Melissa Wintrow
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Complete Vote History
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.”
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.”
Ban on LGBTQ+ "Pride" Flag Senate
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.
Execution by Firing Squad Senate
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.
Reducing State Income Taxes Senate
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.
Protecting Cryptocurrency Senate
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.
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.
Defend the Guard Act Senate
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.
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.”
Privacy & Gun Rights Senate
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.
Scrap Dealers Act Senate
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.
Childcare Grant Senate
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.
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.
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.
Student IDs Senate
H124 Student IDs (Passed 28 to 7 on 3/9/2023). Removes student IDs as a valid form of voter identification.
Education Savings Accounts Senate
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.
Government Housing Senate
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.
Loan Repayment Program Senate
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.
State Sovereignty Senate
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.
Governor's Emergency Powers Senate
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.
Gun Rights - Nullification Senate
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.
Martial Law Senate
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.
HB500 Fairness in Women's Sports (Passed 54 to 16 on 3/18/2020). Prevents biological males from participating in women's sports.
Targeting Credit Unions House
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.
