27/2025 2 Nay
HJR001 House Joint Resolution 1 — Education, compulsory, parents House Third Reading 02/19/2025 2 Nay
HJR004 House Joint Resolution 4 would amend the Idaho Constitution to say only the legislature has the authority to legalize psychoactive substances. House Third Reading 03/05/2025 1 Nay
S1001 Senate Bill 1001 is an anti-SLAPP law, which would make it easier for defendants to quickly get lawsuits alleging defamation and other such charges dismissed. House Third Reading 03/05/2025 1 Yea
S1003 Senate Bill 1003 would suspend the individual right to hunt, fish, and trap for those who have certain outstanding fines. House Third Reading 03/06/2025 -1 Yea
S1007 Senate Bill 1007 would clarify that school boards may not restrict public comments to agenda items only. House Third Reading 03/06/2025 1 Nay
S1016 Senate Bill 1016 would substantially increase fees related to brands and brand inspectors. It would also triple the fee for a livestock dealer license. House Third Reading 03/17/2025 -2 Yea
S1023 Senate Bill 1023 would amend Idaho's "Coronavirus Stop Act" to protect individual medical freedom against all vaccine mandates. House Third Reading 03/19/2025 1 Nay
S1027 Senate Bill 1027 would clarify that very large financial institutions cannot condition access to financial services based on non-financial information that might be included in a "social credit score." House Third Reading 03/17/2025 1 Nay
S1028 Senate Bill 1028 would add another district judge to Idaho's first judicial district. House Third Reading 03/05/2025 -1 Yea
S1029 Senate Bill 1029 would add another district judge to Idaho's seventh judicial district. House Third Reading 03/05/2025 -1 Yea
S1030 Senate Bill 1030 would increase attorney license fees. House Third Reading 03/14/2025 -1 Yea
S1031 Senate Bill 1031 would narrow the scope of responsibility for Idaho's health districts. House Third Reading 03/17/2025 1 Nay
S1033 Senate Bill 1033 would crack down on meritless nuisance complaints against agricultural operations. House Third Reading 03/17/2025 1 Yea
S1046 Senate Bill 1046 — Instruction, fetal development House Third Reading 03/18/2025 1 Nay
S1054 Senate Bill 1054 would increase the tax imposed on bean producers. House Third Reading 03/17/2025 -1 Yea
S1069 Senate Bill 1069 — Literacy intervention House Third Reading 03/11/2025 -1 Yea
S1071 Senate Bill 1071 would create a check box on the driver's license application form to facilitate a voluntary donation to one nonprofit organization favored by law. House Third Reading 03/31/2025 -1 Yea
S1073 Senate Bill 1073 would clarify that a city's waste collection contract does not prevent a private contract for temporary waste collection by another service provider. House Third Reading 03/24/2025 1 Yea
S1076 Senate Bill 1076 would limit agencies’ use of temporary rules. House Third Reading 03/31/2025 1 Nay
S1087 Senate Bill 1087 would require health care providers to provide patients a no-fee copy of their medical records. House Third Reading 03/26/2025 -1 Yea
S1099 Senate Bill 1099 would impose harsher penalties and mandatory minimums when a death occurs in a motor vehicle accident caused by an impaired driver. House Third Reading 03/18/2025 -1 Yea
S1117 Senate Bill 1117 would require the Idaho Division of Financial Management to provide updated fiscal impact statements for initiatives under certain conditions. House Third Reading 04/02/2025 1 Yea
S1133 Senate Bill 1133 would impose stricter limits on land use within an agricultural protection area. House Third Reading 03/25/2025 -1 Nay
S1139 Senate Bill 1139 would provide the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council greater latitude to consider the circumstances of an applicant's prior criminal history involving a felony rather than automatically denying the application. House Third Reading 03/19/2025 1 Yea
S1142 Senate Bill 1142 — Empowering parents program, repeal House Third Reading 04/03/2025 1 Nay
S1167 Senate Bill 1167 would repeal a chapter of state code allowing for weather modification districts. House Third Reading 03/27/2025 1 Nay
S1180 Senate Bill 1180 would limit how government can use license plate readers and say that front plates are not required on vehicles that lack mounting brackets. House Third Reading 04/03/2025 2 Nay
S1183 Senate Bill 1183 would require electric companies to prepare and abide by wildfire mitigation plans in exchange for being shielded from liability for damages caused by wildfires. House Third Reading 03/27/2025 -1 Yea
S1198 Senate Bill 1198 — Higher ed, freedom of inquiry House Third Reading 04/03/2025 5 Nay
S1210 Senate Bill 1210 as amended is a replacement bill for Senate Bill 1023, which the governor vetoed. House Third Reading 04/04/2025 1 Nay
S1211 Senate Bill 1211 would make Ivermectin available without a prescription. House Third Reading 04/03/2025 1 Nay
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