Jim Woodward

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.