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ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So first off, on page 11, section 010, for definitions, most of the changes in this section are due to
- On page 30, section 560, this is a combination of cleaned-up language from sections in this chapter as
- Finally, on pages 36 and 37, sections 900 and 901, the same changes were made in each of these sections
- Then we'll skip over that section, and we'll skip over that section.
- Then, on page 60, section 610, this is herd health kill authorization in a new section.
Summary:
The committee heard three Idaho Department of Fish and Game rule dockets tied to the governor’s zero-based regulation process. The first docket updated licensing and tag rules, including a new non-resident draw framework for deer and elk, added turkey-related landowner hunt provisions, clarified disability certification and refunds, consolidated moved language, changed the acreage threshold for certain landowner hunts to 79 acres, and adjusted several controlled-hunt and special-tag provisions. The second docket was a repeal of a chapter that had been moved into the big game rules, and the committee approved both that repeal and the licensing docket without opposition.
The bulk of the meeting focused on Docket 13-01-08-24-01, which revised big game hunting rules and included a major package of technology restrictions. Fish and Game staff explained that the changes came from a Hunting and Advanced Technology working group and public comment, and would prohibit or limit certain uses of smart optics, transmitting trail cameras, thermal imaging, night vision, drones, and aircraft in big game hunting, while carving out exceptions for some uses such as backcountry pilots and certain wolf-management activities. Staff also described related changes to archery, muzzleloader, electronic tagging, motorized hunting, bait, herd-health kill authorizations, and grizzly-bear bait reporting. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters said the rules protect fair chase, preserve hunting opportunity, and prevent technology from eroding hunting tradition; opponents argued the restrictions would hinder wolf control, create legal problems, and unfairly limit tools for predator hunters and landowners.
After extensive testimony and questions, Senator Conowitz moved to adopt the big game docket except for the technology-related subsections on page 56, citing constitutional and statutory concerns. That substitute motion failed on a 4-5 roll call vote. The committee then voted on the full docket, but instead of taking final action, members ultimately moved to hold Docket 13-01-08-24-01 subject to call of the chair. The meeting ended without final approval or rejection of that docket.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- , as enacted by Section 1, Chapter 252, Laws of 2025, to redesignate the chapter; amending Section 19
- House Bill 893 continues: amending Section 33-37-32, Idaho Code, as enacted by Section 2, Chapter 70,
- enacted by Section 1, Chapter 221, Laws of 2025, to redesignate the section; amending Section 49-401A
- 2025, to redesignate the section.
- the section; amending Section 67-827A, Idaho Code, to make codifier's corrections; amending Section
Summary:
The House convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the journal, then received gubernatorial and Senate messages and committee reports. Several new bills and resolutions were introduced and referred, including measures on taxation refunds, county commissioner vacancies, open meetings, data centers and water use, state historic preservation, and multiple Senate bills on vacancies, administrative rules, abortion trafficking, energy resources, irrigation districts, and education. The House also advanced a number of bills to second and third reading calendars and referred House Concurrent Resolution 35 and House Joint Memorial 21 for printing.
The bulk of the floor action focused on budget and appropriation bills brought up under suspended rules. House Bills 866 and 867, maintenance budgets for constitutional officers and general government, passed after debate over the size of the appropriations, transparency of JFAC’s cuts, and the inclusion of military pay raises and other baseline costs. House Bill 868, for the Public Employee Retirement System, passed after questions about one-time software and disaster-recovery funding. House Bill 869, for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, passed amid discussion of using dedicated funds to restore cuts and confusion with a separate deaf-and-blind school budget.
The House also passed House Bill 870, an Office of Information Technology Services enhancement bill centered on cybersecurity hardware and the final phase of IT consolidation from Health and Welfare, despite objections that it represented government growth and relied on federal funds. House Bill 871, funding the State Tax Commission for tax conformity work, property tax education, and seasonal staff, also passed after debate over necessity and spending. House Bill 835, limiting non-cognizable spending by the executive branch and preserving exceptions for emergencies, military facilities, and tuition-related funds, passed as well. The House then moved to announcements and adjourned until Monday, March 16, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- section.
- Section 8 and Section 9, dealing with 33-1624. Section 8, Section 9, dealing with 33-1624.
- Previous Section 33-2006 was Section 33-2006 was repealed in 2017, and that section was dealing with
- These last two sections, Sections 14 and 15, are just cleanup of previous sections that are repealed
- And this Section 15 is referring to Section 12, 33-3305.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard Senate Bill 1291 from Senator Carrie Semmelroth, a code-cleanup measure tied to the prior session’s Code Cleanup Act and reviewed by agencies, the LSO program impact team, and the DOGE Task Force. Semmelroth walked the committee through multiple sections of Idaho Code Title 33 that she described as obsolete, outdated, or orphaned, including provisions on public school appropriations, third-party contracts to improve student achievement, teacher recognition reporting, county school funding mechanisms, industry partner funds, asbestos abatement at Albion Normal School, and advanced opportunities. She also explained that two sections in the bill simply removed references to provisions being repealed. The committee asked no substantive questions and voted unanimously to send SB 1291 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
After the bill hearing, the committee received a presentation from Idaho FFA state officers, who described FFA’s role in agricultural education, leadership development, and supervised agricultural experience. The students outlined the three-circle model of classroom instruction, FFA activities such as career and leadership development events, and SAE projects ranging from beekeeping and welding to dairy work, greenhouse management, and livestock production. They highlighted statewide participation, leadership conferences, community service hours, and the upcoming state convention in Twin Falls, and invited legislators to attend.
Committee members responded with supportive comments and a few questions about the students’ projects, including welding techniques, aluminum prep, and beekeeping. The students answered with details about MIG welding, cleaning aluminum before welding, hive management, honey production, and recordkeeping. The chair thanked the students for their work and emphasized values such as respect, responsibility, and resilience before adjourning the committee until the next day.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 5.5 is a good example.
- This is in Section 14.65.
- , but on section 56.5 I'm on the amendment, so maybe my sections will be incorrect, but on section 56.5
- And then section 86 is related to the SOTs. No, 86. Section 86 is state. Correct. Yeah.
- Section 10, subsection 6.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 1st, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:15 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- What section is that in, Alex? Mr.
- So it is funding coming out of SIF, so section 12, yes, so section 12.
- No changes to Section 11. Section 12 is just the SIF identification section, so that is the most...
- Section 16, this is a section being added to amend the section of code that provides for the purposes
- in Section 21.
Bills:
SB2003
Keywords:
higher education, student loans, scholarships, capital projects, workforce development, funding, North Dakota university system, 908, all
Summary:
The committee first reconsidered Senate Bill 2003 in the higher education budget and adopted several changes. It removed $3 million for enterprise resource planning, struck $2 million for a grant program for students who are pregnant or recently gave birth, and then added $3 million back into workforce education and innovative grants, restoring that line to $12 million. Members also discussed a possible purchase of the 19th Avenue building in Fargo for the State School of Science, but the motion was withdrawn for later consideration. Other higher ed items were briefly noted, including tribally controlled community colleges and a state magazine funding line, but no final action was taken on the building proposal during this segment.
The committee then moved to Senate Bill 2018, the Commerce budget, and reviewed a long list of funding items. It restored a vacant workforce FTE, increased tourism marketing to $10 million and Find the Good Life to $5 million, raised Operation Intern by $1 million, removed a $100,000 infrastructure study, increased autonomous agriculture grants to $15 million, and set the Regional Workforce Impact Program at $10 million. It also kept or adjusted several other items, including the uncrewed aerial vehicle replacement program, the global talent office, tribally controlled community colleges, Native American small business grants, and technical skills training grants.
A major new provision would transfer $50 million total, split between SIF and Bank of North Dakota profits, to the Theodore Roosevelt Library Museum Endowment Fund, matching a private fundraising challenge; members expressed both support and concern, and said they would revisit it later. The committee also discussed language to allow commercialization of Vantis and to permit the Turtle Mountain gaming compact proposal to move forward with required federal approvals, while clarifying that a previously discussed $100,000 study had been removed. Commerce officials said the workforce language was intended to centralize data and strategy, and they noted Operation Intern would need an emergency clause because applications begin in May. No final vote on the Commerce budget was taken in this segment, and the chair said the committee would return later to finish both budgets.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment to Section 1 is adopted. Senator Den Hartog. Here we go to Section 2.
- Same exact change in Section 2.
- Amendment to Section 2 is adopted.
- Amendment to Section 3 is adopted.
- Same change on the next section. Debate is open.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. The chamber then moved through routine business, including petitions, resolutions, memorials, committee reports, gubernatorial appointments, and messages from the House. Several measures were referred to committees or placed on the appropriate reading orders, including Senate Concurrent Resolution 121 and Senate Joint Memorials 112, 113, and 114, as well as a number of House bills transmitted from the House. The Senate also received and referred gubernatorial appointments for Irving Littman, Judge Rudolph Rick Carnaroli, and Terry Kirkham.
The Committee of the Whole considered Senate Bills 1241, 1270, 1271, and 1285, along with House Bill 494. SB 1241 was amended to clarify language about carriage driving, zoning, Idaho care law, and public health/safety ordinances. SB 1270 was amended to replace references to “alternative” with “cell cultivated,” add a definition, and soften a penalty provision. SB 1271 was substantially rewritten to narrow authority, remove summary abatement language, add legislative oversight, and make fiscal protections for cities and counties explicit. SB 1285 was amended across multiple sections to broaden the bill from homeschoolers to non-public schools, adjust licensure-related language, and change the effective date to upon passage and approval. All four bills were reported back as amended without recommendation, while House Bill 494 was reported as progress.
The Senate also advanced a slate of bills from second reading to third reading, including SB 1300, 1301, 1331, 1332, 1308, 1309, 1311, 1317, 1272, and 1283, along with several House bills. At the end of the day, members made brief announcements, including a birthday note for Senator Nichols and notice of an Energy Caucus luncheon on an INL reactor project update. The Senate then adjourned until 11 a.m. the following day.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor May 30th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Commerce and Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- As this section was removed by the proposed amendment in Section 15, that section is no longer needed
- As this section was removed by the proposed amendment in Section 15, that section is no longer needed
- Section 20: subpoena authority. Section 20: subpoena authority.
- I can go section by section if you'd like, Chair.
- I can go section by section if you'd like, Chair.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 03:12 pm
Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Sections 4, 11, and 12.
- Sections 12, 13, and 14.
- Sections 5 and 6 are new.
- Section 5 is new.
- In the behavioral health section, one point in Article 4, Section 39 is the section that actually touches
Bills:
HF2434
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 8 and Section 9 dealing with 33-1624. Section 8, Section 9, dealing with 33-1624.
- Previous Section 33-2006 was, Section 33-2006 was repealed in 2017, and that section was dealing with
- These last two sections, Section 14 and Section 15, are just cleanup of previous sections that are repealed
- So Section 14 is referring to Section 3, 33-125B, and it is striking out the reference to that section
- And this Section 15 is referring to Section 12, 33-3305.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced Senate Bill 1291, presented by Senator Carrie Semmelroth as a code cleanup bill tied to the prior session’s Code Cleanup Act. She walked the committee through multiple sections of Title 33 that were described as obsolete, outdated, or unused, including provisions on public school appropriations, third-party academic contracts, teacher recognition reporting, county school funding mechanisms, orphan code, maternity school language, an unused industry partner fund, an old asbestos abatement appropriation, and advanced opportunities language. The committee asked no substantive questions, then moved and seconded a motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation; the motion carried unanimously.
After the bill, the committee received a presentation from Idaho FFA state officers, who described FFA’s three-circle model of classroom instruction, career and leadership development events, and supervised agricultural experiences. The officers highlighted their own agricultural projects and education paths, explained state and national FFA leadership activities, and emphasized community service and student leadership development. They also invited legislators to the upcoming state convention in Twin Falls.
Committee members offered supportive comments and asked a few questions about welding, beekeeping, and recordkeeping for agricultural projects. The FFA officers responded with details about their experiences and techniques. The chair closed by thanking the students and the committee adjourned until the next day.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> positions are restored in section 328B. positions are restored in section 328B.
- </c><00:09:51.839><c> This</c> resource trust section 39. This resource trust section 39.
- </c> covered under that new section 329. covered under that new section 329.
- </c> community college commission section 57. community college commission section 57.
Keywords:
911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That section in Idaho Code also directed the department to have a temporary rule That section in Idaho
- And then if we go down to Section 050.01E and F, I'm sorry, 0.01E and 0.02E, these sections were again
- So then I want to jump down to Section 200.02 on page 406. Section 200.02 on page 406.
- But section 10 was moved from section 563. That's on page 342.
- So by sections 100 and 101, by adopting the federal subparts that we did in these sections, The sections
Summary:
The committee first handled two gubernatorial appointments to the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board, moving the appointments of Carl Ray and Kenneth Long to the floor with recommendations that both be confirmed by the Senate. It then introduced a joint memorial on depredation claims, which would urge Congress to ensure that reporting livestock losses to wolves or grizzly bears does not affect a rancher’s grazing lease or permit; the memorial was sent to print.
Next, the committee introduced RS 32927C1, which would require Idaho Fish and Game to provide a 30-day public comment period for season-setting proclamations. It also introduced four related water-resources resolutions, RS 33051 through RS 33054, covering the state’s four water districts and highlighting projects such as managed aquifer recharge, dam and spillway work, canal and irrigation improvements, and aquifer stabilization efforts. All of these introductions were approved by voice vote.
The committee then considered several administrative rules from the Department of Environmental Quality. It approved a docket on cyanidation mining rules, with DEQ explaining the changes were needed to conform to 2025 statutory revisions and that some issues would continue through negotiated rulemaking; the Idaho Mining Association testified in support of that process. It also approved drinking water rules adopting federal Consumer Confidence Report and Lead and Copper Rule improvements, and a separate technical correction restoring the prior 100 PSI maximum static pressure standard for distribution systems, with Idaho Rural Water Association supporting the change.
Finally, the committee approved rules for administration of wastewater and drinking water loan funds. DEQ said the revisions implement zero-based regulation, create a tiered affordability system to prioritize disadvantaged communities for SRF loans, and add flexibility to professional liability insurance requirements for engineering firms while still protecting public funds. The committee adjourned after approving the docket, with one senator noting a potential conflict related to professional engineer status for the record.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Government Affairs May 30th, 2025 at 03:30 pm
Government Affairs
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/13/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Read the last section.
- Read the last section.
- Read the last section.
- Read the last section.
- Read the last section. Section 7.
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine business, approved the prior journal, and received several motions to discharge identical Assembly bills from committee and substitute corresponding Senate bills. Members also offered brief recognitions for visitors, including Yemeni American community advocates and Cheri Davis, who was honored for her Alzheimer’s advocacy and support work. The chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Period Poverty Awareness Week, and Nurses Week, with senators speaking in support of each measure’s purpose and importance.
The body then moved through a long calendar of bills, passing a wide range of measures on education, public health, correction law, environmental conservation, municipal law, agriculture, and consumer protection. Notable floor discussion included Senator Ramos explaining her support for a bill requiring salons and similar businesses to display multilingual domestic violence resource information, and Senator Gianaris and Senator Borrello debating a bill to prohibit electronic shelf labeling in stores over concerns about surveillance, dynamic pricing, and impacts on brick-and-mortar retailers. Senator May and Senator Skoufis also spoke on an environmental conservation bill concerning American eel management, with May supporting the species protections and Skoufis objecting to the bill’s structure.
Most bills were adopted by wide margins, though several drew recorded negative votes. The Senate passed the domestic violence information bill, the electronic shelf-labeling bill, and multiple other measures, including bills on eviction notice procedures, surrogate court procedure, and environmental conservation. After completing the calendar, the Senate reported no further business and adjourned until the next day at 11:00 a.m.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- 67-903, Idaho Code, as enacted by Section 2, Chapter 107, Laws of 2025, to redesignate the section and
- ; amends Section 34-601, Idaho Code, to provide a presidential primary date; amends Section 34-711, Idaho
- Amending Section 34-1203.
- It also amends Section 41-1090, Idaho Code, to revise the short title, and Section 41-1091, Idaho Code
- It also amends Section 41-1090, Idaho Code, to revise the short title, and Section 41-1091, Idaho Code
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the House Journal. It received messages from the Senate, including referral of House Joint Memorial 10 for enrolling and return of Senate Joint Memorial 107. Committee reports advanced a large number of bills, including several new House bills printed and referred to committees, and House Concurrent Resolution 27 honoring Idaho civilians who served on Wake Island during World War II was introduced and sent for printing.
On third reading, the House passed Senate Bill 1225, which revises public records law and the search process for nonclassified university and other high-profile positions by replacing the requirement to name five finalists with a sole finalist and requiring public updates and a 10-day public notice period before final selection. The bill passed 67-1. The House also passed House Bill 520 on standardized notice requirements in contested cases, House Bill 579 expanding justified defense of another person, House Bill 580 repealing outdated criminal statutes, and House Bill 581 creating a formal process for legislative review of Supreme Court rules. Each passed with broad support, though HB 581 drew some opposition.
The most debated measure was House Bill 583 on short-term rentals. Supporters argued it protects private property rights and prevents cities from effectively banning short-term rentals through restrictive local ordinances; opponents said it weakens neighborhood protections and shifts enforcement burdens to neighbors and courts. Several members declared Rule 80 conflicts due to related business or rental interests. The bill passed 54-16 and was sent to the Senate. The House also agreed to hold the remaining third-reading bills one legislative day, then received announcements and adjourned until the next day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment to Section 1 is adopted. Senator Den Hartog: Here we go to Section 2.
- Same exact change in Section 2.
- Amendment to Section 3 is adopted.
- Same change on the next section. Debate is open.
- If there are no objections, amendments to Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. Members then moved through petitions, resolutions, memorials, committee reports, and messages from the Governor and House. Governor’s appointments for Irving Littman, Judge Rudolph R. Carnaroli, and Terry Kirkham were received and referred to the appropriate committees. The House also transmitted several bills to the Senate, and Senate Bill 1338 through 1341 were introduced and referred to Judiciary and Rules for printing.
The Committee of the Whole considered amendments to Senate Bills 1241, 1270, 1271, and 1285. SB 1241 received clarifying changes related to carriage-related language, local zoning, and public health/safety authority. SB 1270 was amended to replace “alternative” with “cell cultivated,” add a definition, and adjust a penalty. SB 1271 was substantially restructured to narrow authority, remove summary abatement language, strengthen legislative oversight, and add fiscal protections for cities and counties. SB 1285 was amended throughout to broaden the bill from homeschoolers to non-public schools, make corresponding licensure changes, and move the effective date to upon passage and approval. The committee reported all four bills back as amended without recommendation, and House Bill 494 was held for further consideration.
The Senate also received committee reports advancing multiple bills, including transportation, commerce, education, health and welfare, and state affairs measures, many of which were sent to second reading or held for one legislative day. Later, House Bill 613, House Bill 526, and Senate Bill 1297 were moved to the 14th order for possible amendment. During miscellaneous business, senators made brief announcements, including a birthday acknowledgment and an Energy Caucus luncheon. The Senate then adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 15th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Didn't go through the sections. I didn't go through the sections. That's okay.
- Section 5 adds spending authority.
- 5, and including Section 6... ...of focus that are detailed starting with Section 5, and including Sections
- Moving to Section 6.
- Section 11 is a study.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying.
The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards.
Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 16th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That's a change in that section.
- Can you help me understand on that section, Section 2, what was, I guess, what were we trying to solve
- Section 7 is Section 7 is a continuing appropriation of money for DPI for special education.
- Section 16.
- in a different section.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge, a quorum call, and approval of journal corrections. It then handled several House messages, appointing conference committees on Senate Bills 2004 and 2006 and House Bills 1018, 1019, and 1363, and re-referring House Bill 1216 to Appropriations. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bill 1601, which would have expanded special assistant attorney general authority for certain offices, but the bill failed on final passage after strong opposition centered on preserving the Attorney General’s control and avoiding a solution in search of a problem.
A major portion of the day focused on education funding. House Bill 1369 was amended to raise per-pupil aid from 2% and 2% to 3% and 3% and to increase the school construction loan transfer from $75 million to $100 million; supporters said this would help local schools and military base projects, while opponents raised questions about special education placement language and state coordination. The bill passed 44-3. House Bill 1013, the DPI budget, was also amended extensively to adjust staffing, funding sources, grants, meal assistance, teacher training, and other education programs; it passed 45-2. House Bill 2234, dealing with Choice Ready grants, was amended to shift funding away from general funds and toward federal or other sources, but then failed on final passage after the sponsor urged a red vote.
The Senate also approved House Bill 1482, restricting bond and indebtedness elections for counties, cities, school districts, and park districts to primary or general election days, and House Bill 1332, creating a value-added agriculture facility incentive program with an emergency clause. House Bill 1010, the Insurance Department budget, passed unanimously after amendments reflecting the merger of the Securities Department into Insurance and adding staff and fee changes, while House Bill 1011, the separate Securities Department budget, failed because its funding was already included in HB 1010. House Bill 1584, a major pharmacy benefit manager reform bill, passed with an enforcement fund and new licensing/enforcement structure despite debate over ERISA and market transparency.
In other action, the Senate concurred in House amendments and passed Senate Bills 2226, 2230, 2069, 2082, 2387, 2385, and 2186, with SB 2186 on parenting time interference and a child custody task force passing 27-20 after debate over whether the issue should be left to the courts. Senate Bill 2234, on Choice Ready grants, and Senate Bill 2243, on driver’s license points and traffic penalties, both failed after concurrence motions were adopted but final passage votes were overwhelmingly negative. The chamber also advanced Senate Bill 2291 to conference committee consideration near the end of the transcript.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- On page 28, section 550.01.8...
- All refund language was brought under one section, and exchange language was added to the section.
- All refund language was brought under one section, and exchange language was added to the section.
- Page 33, Section 801.
- Section 200 changes included language that was moved to another section.
Summary:
The Resources and Conservation Committee first heard Department of Fish and Game Rule Docket 13-0104-2401, a broad rewrite of licensing and tag rules that incorporated the new nonresident draw framework, moved several licensing provisions into one chapter, added or clarified definitions, and made other cleanup changes. The department also described changes to landowner appreciation and permission hunts, including adding turkey eligibility and a 79-acre minimum for certain landowner properties, clarifying disability certification, combining some deer tag quotas, changing controlled-hunt thresholds, and revising refund and exchange provisions. Members asked about nonresident disabled veteran tag allotments, the acreage standard, and the policy against selling landowner appreciation tags; the department said the tags are separate allotments, the acreage was chosen as a practical midpoint, and the commission does not allow monetization of wildlife tags. The committee ultimately adopted the docket, but struck Sections 700.02 and 800.02 concerning bighorn sheep auction and lottery hunt areas after a tied vote on an attempt to approve the rule without those exceptions.
The committee then approved Docket 13-117-2401, a repeal of the bait-for-big-game chapter because its content had been moved into another chapter. After that, it took up Docket 13-0108-2401, the big game hunting rules, which included moving license and tag provisions out, adding a definition for a bow “verifier,” allowing electronic tagging in the future, updating muzzleloader sabots to match statute, creating a center-fire open-site season, removing some bow restrictions, revising motorized hunting rules, authorizing certain private-land predator hunting near feeding sites, adding herd-health kill authorizations, and moving the bait rules into this chapter. A major portion of the docket addressed advanced hunting technology restrictions for big game and wolves, including limits on thermal optics, night vision, drones, and transmitting trail cameras during certain dates, with exceptions for wolves and livestock protection. The department said the proposal came from a lengthy public process and was intended to protect fair chase while preserving wolf management tools and livestock protections.
Public testimony on the technology docket was extensive and sharply divided. Supporters argued the restrictions were needed to preserve fair chase, prevent unfair advantages, and protect wildlife populations, while opponents said the rules would hinder wolf management, reduce the ability to find wounded or dead game, and conflict with Idaho law on wolf take methods. Several speakers emphasized the process used by Fish and Game and the need to keep hunting ethical and challenging; others said the proposal would make Idaho an outlier compared with neighboring states. Because of time limits and the volume of testimony, the committee did not vote on the technology docket and instead voted to hold Docket 13-0108-2401 in committee for later consideration.