Idaho Bills
817 bills · 2026 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act.
This legislation requires Covered Social Media Platforms to implement, monitor, and enforce the Stop Addictive Social Media Act (SHASM), which empowers parental authority, respects First Amendment freedoms, and reduces the causes of addiction of children to social media. The goal of the bill is to require Covered Social Media platforms to obtain parental consent in order to maintain accounts for children aged 16 years old and under, and to refrain from presenting addictive interface design features to such children.
Jaron Crane · HD-012B
62 – 5
Amends and repeals existing law to remove obsolete language.
To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals or updates 11 sections of Idaho Code in Title 21, Title 40, and Title 49 pertaining to transportation. Sections include provisions for and repealing specialty license plates, posting notices of traffic regulations regarding horses, mules, and cattle, passageways for stock, and other obsolete or outdated language.
Carrie Semmelroth · SD-017
67 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding starter home subdivisions.
With the national median age of first-time homebuyers having recently reached 40, the need to reduce barriers of entry in the face of increasing cost of living and artificial scarcity is ever more apparent. This legislation removes red tape discouraging first-time homeownership by enabling small-lot starter home subdivisions on vacant residential land, removing restrictive covenants and local zoning barriers that prevent compact single-family development. It sets reasonable state standards for lot size, frontage, setbacks, and density, while preserving health, safety, environmental, and infrastructure requirements.
Ben Toews · SD-004
Relates to the appropriation to the Endowment Fund Investment Board for fiscal year 2027.
RS33669 / S1380 This appropriation to the Endowment Fund Investment Board provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes funding to replace a high performance laptop.
Phil Hart · SD-002
60 – 10
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding student enrollment counts.
RS33597 / H0846 This bill clarifies and codifies that public school districts cannot count as enrolled a child that is not attending. This bill is necessary to make sure school district administrators collect and report accurate student data for the purposes of funding, as well as state and federal reporting requirements. This also codifies the importance of parental rights when making educational decisions.
Barbara Ehardt · HD-033A
34 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Dental Plan Transparency Act.
This bill creates a new chapter in Title 41 of the Idaho Code to establish transparency requirements for dental health care service plans. It requires annual reporting by company of their Dental Loss Ratio (DLR) which is the percentage of premium dollars spent on patient care compared to the premium dollars collected. The goal is to promote consumer transparency in the dental insurance industry. While the bill would go into effect this year on July 1, 2026, dental plans are provided ample time to prepare for reporting with the first report not required until July 31, 2027. The Department of Insurance is also provided with ample time to prepare for receiving the information and making it available to the public for the first time by January 1, 2028.
Dori Healey · HD-015B
States findings of the Legislature and requests federal action.
The purpose of this joint memorial is to urge the United States Congress to prohibit unauthorized geoengineering and atmospheric modification activities conducted over the State of Idaho without state approval, public disclosure, or transparency. This memorial asserts Idaho’s responsibility under the Tenth Amendment to protect public health, private property, agriculture, and environmental integrity from potential harm caused by intentional atmospheric interventions, including weather modification and solar radiation management. It expresses concern that such activities may occur without sufficient oversight, consent, or evaluation of long-term impacts on human health, livestock, crops, ecosystems, and weather stability. The memorial calls upon Congress to establish clear prohibitions and penalties for unauthorized geoengineering activities, ensure coordination with state and federal enforcement agencies, and respect state sovereignty over activities conducted within and above Idaho’s borders.
Clint Hostetler · HD-024A
States findings of the Legislature and calls on the federal government to protect Idaho citizens who file depredation claims.
Grazing leases or permits on federal land are a valuable property right and can be critical to the success of Idaho ranchers. A rancher should not have their grazing lease or permit be adversely impacted because they submitted a depredation claim regarding their livestock. This Memorial calls upon the federal government to adopt rules to ensure that depredation claims cannot be used as a basis for modifying or revising a federal grazing permit or lease.
Todd Lakey · SD-023
Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Public Safety for fiscal year 2027.
This is the FY 2027 Maintenance Appropriation for Public Safety. This bill includes appropriations to the Department Correction, Department of Juvenile Corrections, and the Idaho State Police. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for personnel benefit costs, statewide cost allocation, and a base reduction of up to 5%. The base reduction for the Department of Juvenile Corrections is 5% from the General Fund, includes an ongoing base reduction recommended by the Governor, and an additional 2% base reduction as passed by JFAC. The base reduction for the Department of Correction and for the Idaho State Police were as recommended by the Governor. The Idaho State Police and the Department of Correction were not subject to an additional base reduction beyond that recommended by the Governor.
Cindy Carlson · SD-007
56 – 10
Amends existing law to provide that procedures used in an execution shall not be subject to rulemaking, judicial review, or certain other provisions.
This legislation amends parts of Title 19, Chapter 27, Idaho Code to extend legal protections from discovery or disclosure of certain persons and entities to carry out the death penalty by lethal injection to certain persons and entities to carry out the death penalty by firing squad. Death penalty by firing squad will become the primary method of execution beginning July 1, 2026.
Bruce Skaug · HD-010B
Amends and repeals existing law to remove outdated provisions.
To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill impacts three sections of Idaho Code: 1) Updates Section 22-1204, pertaining to rules, by removing a prohibition on promulgating certain rules for a period of 1 year, which ended in 2020; 2) Repeals Section 22-1211A, relating to the referendum of whether the additional $0.01 tax on potatoes should be continued. This referendum was conducted 53 years ago; and 3) Repeals Section 22-1215, a duplicative section of code as the commission is subject to the public records laws provided in Section 74-101(16), Idaho Code.
Camille Blaylock · SD-011
68 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding permit and license fees.
This legislative proposal increases alcohol licensing and permit fees across the board to balance the effects of SB1120, SB1421, and amendments to Idaho Code 23-903. The amendments to the statute prohibit the ability of any new liquor license issued after July 1, 2023, to be sold or transferred, and any existing license prior to July 1, 2023, to be sold or transferred one time under certain conditions. Therefore, it eliminated ABC’s ability to continue to collect the 10% transfer fee in the future when these licenses are sold. Historically, liquor license transfer fees were a large percentage of ABC’s dedicated funding. ABC has seen a dramatic decrease in liquor license transfer fees being collected post FY 23 by 47%. Research indicates that alcohol licensing fees in Title 23 for beer, wine, and liquor-by-the-drink licenses have not been increased, in most cases for decades, since they were initially set by the legislature.
Jim Guthrie · SD-028
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for equivalency between high school graduation and graduation from a nonpublic school for licensing requirements.
This legislation ensures a homeschool high school diploma is legally recognized as the equivalent of a standard high school diploma or GED for the purpose of obtaining various professional and occupational licenses in Idaho. As high school graduation is a requirement for many licenses, this ensures homeschoolers stand on an equal playing field when working to earn these qualifications. Any prospective licensees would remain required to meet the same required training and testing standards.
Ben Toews · SD-004
67 – 2
Amends existing law to provide for criminal trespass of a church and to provide a penalty.
In light of increasing animus and threats against religious worship around the country, this legislation recognizes a specific criminal trespass offense for entering or remaining on the premises of a church or house of worship while the individual's presence is clearly not permitted. To be convicted, an individual must also be proven to possess the specific intent to intimidate, harass, or disrupt a religious service or assemblage.
Kelly Anthon · SD-027
70 – 0
States findings of the Legislature and urges the citizens of Idaho to reject any effort to bring the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act to the ballot.
RS33791 / SCR127 This legislation addresses the devastating impact that legalizing marijuana has had on other states that have legalized medical marijuana. Additionally, this legislation identifies the significant problems with The Idaho Medical Cannabis Act Ballot Initiative as it is currently written.
Ben Toews · SD-004
58 – 9
Repeals existing law relating to the Idaho Women's Commission.
This legislation repeals Chapter 60, Title 67 of Idaho Code relating to the Idaho Women's Commission.
Brian Lenney · SD-013
58 – 8
Adds to existing law to provide legislative approval for the Department of Health and Welfare to submit a state plan amendment regarding change in encounter rate due to change in scope of services.
RS33744 / S1410 This legislation clarifies and improves the process used to adjust Medicaid encounter rates for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) when there is a change in the scope of services they provide. The bill establishes a clear statutory process for submitting, reviewing, and approving rate adjustments tied to changes in services. By creating defined timelines, documentation requirements, and review procedures, the legislation improves transparency and consistency in how these adjustments are handled. These improvements will provide health centers with greater visibility and predictability when planning budgets and expanding services, while also creating administrative efficiencies for both providers and the Department of Health and Welfare. Overall, the legislation ensures that Medicaid reimbursement adjustments related to changes in scope of services are handled in a clear, predictable, and efficient manner that supports Idaho’s community health providers and the patients they serve.
Julie VanOrden · SD-030
67 – 0
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the immigration status and nationality of arrested individuals.
This legislation adds a new section to Chapter 30, Title 67, Idaho Code, to require state and local law enforcement agencies to verify and record the immigration status and nationality of arrested individuals in the administration of criminal justice. The bill establishes reporting requirements, including biannual public reports, and authorizes the withholding of state funding for noncompliance. An emergency clause provides for an effective date of July 1, 2026.
Dale Hawkins · HD-002B
40 – 30
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to repeal and replace the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit and the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Advance Payment Fund.
The purpose of this bill is to give the state of Idaho the flexibility to increase revenue should the uncertainty concerning state and national economic conditions require considering doing so. This bill does not repeal H93. It only puts a potential one-year pause on continuing it in 2027and then resumes it in 2028.
Steve Berch · HD-015A
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding provider payment.
This bill is brought to increase transparency for taxpayers and support appropriation reductions for Medicaid rates paid to residential habilitation providers. Medicaid pays more than $176.5 million in General Funds to help people with disabilities live independently with residential habilitation and other home and community-based services. The Governor’s Recommendation calls for the Legislature to pursue policy changes to support the Department of Health and Welfare in achieving budget reductions for Medicaid, including an option to reduce rates for residential habilitation. In 2022, the Legislature appropriated funds (FY 2023 DU-7 KW Settlement – Svc. Enhance.) to increase payment rates for these services to implement a new service array and budget tool associated with the KW lawsuit. These funds are no longer appropriate since a court order halted implementation of the new services and budget tool. To support ongoing accountability for taxpayer dollars and ensure the Legislature has needed information to effectuate its appropriation responsibilities, this bill requires the department to report to this body how those funds are used.
Julie VanOrden · SD-030
Repeals and adds to existing law to provide for prohibited acts and penalties regarding air bags and air bag systems.
Confidence in the proper functionality of a vehicle supplemental restraint system is crucial. Counterfeit replacement parts undermine safety and put lives at risk. This legislation adds a new section, 49-967, to Idaho Code that defines “air bag,” “automobile supplemental restraint system,” “counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system,” and “nonfunctional air bag.” It establishes a misdemeanor penalty for the manufacture, sale, import, or distribution of counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint systems or nonfunctional air bags that don’t meet national safety standards. It also prohibits knowingly or intentionally installing or reinstalling counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint systems or nonfunctional air bags that don’t meet national safety standards.
John Shirts · HD-009A
29 – 5
Amends existing law to include tribal health facilities in provisions regarding certain detentions without hearing.
This legislation makes amendments to Idaho's involuntary commitment statute. As proposed, it adds a tribal health care facility as an acceptable site to hold an individual if a peace officer or medical staff at the facility believes the individual poses a grave threat to themself or others due to mental illness. The legislation also states that, for purposes of this section only, a "peace officer" includes tribal police officers.
Mark Harris · SD-035
67 – 0
Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General.
This legislation amends Idaho Code to revise provisions regarding flags flown by government entities and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General. Failure of a government entity to comply will be subject to a civil penalty of $2000 per flag each day flag is displayed.
Ted Hill · HD-014A
States findings of the Legislature and encourages the celebration of America250 in Idaho.
As the United States approaches its semi-quincentennial — the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding — Idaho seeks to demonstrate its deep patriotism and unwavering commitment to the core principles of liberty, equality, justice, and self-governance by endorsing a series of meaningful initiatives that embody these enduring ideals through active civic engagement, including: • The designation of a YEAR OF VOLUNTEERISM with a statewide goal of 250,000 acts of service tracked through IdahoKindness.com. • The introduction and promotion of a new original state song titled “Forever Idaho” to honor our shared heritage and aspirations. • A statewide campaign to gather signatures on a large-scale replica of the Declaration of Independence as a symbol of renewed appreciation for America’s foundational document.
Brandon Mitchell · HD-006B
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding programs.
This legislation updates Idaho’s cloud seeding statutes by placing clear definitions, authorization, and reporting mechanisms into law to improve transparency and accountability. It provides for public meetings and reporting on cloud seeding operations, environmental considerations, and program effectiveness under an existing program.
Tammy Nichols · SD-010
40 – 28