Idaho Vote Reports
2026 ID Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho State Legislature in 2026 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Budget Reduction
Reduces state appropriations for fiscal year 2026 by approximately $193 million.
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Embracing Cloud Seeding
Authorizes the Idaho Water Resource Board to oversee cloud-seeding programs.
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Property Rights
Strengthens private-property rights by prohibiting government employees from entering private land without the property owner's consent or a valid search warrant.
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Foreign-law Ban
Prohibits Idaho courts from enforcing or applying foreign laws.
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Embracing Stablecoin
Establishes a legal and regulatory framework for the issuance and use of payment stablecoins in Idaho.
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Ban on Funding Teacher’s Unions
Prohibits the use of taxpayer resources to support teacher's unions.
House Votes
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Con-Con
Applies to Congress for an Article V convention to propose a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Real Money
Expands Idaho's recognition of gold and silver as legal tender.
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State Sovereignty
Declares that Idaho retains all powers not delegated to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.
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Biological Sex
Prohibits a person from knowingly entering a public restroom or changing room designated for the opposite biological sex.
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Education Spending
Appropriates an additional $517,800 in federal funds for the state Department of Education for fiscal year 2027.
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Hearing-loss Screening Requirement
Requires that all infants born in Idaho receive a hearing-loss screening before being discharged from a medical facility.
2025 ID Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Reducing State Income Taxes
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.
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Execution by Firing Squad
Designates execution by firing squad as the primary method of administering the death penalty.
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Ban on LGBTQ+ \"Pride\" Flag
Bans state and local governmental entities from displaying the LGBTQ+ "Pride" flag and other non-official flags.
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\"Morning-After\" Pill for Minors
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."
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Prohibiting DEI in Higher Education
Prohibits "diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies or activities at public institutions of higher education.
House Votes
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Urging the SCOTUS to Overturn Obergefell v. Hodges
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."
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Repeal of Compulsory Government Education
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.
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Constitutional Money
Creates the "Idaho Constitutional Money Act of 2025," declaring "gold and silver coin" as legal tender.
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DNA Samples for Misdemeanors
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.
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Article V Convention
Would make three separate applications to Congress to call a "convention of the states" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
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Medical Freedom
Prohibits governmental entities, businesses, and schools from mandating vaccines, mask requirements, or other "medical interventions."
2024 ID Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Revoking Driver\'s Licenses of Illegal Aliens
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."
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\"Morning-After\" Pill Requirement
Requires health benefit plans to cover a six-month supply of prescription contraceptives.
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Defend the Guard Act
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.
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Expanding Medicaid for Postpartum Services
Expands Medicaid to offer up to 12 months of postpartum coverage.
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Protecting Cryptocurrency
Would protect cryptocurrency by preventing state and local government from imposing undue or discriminatory regulations against blockchain and other forms of distributed ledger technology.
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Identification by Biological Sex
Provides a legal definition for "gender" that is consistent with a person's "biological sex."
House Votes
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Identification by Biological Sex
Provides a legal definition for "gender" that is consistent with a person's "biological sex."
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Prohibiting Mask Mandates
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.
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Defunding Teachers Unions
Bars the use of public funds or resources to support teachers unions.
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\"Morning-After\" Pill Requirement
Requires health benefit plans to cover a six-month supply of prescription contraceptives.
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Impeachment Over Illegal Migration
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.
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Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
Would ban the use of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in Idaho.
2023 ID Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Education Savings Accounts
The "Freedom in Education Savings Accounts (FIE)" bill would have created savings accounts for Idaho families' K-12 age children.
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Student IDs
Removes student IDs as a valid form of voter identification.
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Vulnerable Child Protection Act
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.
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Childcare Grant
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.
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Scrap Dealers Act
Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.
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Privacy & Gun Rights
Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.
House Votes
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Sound Money
Authorizes the State of Idaho to hold gold and silver reserves.
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Ranked Choice Voting Ban
Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in Idaho.
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Scrap Dealers Act
Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.
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Childcare Grant
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.
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Privacy & Gun Rights
Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.
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Coronavirus Stop Act
Prohibits certain actions related to coronavirus, including vaccine mandates.
2021-2022 ID Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate Votes
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Martial Law
Prohibits the Governor from suspending Idaho code except in extreme situations and caps emergency declarations to 60 days.
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Gun Rights - Nullification
Prohibits Idaho government entities from assisting in the enforcement of new federal actions regarding firearms and their components.
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Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Places a 90 day limit on a governor's emergency powers granted during an extreme state of emergency and can be revoked by legislature.
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State Sovereignty
Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.
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Loan Repayment Program
Allocated money to fund education debts for nurses committing to practice in designated rural health shortage areas that have limited access to hospitals.
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Government Housing
Allocates American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to create grants for nonprofit developers to create affordable housing for low income earners.
House Votes
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State Sovereignty
Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.
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Mask Mandate Ban
Prohibits local governments, health officers or the state from mandating face coverings.
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Gun Rights
Allows a group of people to assemble with firearms or parade in public with firearms.
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Emergency Order Termination
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.
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Prohibit Reassignment Surgery on Minors
Prohibits doctors from performing sex reassignment surgery on minors and from distributing puberty blockers to minors.
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Voter ID
Strengthens the list of required documents to register to vote, to prove applicants' identity, address, and citizenship.
2019-2020 ID Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2019-2020 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate Votes
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Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
Expanding public school administrative bureaucracy in the form of creating a "School Turnaround Committee" in failing schools.
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Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
Rewrites an existing ban on partial-birth abortions to make the ban enforceable.
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Strengthening Concealed Carry
Lowers the age limit for concealed carrying of a handgun inside of city limits.
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Fairness in Women\'s Sports
Prevents biological males from participating in women's sports.
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Targeting Credit Unions
Changes regulations as related to credit unions, but not financial institutions more generally.
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Expanding Warrantless Arrests
Allows police to make warrantless misdemeanor arrests on the supposition of criminal behavior, even if no criminal activity is observed.
House Votes
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Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
Augments an existing ban on partial-birth abortions by updating the code to make the ban enforceable.
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Strengthening Concealed Carry
Lowers the age limit for concealed carrying of a handgun inside of city limits.
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Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
Expanding public school administrative bureaucracy in the form of creating a "School Turnaround Committee" in failing schools.
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Government Data Collection
Creates the Criminal Justice Integrated Data System and the Data Oversight Council.
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Targeting Credit Unions
Changes regulations as related to credit unions, but not financial institutions more generally.
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Fairness in Women\'s Sports
Prevents biological males from participating in women's sports.