HJR0062025 Regular Session✓ Completed
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to make English the official state language.
OFFICIAL STATE LANGUAGE -- Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to make English the official state language.
OFFICIAL STATE LANGUAGE
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The amendment proposed in this legislation would add a new section to Article X of the Idaho Constitution, designating English as the official language of the state. It mandates that, except where required by federal law, English shall be used in all public proceedings, public documents, public instruction, and other public acts of any public institution in Idaho.
HOW THEY VOTED
house Chamber· Mar 13, 2025
House Third Reading
✗ Failed
59 Yea
8 Nay
3 absentFailed by 72.86 votes
YEA (59)
RBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBen FuhrimanHD-030BRBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ARBritt RaybouldHD-034BRBruce SkaugHD-010BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRChris BruceHD-023ARClay HandyHD-027BRClint HostetlerHD-024ARCornel RasorHD-001BRDale HawkinsHD-002BRDan GarnerHD-028BRDavid CannonHD-030ARDavid LeavittHD-025BRDouglas PickettHD-027ARDustin ManwaringHD-029ARElaine PriceHD-004BRHeather ScottHD-002ARJack NelsenHD-026BRJames HoltzclawHD-020BRJames PetzkeHD-021ARJaron CraneHD-012BRJason MonksHD-022BRJeff CornillesHD-012ARJeff EhlersHD-021BRJerald RaymondHD-031ARJoe AlfieriHD-004ARJoe PalmerHD-020ADJohn GannonHD-017ARJohn ShirtsHD-009ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJon WeberHD-034ARJordan RedmanHD-003BRJosh TannerHD-014BRJosh WheelerHD-035BRJudy BoyleHD-009BRKent MarmonHD-011ARKevin AndrusHD-035ARKyle HarrisHD-007ARLance ClowHD-025ARLori McCannHD-006ARLucas CaylerHD-011BRMark SauterHD-001ARMike MoyleHD-010ARMike PohankaHD-026ARRichard CheatumHD-028ARRob BeiswengerHD-008ARRod FurnissHD-031BRRon MendiveHD-005ARShawn DygertHD-023BRStephanie MickelsenHD-032ARSteve MillerHD-024BRSteve TannerHD-013BRTanya BurgoyneHD-029BRTed HillHD-014ARTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003ARWendy HormanHD-032B
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (3)
senate Chamber· Mar 25, 2025
Senate Third Reading
✗ Failed
30 Yea
5 Nay
Failed by 71.43 votes
YEA (30)
RBen AdamsSD-012RBen ToewsSD-004RBrandon ShippySD-009RBrian LenneySD-013RCamille BlaylockSD-011RCarl BjerkeSD-005RChristy ZitoSD-008RCindy CarlsonSD-007RCodi GallowaySD-015RDaniel ForemanSD-006RDave LentSD-033RDoug OkuniewiczSD-003RDoug RicksSD-034RGlenneda ZuiderveldSD-024DJames RuchtiSD-029RJim GuthrieSD-028RJim WoodwardSD-001RJosh KeyserSD-020RJosh KohlSD-025RJulie VanOrdenSD-030RKelly AnthonSD-027RKevin CookSD-032RLori Den HartogSD-022RMark HarrisSD-035RPhil HartSD-002RScott GrowSD-014RTammy NicholsSD-010RTodd LakeySD-023RTreg BerntSD-021RVan BurtenshawSD-031
LATEST ACTION
Delivered to Secretary of State at 3:32 p.m. on March 26, 2025
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 27, 2025