Senate Transportation Chairman Bert Brackett’s new transportation funding bill, SB 1184, has been introduced in the Senate after every member of the Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to sign a “buck-slip” to allow the bill to be printed and introduced. You can see it online here.…
Idaho lawmakers are enthusiastic about the prospect of “personal delivery robots” rolling along sidewalks in the state, with the Senate voting unanimously today to approve legislation allowing them. The bill, HB 204, earlier passed the House with just three “no” votes; it has 20 legislative…
A constitutional amendment proposing extensive changes to the existing clause in the Idaho Constitution on the rights of crime victims won unanimous support in the Senate this afternoon. SJR 103 still would need two-thirds support in the House and majority support at the next general…
There’s a huge and enthusiastic crowd in the Lincoln Auditorium for this afternoon’s informational hearing on climate change, organized by Rep. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise; the crowd, several hundred strong, has more than filled the auditorium plus an overflow room. Today’s hearing will explore how fire,...
After pronouncing the Senate GOP leadership’s plans for amending a House-passed tax cut bill a “great compromise,” House Speaker Scott Bedke said on transportation, “We’ve got to have a similar stepping toward each other.” “I think the issues that unite us are a recognition of…
A compromise is emerging between the House and the Senate on tax cuts. This afternoon, the Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee finally held a hearing on HB 67, the House-passed income tax cut bill from House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, that’s been languishing...
Well, that was weird. The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to introduce the new version of Sen. Bert Brackett’s transportation bill this afternoon, at a meeting that was first scheduled for 1, then moved back to 1:15, and then didn’t start until 1:30. But neither…
A typically mundane debate over budget appropriations on the Idaho House floor turned briefly combative when members began accusing each other of impugning their intentions, the AP reports. Rep. Wendy Horman, a Republican from Idaho Falls, objected Wednesday to Rep. Ron Nate, a Republican from Rexburg, while he argued...
The anti-motorcycling bill, which had earlier passed the House unanimously, has been defeated in the Senate on a 13-22 vote. “This bill is consistent with good police practices, which relies on conduct for making a stop,” said Sen. Jeff Agenbroad, R-Nampa, the bill’s Senate sponsor. But Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, a former Moscow police officer...
The House has voted 63-5 to restore the ability of Idaho school districts to tap their busing funds from the state for field trips, something that was removed during the economic downturn and not restored until now. SB 1123 already had passed the Senate; it…
Two new bills regarding faith-healing were introduced this morning in the Senate State Affairs Committee; Chairman Jeff Siddoway, R-Terreton, said he’ll likely be scheduling a full public hearing on one or both of the measures, which are competing. The first one, from Dan Sevy, who’s...
HB 150, the House-passed bill that sought to limit early voting in Idaho counties so that it could occur only from three weeks before an election to one week before, ran into trouble in the Senate State Affairs Committee this morning. Sen. Marv Hagedorn’s motion...
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