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LWV of Idaho 2025 Bill Watch
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ID S1142
Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/14/2025: Session Law Chapter 328 Effective: 04/14/2025 SECTION 6 & 7; 07/01/2028 SECTION 1-5 & 8
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ID S1181
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Office of the State Public Defender and indigent public defense in this state. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/14/2025: Session Law Chapter 329 Effective: 07/01/2025
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ID S1209
Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2026. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/14/2025: Session Law Chapter 333 Effective: 07/01/2025
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ID S1213
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2026. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/14/2025: Session Law Chapter 335 Effective: 07/01/2025
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ID S1215
Relates to the appropriations from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/14/2025: Session Law Chapter 336 Effective: 04/14/2025 SECTION 14 & 15; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-13
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ID H0006
Amends and adds to existing law to remove a provision regarding violations of the open meetings law by county officers, to authorize investigations and actions against city officers by the attorney general, and to provide for duties of the attorney... (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2025 Session Law Chapter 296 Effective: 07/01/2025
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ID H0130
Amends existing law to provide that a county board of equalization may exempt the property of certain hospitals from property taxes. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 14, 2025 Session Law Chapter 323 Effective: 01/01/2026
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ID H0339
Repeals and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the accuracy of voter registration information. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
ID H0339
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ID H0356
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding who may own certain property, to provide for prohibition on lease or purchase of certain land or dwellings, and to provide for prohibition on access to state assets. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 14, 2025 Session Law Chapter 326 Effective: 07/01/2025
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ID H0379
Adds to existing law to require certain state officials to report certain travel paid by others. (In Committee)
04/04/2025: Retained on General Orders
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ID H0397
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding civics instruction. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 279 Effective: 07/01/2025
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ID H0398
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to establish provisions governing lobbying and lobbyists. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 280 Effective: 07/01/2025
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ID H0436
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the dissolution of urban renewal agencies and termination of urban renewal plans and to allow fire protection districts and ambulance service districts to opt out of certain urban renewal financing... (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2025 Session Law Chapter 300 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2025
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ID H0464
Relates to the appropriation to the State Department of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 286 Effective: 04/03/2025 SECTION 11; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-10
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ID H0465
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Student Support for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. (Signed/Enacted/Adopted)
04/04/2025: Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 287 Effective: 04/03/2025 SECTION 10 & 11; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-9