2025 Idaho Legislature – Bill Tracker
Legislative District 26 Elected Officials (Blaine, Lincoln and Jerome Counties)
Senator Ron Taylor (Democrat) – [email protected], (208) 332-1353
Representative Jack Nelsen (Republican) – [email protected], (208) 332-1032
Representative Mike Pohanka (Republican) – [email protected], (208) 332-1174
HB07 – Marijuana Mandatory Minimum Fine
Introduces a mandatory minimum fine of $300 for first-time convictions involving possession of three ounces or less of marijuana by individuals aged 18 or older. Minors are exempt from this mandatory fine.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2025-7)
Votes
House: PASSED – 54-14-2 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-8-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB14 – Idaho DOGE
Requires state agencies to recommend outdated, obsolete or unnecessary laws for the Idaho Legislature to consider removing.
GOP Position: YES (President Trump Executive Order)
Votes
House: PASSED – 68-0-2 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 34-0-1 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB32 – Prohibit Mask Mandates
Proposes adding a new section, 67-2362, to the Idaho Code to prohibit mask mandates.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2020-P27)
Votes
House: PASSED – 52-16-2 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-6-2 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB40 – Tax Relief
The bill seeks to lower the state’s flat income tax rate for both individuals and corporations from 5.695% to 5.3%; expand the existing income tax exemption on U.S. military pension income; removes capital gains and losses from the sale of precious metal bullion and monetized bullion from the calculation of state income taxes.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 63-7-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-8-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB41 – Flags in Schools
Restrict public schools to displaying only specific government flags and banners on school property, explicitly prohibiting the display of others.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2025-1)
Votes
House: PASSED – 60-10-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 29-6-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB59 – Medical Ethics Defense Act
Aims to protect the right of conscience for health care providers, institutions, and payers, allowing them to decline participation in or payment for medical procedures, treatments, or services that conflict with their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 58-11-1 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 28-6-1 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB83 – Illegal Immigration – Idaho ICE Act
Adds to existing law to provide for crimes regarding illegal entry into this state and to provide for an order to return to a foreign nation.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 61-9-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 29-6-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB86 – Electric Vehicle Mandates in Building Plans
Prohibit laws that require electric vehicle charging stations or parking spaces in any building plan, and provides for preemption of local laws and ordinances.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 61-9-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 28-7-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB91 – DOGE: Department of Health and Welfare
Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions that the Department of Health and Welfare has identified as obsolete or superfluous.
GOP Position: YES (Idaho DOGE)
Votes
House: PASSED – 69-0-1 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 33-1-1 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB93 – School Choice Tax Credit
Provides a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 per eligible student for parents who incur qualified educational expenses.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform, Supported by President Trump)
Votes
House: PASSED – 42-28-0 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – NO)
Senate: PASSED – 20-15-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB96 – Flag Display on Government Buildings
Only allows the U.S. flag, state flags, military flags, and tribal flags to be flown on government buildings.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2025-1)
Votes
House: PASSED – 54-13-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 20-11-4 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB97 – Mandatory Evacuations
Allows a person to choose not to evacuate his home despite being ordered or compelled to do so.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 63-5-2 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 31-4-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB98 – Restrict Taxpayer Funds for Teachers Unions
Provide for restrictions regarding the use of taxpayer funds for teachers unions.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 40-29-0 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – NO)
HB107 – Occupational Licensing Requirements
Adopts a comprehensive and proactive approach to reducing occupational licensing constraints and barriers. No new licensure of a person to practice a profession or occupation may be created by an administrative rule or policy in the absence of express statutory authorization, and by July 1, 2026, all licensure fees shall be established in statute or rule.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 62-8-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 32-1-2 (Taylor – ABSENT)
Governor: Signed
HB109 – Exclude Candy and Soda from SNAP Benefits
Provides that the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall seek a waiver to exclude candy and soda from supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 48-20-2 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 25-10-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB135 – Public Benefits for Illegal Aliens
Removes non-emergency health care benefits and some social benefits available to illegal aliens. Removes eligibility for “public health assistance for immunizations,” “prenatal care,” “postnatal care,” and “food assistance for a dependent child.” Removes the state’s deference to the federal government’s preferences on this issue.
GOP Position: YES (Republican Party Platform and IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 46-22-2 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 26-9-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB208 – Fire District Consolidation
This bill provides a transparent mechanism for Fire Districts to follow for consolidation efforts
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 43-24-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 35-0-0 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB230 – Protecting Minors from Indecent Exposure
Requires organizers, hosts, and performers to prevent minors from being exposed to a show or performance that includes sexual conduct.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2025-12)
Votes
House: PASSED – 54-11-5 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
HB231 – Grocery Tax Credit
Amends existing law to increase the food tax credit and to provide an alternative tax credit for the actual amount paid by taxpayers on food purchases.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 61-6-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 30-3-2 (Taylor – ABSENT)
Governor: Signed
HB239 – Sex Education
Requires an affirmative action from parents or guardians to opt in to all sexually explicit material, provides a definition of human sexuality, and provides direction as to the notification of parents at least two weeks before instruction is given.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 56-10-4 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 29-6-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB240 – Protecting Speech on College Campuses
Makes clear through definitions would correct previous misunderstandings of the role that higher education must play in preserving the free expression of speech on campus.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 55-15-0 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 26-6-3 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB264 – Protecting Women’s Spaces
Continues Idaho’s efforts to protect the rights of girls and women and their private spaces where they are most vulnerable. This will preserve order and dignity in restrooms, changing rooms and sleeping quarters for girls and women in facilities where they have been traditionally afforded privacy and safety, including from acts of abuse, harassment, sexual assault, and violence committed by men.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 59-9-2 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-6-2 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB270 – Indecent Exposure
Amends Idaho Code 18-4116 and clarifies the definitions of willful and lewd indecent exposure.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 59-8-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 28-6-1 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB304 – Property Tax Relief
Provides an additional $100 million of property tax relief to Idahoans starting in 2025 and every year there after. $50 million of property tax relief will be provided through the School Facilities Fund and $50 million in property tax relief will be provided in the Homeowner Property Tax Relief account.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 68-0-2 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 35-0-0 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB321 – Evicting Squatters
Establishes provisions regarding a limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential real property, to provide for the crime of making false statements to detain real property, and to provide for the crime of fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 64-3-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 35-0-0 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB334 – Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Management
Adds to existing law to provide for the establishment of a Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer managed recharge goal in the state water plan.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 55-7-8 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
HB339 – Election Integrity
The Secretary of State must strive to maintain the accuracy and integrity of Idaho’s statewide registration system, ensure that only eligible Idaho voters are registered to vote in Idaho; and cooperate with other government entities to prevent and fight against voter fraud in the United States.
GOP Position: YES
Votes
House: PASSED – 55-10-5 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-7-1 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB345 – Medicaid Expansion Reform
The Medicaid Reform and Cost-Containment Act strengthens Idaho’s Medicaid program by controlling cost, ensuring its long-term sustainability, protecting rural healthcare access, and implementing necessary safeguards against fraud and abuse.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 61-9-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 29-6-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB351 – Parental Rights in Education – Materials Disclosure
Amends Idaho’s “Parental Rights in Education” to promote greater transparency for Idaho parents by requiring school districts to post supplemental educational materials, textbooks, and course syllabi online.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 56-13-1 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
HB352 – Parental Rights in Education – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Amends Idaho’s “Parental Rights in Education” to require public schools to adopt policies and procedures that prohibit classroom education on sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through 12th grade.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 58-11-1 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 29-6-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB357 – America 250
Establishes the America250 Commemoration Fund and the America250 Advisory Committee.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 61-8-1 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 28-7-0 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB364 – DOGE Task Force
Establishes the Department of Governmental Efficiency Task Force.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 43-23-4 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
HB368 – Medical Education Program
Expands medical education opportunities in Idaho by gradually increasing non-WWAMI medical education seats while decreasing WWAMI slots, and requiring the state board of education to develop a plan to address physician shortages and optimize medical training resources.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 55-15-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 26-8-1 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
HB376 – Concealed Carry
Provides that on public property, there will be no prohibitions on the right to carry firearms apart from any restrictions that may apply under other sections of Idaho Code.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 56-10-4 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
HB380 – Death Penalty for Lewd Conduct with a Minor
Allows for a jury or judge to impose the death penalty on a person convicted of certain sexual crimes against children.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 63-0-7 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 30-5-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
HB472 – Medical Freedom Act v2.0
Prohibits medical mandates under certain conditions.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 46-21-3 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
HCR2 – Boise State Women’s Volleyball
Commends the Boise State University women’s volleyball team for forfeiting matches against San Jose State University, which included a transgender athlete, thereby upholding the integrity of women’s sports in line with Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act and Governor Little’s executive order.
GOP Position: YES (Republican Party Platform)
Votes
House: ADOPTED – 61-8-1 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
HCR5 – Dr. Anthony Fauci
A federal pardon issued by a president does not confer immunity from prosecution or responsibility for state crimes.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: ADOPTED – 56-14-0 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
HCR8 – Lava Ridge
Expresses concern and opposition towards the Lava Ridge wind energy project, and requests that the State of Idaho monitor the project and assist in applicable reviews.
GOP Position: YES
Votes
House: ADOPTED – 68-0-2 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
HCR17 – Political Violence
Denounces acts of political violence and intimidation.
GOP Position: YES
Votes
House: ADOPTED – voice vote
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
HJM1 – Definition of Marriage
Urges the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn its 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: ADOPTED – 46-24-0 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
HJM3 – Corporate Transparency Act
Calls upon the U.S. President and Congress to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act of 2021 and to relieve Idaho business owners of the onerous reporting requirements contained therein.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: ADOPTED – voice vote
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
HJM4 – Grizzly Bear Delisting
Calls upon the federal government to delist grizzly bears and review the Endangered Species Act.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2024-21)
Votes
House: ADOPTED – voice vote
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
HJM5 – Lava Ridge
Expresses concern and opposition towards the Lava Ridge wind energy project, and requests additional federal intervention.
GOP Position: YES
Votes
House: ADOPTED – voice vote
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
HJR1 – Right to Educate Children Without Government Regulation
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to remove language that requires school attendance and to add language regarding the right of the people to educate their children without government regulation outside of public schools.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: FAILED – (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – NO)
HJR6 – Official Language
Makes English the official state language.
GOP Position: YES
Votes
House: ADOPTED – 59-8-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: ADOPTED – 30-5-0 (Taylor – NO)
SB1001 – Anti-SLAPP
Preclude lawfare and protect the 1st Amendment by dismissing meritless cases.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 70-0-0 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 32-1-2 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
SB1019 – Anti-SWATTING
Criminalizes ‘SWATTING’ – the making of false reports of violence or emergency in public or private places.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 64-0-6 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED 34-0-1 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
SB1023 – Medical Freedom
Prohibits medical mandates under certain conditions.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 47-23-0 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – NO)
Senate: PASSED – 19-14-2 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Vetoed
SB1027 – Debanking
Prohibits large financial institutions from discriminating against customers based on their political or religious views.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 63-4-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 32-2-1 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
SB1031 – Health District Authority
Ensures district health boards focus only on necessary and reasonable health laws and regulations, removing their broad authority to take sweeping actions for public health, including preventative measures.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 65-1-4 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 31-0-4 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
SB1032 – Mobile Devices in Classrooms
Requires that all school districts assess the impact of mobile device use on students and develop policies that promote distraction-free learning.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 65-0-5 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 34-0-1 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
SB1033 – Right to Farm Act
Provides that if a lawsuit alleging nuisance is filed against a lawfully conducted agricultural operation and the agriculture operator prevails, then they are entitled to recover their attorney’s fees. It also provides fines and penalties for filing multiple meritless complaints with applicable state and local agencies.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 64-2-4 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 33-0-2 (Taylor – YES)
Governor: Signed
SB1038 – World Health Organization
Adds to existing law to provide that the state of Idaho shall not be compelled to engage in the enforcement of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2023-51)
Votes
House: PASSED – 65-3-2 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 29-6-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
SB1046 – Human Growth and Development Instruction in Public Schools
Requires Idaho public schools to provide human growth and development instruction for students in grades 5 through 12. The instruction will include scientifically accurate materials, such as ultrasound videos and animations, showing fetal development and the stages of human growth. The goal is to ensure students receive accurate and consistent education on human biology and development.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 63-6-1 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-8-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
SB1141 – Public Camping or Sleeping
Establishes provisions regarding a ban on unauthorized public camping or sleeping.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 59-10-1 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-8-0 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
SB1210 – Idaho Medical Freedom Act
Prohibits medical mandates under certain conditions.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Platform)
Votes
House: PASSED – 44-23-3 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 27-6-2 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
SB1211 – Ivermectin
Provides that ivermectin may be sold or purchased without a prescription or consultation with a health care professional.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: PASSED – 66-1-3 (Nelsen – YES, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: PASSED – 25-9-1 (Taylor – NO)
Governor: Signed
SCR101 – Legislative Compensation
Rejects the compensation rates established by the Citizens’ Committee on Legislative Compensation in their November 6, 2024 report.
GOP Position: YES (IDGOP Resolution 2025-13)
Votes
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
SCR102 – COVID-19 Pandemic Study
Proposes the establishment of a committee by the Legislative Council to study Idaho’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
House: ADOPTED – 54-12-4 (Nelsen – NO, Pohanka – YES)
Senate: ADOPTED – 25-9-1 (Taylor – NO)
SCR106 – Religious Freedom Day
Declares January 16 as Religious Freedom Day.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
Senate: ADOPTED – voice vote
SCR111 – Traditional Family Values Month
Recognizes Mother’s Day through Father’s Day as Traditional Family Values Month.
GOP Position: N/A
Votes
Senate: ADOPTED – 27-7-1 (Taylor – NO)