2025 Legislative Session News
Bill to Ban Gender Changes on Birth Certificates Passes House Floor – Update
Idaho State Capitol – On Wednesday, a bill to ban Idahoans from changing their gender on their birth certificate passed the house floor. In 2018, a federal judge ruled that the state of Idaho must provide avenues for individuals to change their gender on their birth...
Too Great For Hate License Plate passes the Senate Floor
Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, a bill to create a Too Great for Hate license plate passed the Senate floor with 28-7 vote. The legislation now heads to the House for a full hearing in committee. The revenue from the license plate will go to the Wassmuth Center for...
Representative Wintrow Announces Candidacy for District 19 Senate Seat
Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, Representative Melissa Wintrow/(D-Boise) announced that she will run for the open Senate seat in District 19 in the upcoming 2020 election. Senator Cherie Buckner-Webb/(D-Boise) announced on February 17, 2020 that she will not run for...
Distracted Driving Ban Passes the Senate Floor
Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, a bill to ban distracted driving passed the Senate floor with a vote. This legislation would prevent drivers from using their cell phones, computers or any other electronics while driving. Under this bill, a distracted driving...
Rep. Wintrow Landlord and Tenant Rights Bill Sent to House Floor
Idaho State Capitol – On Friday, House Judiciary and Rules sent Representative Melissa Wintrow’s/(D-Boise) Landlord and Tenant Rights bill to the House floor with strong support. The legislation would establish reasonable limits on fees and assessments to ensure...
Rep. Wintrow Comments on Child Marriage Bill Sent to House Floor
Idaho State Capitol – On Friday, House Judiciary, Rules, and Administration voted to send H466 to the House floor. The proposed legislation would set a minimum age of marriage at 16 and require parental consent for any child to get married at the age of 16 or 17....
Bill to Ban Gender Changes on Birth Certificates Headed to the House Floor
Idaho State Capitol – On Friday, a bill to ban transgender people from changing their gender on their birth certificates was sent to the floor by House State Affairs Committee. House Bill 509 would prevent transgender people from changing their gender on their birth...
Rep. Green’s Vaping Regulations Bill Heads to General Orders
Idaho State Capitol - On Wednesday, a bill to prevent the use of vaping products by minors was sent to General Orders for language changes by the House Health and Welfare Committee. This legislation would create parity between current, traditional tobacco products and...
A message from Senate Assistant Minority Leader Cherie Buckner-Webb
“Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now.” That quote from Maya Angelou perfectly captures my feelings as I announce the end of my legislative tenure. I will not run for reelection in 2020. It has been an honor to serve the state of Idaho and its citizens during my...
Paid Sick Leave Legislation Sent to House Floor
Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, a bill sponsored by Rep. Brooke Green/(D-Boise) was sent to the amending order by the House Business committee. This legislation would protect employees from being penalized for taking earned sick leave. Employers would be required to...
Circuit Breaker Legislation Introduced
Idaho State Capitol – On Friday, Senator Grant Burgoyne/(D-Boise), Senator Kelly Anthon/(R-Burley) and Senator Dave Lent/(R-Idaho Falls) released their jointly drafted Circuit Breaker legislation. The current draft legislation would increase Idaho’s Property Tax...
Property Tax Freeze Legislation Headed to House Floor
Idaho State Capitol – On Thursday, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee sent H409 to the House floor with a do pass recommendation. The legislation would freeze the property tax portion of a taxing district’s budget for one year with the exception of school taxing...
Opioid Overdose Memorial Printed in House
Idaho State Capitol – On Wednesday, House Health and Welfare printed a joint memorial sponsored by Representative Jake Ellis/(D-Boise). The memorial calls on Idaho’s congressional delegation to “take action necessary to make Suboxone more accessible to Idaho families...
Conversion Therapy Ban Legislation Printed
Idaho State Capitol -On Monday, critical legislation was introduced in the House Health and Welfare Committee by Rep. John McCrostie/(D-Boise) to protect LGBTQ young people from the dangerous practice of conversion therapy. “Conversion therapy has been discredited by...
Sen. Buckner-Webb’s Fair Chance Employment Bill Printed
Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, Senate Judiciary and Rules printed Senator Cherie Buckner-Webb’s/(D-Boise) Fair Chance Employment legislation. The bill, sometimes called Ban the Box, would ask employers to eliminate the box on job applications that asks, “Have you...
“A Big Step for Early Childhood Education” – by Sen. Ward-Engelking & Sen. Buckner-Webb
Early childhood education is the key to giving Idaho’s youth a running start in school. If we want to have an educated workforce and a successful economy in the future, we have to start by investing in early childhood education. Luckily, Idaho just made a step in the...
Paid Sick Leave Legislation Set to Have Full Hearing in Committee
Idaho State Capitol – On Friday, the House Business Committee printed Representative Brooke Green’s/(D-Boise) Honoring Paid Sick Leave legislation. The legislation requires employers who offer paid sick leave to their employees to honor their own policies. Rep. Green...
Senator Nelson’s Right to Repair Legislation Printed
Idaho State Capitol - On Thursday, a bill sponsored by Senator David Nelson/(D-Moscow) was printed in Senate Commerce and Human Resources. The legislation would allow farmers and ranchers to save money on repairs for their high-tech farm equipment and citizens to get...