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Bill Description: House Bill 212 would increase the number of signatures required for a petition to create a library district. Rating: +1 Does it directly or indirectly create or increase any taxes, fees, or other assessments? Conversely, does it eliminate or reduce any taxes, fees, or other assessments? Currently, Section 33-2704, Idaho Code, says that the […]
Bill Description: House Bill 203 would regulate and limit how service providers determine their prices. Rating: -3 Does 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? House Bill 203 would create Section 48-119, Idaho […]
Bill Description: House Bill 155 would establish overinclusive new crimes of "impeding a strategic facility" and "strategic facility trespass," which could infringe on constitutional rights. Rating: -5 NOTE: Despite the terminology change from "critical infrastructure" to "strategic facilities," House Bill 155 is similar to House Bill 519, introduced during the 2024 legislative session. Does it directly […]
Bill Description: House Bill 148 would allow the Constitutional Defense Council to consider requests for legal assistance and to provide it when doing so is consistent with its mission. Rating: +1 Does it violate the spirit or the letter of either the United States Constitution or the Idaho Constitution? Examples include restrictions on speech, public assembly, […]
Bill Description: House Bill 138 would require the effective repeal of Medicaid expansion in Idaho unless certain cost-saving measures are implemented and reform benchmarks are met. Rating: +5 NOTE: House Bill 138 is similar to House Bill 419, introduced during the 2024 legislative session. Does it create, expand, or enlarge any agency, board, program, function, or […]
Bill Description: House Bill 130 would allow county boards of equalization to decide if nonprofit hospitals will receive a property tax exemption. Rating: 0 NOTE: The two Senate Amendments to House Bill 130 further weakened an already weak bill. The rating has not changed. NOTE: House Bill 130 is similar to House Bill 110, introduced during […]
Bill Description: House Bill 126 would remove the requirement that all fines be fully paid 5 years before a criminal record can be shielded from disclosure. Rating: +1 Does it violate the principle of equal protection under the law? Examples include laws that discriminate or differentiate based on age, gender, or religion or which apply laws, […]
Bill Description: Senate Joint Resolution 101 would amend the Idaho Constitution to require initiative and referendum petition drive organizers to gather signatures from all 35 legislative districts in Idaho. Rating: +2 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency, accountability, or election integrity? Conversely, does […]
Bill Description: Senate Bill 1047 would require the division of financial management to provide an updated fiscal impact statement for initiatives that will be on the ballot. Rating: +1 Does it in any way restrict public access to information related to government activity or otherwise compromise government transparency, accountability, or election integrity? Conversely, does it increase […]
Bill Description: Senate Bill 1025 expands the Empowering Parents Grant to $5,000, allows it to be used on tuition and fees at participating schools until July 1, 2030, allows it to be used on child care for children ages 3 and older; will eliminate reporting requirements for public and charter schools not required by the […]
Bill Description: Senate Bill 1001 is an anti-SLAPP law, which would make it easier for defendants to quickly get lawsuits alleging defamation and other such charges dismissed. Rating: +1 NOTES: Senate Bill 1001 is similar to Senate Bill 1325, introduced in the 2024 legislative session. The constitutional arguments in favor of anti-SLAPP laws — designed to prevent […]
Among the biggest misconceptions concerning educational freedom is that it does nothing more than provide families with the choice between different vendors for the same product. This view tacitly accepts the parameters set by the education establishment and presumes that the competition between public, charter, and private schools is about which of these institutions is […]
