Idaho Votes

Senate votes | 35

Ban on Funding Teacher’s Unions

Prohibits the use of taxpayer resources to support teacher's unions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H0516 Passed 20 to 14 on 04/01/2026 See First Amendment 14th Amendment

Embracing Stablecoin

Establishes a legal and regulatory framework for the issuance and use of payment stablecoins in Idaho.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S1423 Passed 22 to 13 on 03/27/2026 See Article I Section 8 Fourth Amendment

Foreign-law Ban

Prohibits Idaho courts from enforcing or applying foreign laws.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H0602 Passed 28 to 6 on 03/24/2026 See Article VI 14th Amendment 10th Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1326 Passed 30 to 5 on 03/09/2026 See Fourth Amendment 14th Amendment 10th Amendment

Embracing Cloud Seeding

Authorizes the Idaho Water Resource Board to oversee cloud-seeding programs.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S1269 Passed 25 to 9 on 03/03/2026 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Budget Reduction

Reduces state appropriations for fiscal year 2026 by approximately $193 million.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Benefit per household: +$256.00/year
S1331 Passed 18 to 17 on 03/02/2026 See 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Prohibiting DEI in Higher Education

Prohibits "diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies or activities at public institutions of higher education.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1198 Roll Call 1537403 Passed 23 to 12 on 04/04/2025 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

\"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."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S1199 Roll Call 1532071 Passed 26 to 9 on 03/31/2025 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Ban on LGBTQ+ \"Pride\" Flag

Bans state and local governmental entities from displaying the LGBTQ+ "Pride" flag and other non-official flags.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H96 Roll Call 1527882 Passed 20 to 11 on 03/26/2025 See Declaration of Independence

Execution by Firing Squad

Designates execution by firing squad as the primary method of administering the death penalty.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H37 Roll Call 1506637 Passed 28 to 7 on 03/05/2025 See Fifth Amendment Eighth Amendment 14th Amendment Ninth Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Benefit per household: +$365.00/year
H40 Roll Call 1504438 Passed 27 to 8 on 03/04/2025 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1296 Roll Call 1419029 Rejected 17 to 18 on 04/02/2024 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

Identification by Biological Sex

Provides a legal definition for "gender" that is consistent with a person's "biological sex."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H421 Roll Call 1419087 Passed 26 to 8 on 04/02/2024 See 14th Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence

Expanding Medicaid for Postpartum Services

Expands Medicaid to offer up to 12 months of postpartum coverage.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H633 Roll Call 1412011 Passed 24 to 10 on 03/19/2024 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1252 Roll Call 1402419 Passed 27 to 8 on 03/04/2024 See Article I Section 8 Article II Section 2 Article VI 10th Amendment

\"Morning-After\" Pill Requirement

Requires health benefit plans to cover a six-month supply of prescription contraceptives.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S1234 Roll Call 1380065 Passed 19 to 16 on 02/08/2024 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence 14th Amendment

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."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1216 Roll Call 1374285 Passed 26 to 9 on 02/01/2024 See 10th Amendment Article VI

Privacy & Gun Rights

Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H0295 Roll Call 1288112 Passed 34 to 1 on 03/29/2023 See First Amendment Second Amendment Fourth Amendment 14th Amendment

Scrap Dealers Act

Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H0142 Roll Call 1286913 Passed 29 to 4 on 03/28/2023 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$20.74/year
S1203 Roll Call 1285996 Passed 21 to 14 on 03/27/2023 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H0071 Roll Call 1285807 Passed 22 to 12 on 03/27/2023 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Student IDs

Removes student IDs as a valid form of voter identification.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H0124 Roll Call 1272416 Passed 28 to 7 on 03/09/2023 See Article I Section 4 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

Education Savings Accounts

The "Freedom in Education Savings Accounts (FIE)" bill would have created savings accounts for Idaho families' K-12 age children.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S1038 Roll Call 1262221 Rejected 12 to 23 on 02/27/2023 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Government Housing

Allocates American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to create grants for nonprofit developers to create affordable housing for low income earners.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$77.00/year
H0701 Roll Call 1174705 Passed 26 to 9 on 03/31/2022 See Article I Section 8 Fifth Amendment 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$0.39/year
S1287 Roll Call 1152872 Rejected 14 to 17 on 02/23/2022 See Fifth Amendment Declaration of Independence

State Sovereignty

Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H0454 Roll Call 1138348 Passed 28 to 4 on 02/08/2022 See 10th Amendment Article VI Article I Section 8

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1217 Roll Call 1073528 Passed 28 to 7 on 05/05/2021 See Article IV Section 4 Fourth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Gun Rights - Nullification

Prohibits Idaho government entities from assisting in the enforcement of new federal actions regarding firearms and their components.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1205 Roll Call 1056762 Passed 28 to 7 on 04/20/2021 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment Article VI Declaration of Independence

Martial Law

Prohibits the Governor from suspending Idaho code except in extreme situations and caps emergency declarations to 60 days.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1136 Roll Call 1049989 Passed 28 to 7 on 04/09/2021 See First Amendment Second Amendment 14th Amendment Article VI Declaration of Independence

Expanding Warrantless Arrests

Allows police to make warrantless misdemeanor arrests on the supposition of criminal behavior, even if no criminal activity is observed.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SJR104 Roll Call 953329 Passed 17 to 15 on 03/18/2020 See Fourth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Targeting Credit Unions

Changes regulations as related to credit unions, but not financial institutions more generally.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H0473 Roll Call 952984 Passed 22 to 9 on 03/17/2020 See Fourth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Fairness in Women\'s Sports

Prevents biological males from participating in women's sports.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H0500 Roll Call 952503 Passed 24 to 11 on 03/16/2020 See 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Strengthening Concealed Carry

Lowers the age limit for concealed carrying of a handgun inside of city limits.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H0206 Roll Call 829937 Passed 28 to 7 on 04/02/2019 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Banning Partial-Birth Abortion

Rewrites an existing ban on partial-birth abortions to make the ban enforceable.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S1049 Roll Call 800550 Passed 29 to 6 on 03/07/2019 See Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Expanding Public School Bureaucracy

Expanding public school administrative bureaucracy in the form of creating a "School Turnaround Committee" in failing schools.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S1029 Roll Call 801914 Passed 22 to 11 on 02/15/2019 See Fifth Amendment Declaration of Independence
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