HJR0042025 Regular Session✓ Completed

Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to provide that only the Legislature shall have power and authority to legalize the growing, producing, manufacturing, transporting, selling, delivering, dispensing, administering, prescribing, distributing, possessing, or using of marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances.

NARCOTIC, SUBSTANCES -- Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to provide that only the Legislature shall have power and authority to legalize the growing, producing, manufacturing, transporting, selling, delivering, dispensing, administering, prescribing, distributing, possessing, or using of marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances.

NARCOTIC, SUBSTANCES

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

A primary legislative responsibility as stated in the Idaho Constitution is that the “first concern of all good governmentisthevirtueandsobrietyofthepeople,andthepurityofthehome.”Italsostatesthatthe“legislature shouldfurtherallwiseandwelldirectedeffortsforthepromotionoftemperanceandmorality."Thelegalization and normalization of unlawful drugs is in direct conflict with the Constitutional mandate. Such legalization is detrimental to the community, to the environment, to the economy and to the health of individuals and families. Therefore, a constitutional amendment addressing these findings is hereby declared to be reasonable and necessary.

HOW THEY VOTED

house Chamber· Mar 5, 2025

House Third Reading

✗ Failed

58 Yea

10 Nay

2 absentFailed by 68.57 votes

YEA (58)

RBarbara EhardtHD-033A RBen FuhrimanHD-030B RBrandon MitchellHD-006B RBrent CraneHD-013A RBritt RaybouldHD-034B RBruce SkaugHD-010B RCharlie ShepherdHD-007B RChris BruceHD-023A RClay HandyHD-027B RClint HostetlerHD-024A RCornel RasorHD-001B RDale HawkinsHD-002B RDan GarnerHD-028B RDavid CannonHD-030A RDavid LeavittHD-025B RDori HealeyHD-015B RDouglas PickettHD-027A RDustin ManwaringHD-029A RElaine PriceHD-004B RFaye ThompsonHD-008B RHeather ScottHD-002A RJack NelsenHD-026B RJames HoltzclawHD-020B RJames PetzkeHD-021A RJaron CraneHD-012B RJason MonksHD-022B RJeff CornillesHD-012A RJeff EhlersHD-021B RJerald RaymondHD-031A RJoe AlfieriHD-004A RJoe PalmerHD-020A RJohn ShirtsHD-009A RJohn Vander WoudeHD-022A RJon WeberHD-034A RJordan RedmanHD-003B RJosh TannerHD-014B RJosh WheelerHD-035B RJudy BoyleHD-009B RKent MarmonHD-011A RKevin AndrusHD-035A RKyle HarrisHD-007A RLance ClowHD-025A RLori McCannHD-006A RLucas CaylerHD-011B RMarco EricksonHD-033B RMark SauterHD-001A RMike MoyleHD-010A RMike PohankaHD-026A RRon MendiveHD-005A RShawn DygertHD-023B RStephanie MickelsenHD-032A RSteve MillerHD-024B RSteve TannerHD-013B RTanya BurgoyneHD-029B RTed HillHD-014A RTony WisniewskiHD-005B RVito BarbieriHD-003A RWendy HormanHD-032B

NAY (10)

DBrooke GreenHD-018B DChris MathiasHD-019B DIlana RubelHD-018A DJohn GannonHD-017A DMegan EgbertHD-017B DMonica ChurchHD-019A RRob BeiswengerHD-008A DSonia GalavizHD-016A DSteve BerchHD-015A DTodd AchillesHD-016B

ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)

RRod Furniss RRichard Cheatum

LATEST ACTION

Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:59 a.m. on March 14, 2025

BILL INFO

Session: 2025
Chamber: house
Status date: Mar 17, 2025

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