Idaho Vote Reports

S1198 Prohibiting DEI in Higher Education (passed 23 to 12 on 4/4/2025). Prohibits “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies or activities at public institutions of higher education.

H135 Ending "Public Benefits" to Illegal Aliens (passed 26 to 9 on 4/1/2025). Makes illegal aliens ineligible for certain "public benefits."

S1199 "Morning-After" Pill for Minors (passed 26 to 9 on 3/31/2025). Would exempt informed parental consent for health care in situations that involve a minor child who is “pregnant or has a child,” has a “psychological illness or injury,” or is “accessing the services of the Idaho crisis and suicide hotline.”

H96 Ban on LGBTQ+ "Pride" Flag (passed 20 to 11 on 3/26/2025). Bans state and local governmental entities from displaying the LGBTQ+ “Pride” flag and other non-official flags.

H37 Execution by Firing Squad (passed 28 to 7 on 3/5/2025). Designates execution by firing squad as the primary method of administering the death penalty.

H40 Reducing State Income Taxes (passed 27 to 8 on 3/4/2025). Reduces Idaho’s income tax rate on individual and corporations to 5.3%, while eliminating the calculation of capital gains or losses for precious metals.

S1210 Medical Freedom (passed 44 to 23 on 4/4/2025). Prohibits governmental entities, businesses, and schools from mandating vaccines, mask requirements, or other “medical interventions.”

HCR10 Article V Convention (rejected 26 to 44 on 3/12/2025). Would make three separate applications to Congress to call a “convention of the states” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

H157 DNA Samples for Misdemeanors (rejected 34 to 34 on 3/7/2025). Would order the collection of a DNA sample from any person who is convicted of, or pleads guilty to, any “serious crime,” including certain misdemeanors.

H177 Constitutional Money (passed 66 to 3 on 2/25/2025). Creates the “Idaho Constitutional Money Act of 2025,” declaring “gold and silver coin” as legal tender.

HJR1 Repeal of Compulsory Government Education (failed two-thirds vote 46 to 23 on 2/19/2025). Would propose to amend Article IX, Section 9, of the Idaho Constitution to remove the provision that allows the Legislature to require public school attendance.

HJM1 Urging the SCOTUS to Overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (adopted 46 to 24 on 1/27/2025). Urges the United States Supreme Court to overturn the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and “restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.”

S1296 Protecting Cryptocurrency (failed 17 to 18 on 4/2/2024). Would protect cryptocurrency by preventing state and local government from imposing undue or discriminatory regulations against blockchain and other forms of distributed ledger technology.

H421 Identification by Biological Sex (passed 26 to 8 on 4/2/2024). Provides a legal definition for “gender” that is consistent with a person’s “biological sex.”

H633 Expanding Medicaid for Postpartum Services (passed 24 to 10 on 3/19/2024). Expands Medicaid to offer up to 12 months of postpartum coverage.    

S1252 Defend the Guard Act (passed 27 to 8 on 3/4/2024). Establishes the “Defend the Guard Act,” which prohibits the Idaho National Guard from being mobilized for active duty combat unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or taken another official constitutional action.

S1234 "Morning-After" Pill Requirement (passed 19 to 16 on 2/8/2024). Requires health benefit plans to cover a six-month supply of prescription contraceptives.

S1216 Revoking Driver's Licenses of Illegal Aliens (passed 26 to 9 on 2/1/2024). Provides that the Department of Transportation “shall revoke or cancel” the driver’s license of a person who “is not lawfully present in the United States.”

H585 Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency (failed 30 to 40 on 3/19/2024). Would ban the use of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in Idaho.

S1234 "Morning-After" Pill Requirement (passed 35 to 34 on 3/11/2024). Requires health benefit plans to cover a six-month supply of prescription contraceptives.

HJM11 Impeachment Over Illegal Migration (failed 34 to 34 on 3/11/2024). Calls for the impeachment of President Biden over his “high crime of willfully failing to enforce existing immigration law,” and for Congress to tighten border security.

H602 Defunding Teachers Unions (failed 31 to 38 on 3/7/2024). Bars the use of public funds or resources to support teachers unions.

H493 Prohibiting Mask Mandates (passed 46 to 24 on 2/16/2024). Prohibits state and local government from mandating the use of face masks, face shields, or other face coverings to prevent or slow the spread of a disease.

H421 Identification by Biological Sex (passed 54 to 14 on 2/7/2024). Provides a legal definition for “gender” that is consistent with a person’s “biological sex.”

H295 Privacy & Gun Rights (Passed 34 to 1 on 3/29/2023). Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.

S1038 Education Savings Accounts (Rejected 12 to 23 on 2/27/2023). The "Freedom in Education Savings Accounts (FIE)" bill would have created savings accounts for Idaho families' K-12 age children.

H124 Student IDs (Passed 28 to 7 on 3/9/2023). Removes student IDs as a valid form of voter identification.

H142 Scrap Dealers (Passed 29 to 4 on 3/28/2023). Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.

H71 Vulnerable Child Protection Act (Passed 22 to 12 on 3/27/2023). Amends the existing state ban on female genital mutilation to also include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries when administered to children struggling with gender dysphoria.

S1203 Childcare Grant (Passed 21 to 14 on 3/27/2023). Provides $28,025,000 one-time for childcare grants. Additionally, this bill also includes a reduction of $14,394,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare in the Division of Welfare.

H295 Privacy & Gun Rights (Passed 65 to 4 on 3/30/2023). Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.

H180 Sound Money (Passed 40 to 29 on 3/2/2023). Authorizes the State of Idaho to hold gold and silver reserves.

H179 Ranked Choice Voting Ban (Passed 56 to 12 on 3/7/2023). Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in Idaho.

H142 Scrap Dealers Act (Passed 63 to 6 on 3/20/2023). Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.

S1130 Coronavirus Stop Act (Passed 43 to 27 on 3/30/2023). Prohibits certain actions related to coronavirus, including vaccine mandates.

S1203 Childcare Grant (Passed 43 to 27 on 3/28/2023). Provides $28,025,000 one-time for childcare grants. Additionally, this bill also includes a reduction of $14,394,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare in the Division of Welfare.

HB454 State Sovereignty (Passed 28 to 4 on 2/8/2022). Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.

H701 Government Housing (Passed 26 to 9 on 3/22/2022). Allocates American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to create grants for nonprofit developers to create affordable housing for low income earners.

SB1287 Loan Repayment Program (Rejected 14 to 17 on 2/23/2022). Allocated money to fund education debts for nurses committing to practice in designated rural health shortage areas that have limited access to hospitals.

S1217 Governor's Emergency Powers (Passed 28 to 7 on 5/5/2021). Places a 90 day limit on a governor’s emergency powers granted during an extreme state of emergency and can be revoked by legislature.

S1205 Gun Rights - Nullification (Passed 28 to 7 on 4/20/2021). Prohibits Idaho government entities from assisting in the enforcement of new federal actions regarding firearms and their components.

S1136 Martial Law (Passed 28 to 7 on 4/9/2021).  Prohibits the Governor from suspending Idaho code except in extreme situations and caps emergency declarations to 60 days.

HB454 State Sovereignty (Passed 40 to 30 on 1/31/2022). Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.

H761 Voter ID (Passed 47 to 21 on 3/14/2022).  Strengthens the list of required documents to register to vote, to prove applicants’ identity, address, and citizenship.

H675 Prohibit Reassignment Surgery on Minors (Passed 55 to 13 on 3/8/2022).  Prohibits doctors from performing sex reassignment surgery on minors and from distributing puberty blockers to minors.

HCR40 Emergency Order Termination (Passed 42 to 25 on 3/7/2022).  Terminated the long lasting COVID-19 emergency order implemented by the governor on March 13, 2020, which violated the law by extending the order for longer than 30 days.

H475 Gun Rights (Passed 57 to 13 on 2/23/2022).  Allows a group of people to assemble with firearms or parade in public with firearms.

H631 Mask Mandate Ban (Passed 46 to 24 on 2/21/2022). Prohibits local governments, health officers or the state from mandating face coverings.

SJR104 Expanding Warrantless Arrests (Passed 17 to 15 on 3/18/2020). Allows police to make warrantless misdemeanor arrests on the supposition of criminal behavior, even if no criminal activity is observed.

HB473 Targeting Credit Unions (Passed 22 to 9 on 3/3/20). Changes regulations as related to credit unions, but not financial institutions more generally.

HB500 Fairness in Women's Sports (Passed 24 to 11 on 3/16/2020). Prevents biological males from participating in women's sports. 

HB206 Strengthening Concealed Carry (Passed 28 to 7 on 3/27/2019). Lowers the age limit for concealed carrying of a handgun inside of city limits.

SB1029 Expanding Public School Bureaucracy (Passed 22 to 11 on 2/15/2019). Expanding public school administrative bureaucracy in the form of creating a "School Turnaround Committee" in failing schools.

SB1049 Banning Partial-Birth Abortion (Passed 29 to 6 on 2/14/2019). Rewrites an existing ban on partial-birth abortions to make the ban enforceable.

HB500 Fairness in Women's Sports (Passed 54 to 16 on 3/18/2020). Prevents biological males from participating in women's sports.

HB473 Targeting Credit Unions (Passed 51 to 18 on 3/3/20). Changes regulations as related to credit unions, but not financial institutions more generally.

HB432 Government Data Collection (Passed 35 to 23 on 2/28/2020). Creates the Criminal Justice Integrated Data System and the Data Oversight Council.

SB1029 Expanding Public School Bureaucracy (Failed 20 to 49 on 3/22/2019). Expanding public school administrative bureaucracy in the form of creating a "School Turnaround Committee" in failing schools.

HB206 Concealed Carry (Passed 53 to 14 on 3/14/2019). Lowers the age limit for concealed carrying of a handgun inside of city limits.

SB1049 Banning Partial Birth Abortions (Passed 50 to 11 on 3/1/2019). Augments an existing ban on partial-birth abortions by updating the code to make the ban enforceable.