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Bill description: House Bill 512 would allow public charter schools to have lotteries weighted toward certain groups. Rating: -2 Does it increase government redistribution of wealth? House Bill 512 would cause some taxpayers to pay for public charter schools “weighted” toward certain groups, if the school’s petition calls for it. In other words, taxpayers whose […]
Bill description: SB 1350 would make the fiscal impact of statewide citizen initiatives more transparent. Rating: +1 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency or accountability? Conversely, does it increase public access to information related to government activity or increase government transparency or […]
Bill description: HB 468 would alter restrictions on the right to bear arms and allow for expungement of misdemeanor convictions. Rating: +3 Does it violate the spirit or the letter of either the US Constitution or the Idaho Constitution? Examples include restrictions on speech, public assembly, the press, privacy, private property, or firearms. Conversely, does […]
Bill description: HB 490 would allow cities to create municipal broadband, cable, and telephone service enterprises. Rating: -3 Does it transfer a function of the private sector to the government? Examples include government ownership or control of any providers of goods or services such as the Land Board's purchase of a self-storage facility, mandatory emissions […]
By Bryan Smith | Idaho Freedom Foundation Board Member Utah legislators recently learned an important lesson: People don’t like tax hikes on their milk, cheese, bacon and butter. Idaho lawmakers should learn from Utah’s experience. I fear they won’t. Allow me to recap the story. Late last year, Utah Republicans built a tax reform proposal […]
Bill description: HB 515 regulates and limits the use of "extraordinary collection actions" to collect on medical bills. Rating: -9Does it give government any new, additional, or expanded power to prohibit, restrict, or regulate activities in the free market? Conversely, does it eliminate or reduce government intervention in the market? HB 515 creates a new […]
Bill description: HB 501 expands the number of voters involved in an excision and annexation process. Rating: +1 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency or accountability? Conversely, does it increase public access to information related to government activity or increase government transparency […]
Bill description: HB 425 regulates and limits the use of "extraordinary collection actions" to collect on medical bills. Rating: -9Does it give government any new, additional, or expanded power to prohibit, restrict, or regulate activities in the free market? Conversely, does it eliminate or reduce government intervention in the market? HB 425 creates a new […]
Bill description: SB 1322 replaces and expands the code dealing with visitation rights for grandparents. Rating: +1 Does it violate the spirit or the letter of either the U.S. Constitution or the Idaho Constitution? Examples include restrictions on speech, public assembly, the press, privacy, private property, or firearms. Conversely, does it restore or uphold the […]
Bill description: SB 1332 would set new requirements for establishing ambulance districts in the state after July 1, 2020. Rating: +2 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency or accountability? Conversely, does it increase public access to information related to government activity or […]
Bill description: HB 396 establishes the State Public Shooting Range Fund. Rating: -2Does it transfer a function of the private sector to the government? Examples include government ownership or control of any providers of goods or services such as the Land Board’s purchase of a self-storage facility, mandatory emissions testing, or pre-kindergarten. Conversely, does it […]
Bill description: HB 433 allows someone who has lost his driver's license for non-payment of child support to be granted a temporary license. Rating: +1Does it directly or indirectly create or increase penalties for victimless crimes or non-restorative penalties for nonviolent crimes? Conversely, does it eliminate or decrease penalties for victimless crimes or non-restorative penalties […]
