Legislative Action

Introduced In House

HCR12 (Health and Welfare) Directs director of Health and Welfare to study the reimbursement rate for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.

HCR13 (Health and Welfare) Modifies rules from Governor’s Office for Children on day care so rules follow requirements of Department of Health and Welfare rules and day care statutes.

HB245 (State Affairs) Takes 3 percent of revenue generated by televised or simulcast horse races for a fund to be distributed for purses at live horse racing tracks.

HB246 (State Affairs) Amends definitions in law on donors and gleaners of food.

HB247 (Local Government) Streamlines process for issuing certain licenses such as auctioneers and pawn brokers.

HB248 (Local Government) Deletes conflicting laws on the siting of manufactured homes as a required component of a comprehensive plan.

HB249 (Agricultural Affairs) Entitles irrigation districts, canal or ditch companies to right of way to perform repair and maintenance work.

HB250 (Health and Welfare) Provides minimum qualifications for clinical laboratory practitioners, clinical laboratory technicians and clinical laboratory categorical specialists.

HB251 (Health and Welfare) Provides that counties are not required to provide financial assistance for residents of residential care facilities beyond amount provided by the state.

HB252 (Health and Welfare) Expands definition of an estate to enhance the state’s ability to recover under medical assistance payments.

HB253 (Health and Welfare) Changes Central Tumor Registry Fund to Central Cancer Registry Fund.

HB254 (Health and Welfare) Clarifies application of lease provisions to reimbursement rates for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.

HB255 (Health and Welfare) Provides that a medically indigent person must be a resident of this state; provides that no person shall be eligible to receive county medical assistance who was not a resident at the time of the illness or injury.

HB256 (Transportation and Defense) Exempts vehicles hauling manure from supervision by Public Utilities Commission.

HB257 (Transportation and Defense) Allows fuel distributors or dealers to claim credit or claim a refund of fuel taxes paid to Highway Distribution Account if retail sale of the fuel turns out to be an uncollectable account.

HB258 (Transportation and Defense) Repeals last year’s changes in laws on motorcycle endorsement on driver licenses.

HB259 (Transportation and Defense) Provides additional conditions for which issuance of a salvage certificate for vehicle with known value of $6,000 or more can be issued.

HB260 (Transportation and Defense) Amends 1872 territorial law requiring suspending salaries of county officials who are members of the National Guard or Reserves during military training; allows county to pay officers’ salary minus amount of military pay they draw during drill.

HB261 (Revenue and Taxation) Exempts from taxation property used in recycling of solid waste.

HB262 (Revenue and Taxation) Changes state income tax brackets to reflect inflation.

HB263 (Agricultural Affairs) Increases membership of Seed Arbitration Council.

HB264 (Agricultural Affairs) Clarifies that penalty for chemigating without a license is a civil penalty.

HB265 (Agricultural Affairs) Enables a ground water management district to implement a plan for a leaking artisan well.

HB266 (Health and Welfare) Provides for registration and regulation of complementary health care practitioners by a created board.

HB267 (Revenue and Taxation) Clarifies deadline for filing appeal of property tax assessment.

HB268 (Revenue and Taxation) Drops sales tax from 5 percent to 2 percent in Payette and Washington counties.

Introduced In Senate

SJR106 (Local Government and Taxation) Restricts property assessment increases to 4 percent annually until sale of property.

SCR115 (Health and Welfare) Amends regulations on control of air pollution.

SCR116 (Health and Welfare) Amends regulations on control of air pollution.

SCR117 (Commerce and Human Resources) Amends regulations on plumbing safety.

SB1153 (Commerce and Human Resources) Authorizes creation of medical savings accounts with a state tax deduction.

SB1154 (Health and Welfare) Modifies exemptions from law government medical practice without a license.

SB1155 (Health and Welfare) Creates the Developmental Disabilities Family Support and Assistance Act.

SB1156 (Health and Welfare) Imposes annual adjustments in the reimbursement rate for health care under Medicaid.

SB1157 (Health and Welfare) Requires interviews of children suspected of being abused to be preserved on videotape.

SB1158 (Education) Redefines school age for children not attending kindergarten.

SB1159 (Education) Renames the executive director of the Board of Education the university executive.

SB1160 (Education) Modifies determination of education and experience credit for teacher salaries in the school aid distribution formula.

SB1161 (Health and Welfare) Creates the Professional Clinical Pastoral Counselor.

SB1162 (Judiciary and Rules) Makes community property during marriage liable for debts of either spouse after marriage.

SB1163 (Judiciary and Rules) Keeps state regulations in force for another year until mid-1996.

SB1164 (Judiciary and Rules) Limits police reporting requirement to injuries sustained by firearm.

SB1165 (Judiciary and Rules) Allows licensed assignees to seek court collection on nonsufficient funds checks.

SB1166 (Judiciary and Rules) Clarifies probate code impact on death of the last spouse.

SB1167 (Judiciary and Rules) Raises from $10,000 to $25,000 the value of an estate for which an affidavit can be used by the successor to the decedent to collect personal property.

SB1168 (Judiciary and Rules) Deletes requirement that a list of estate assets be sent to the state Tax Commission.

SB1169 (Judiciary and Rules) Expands powers of trustees.

SB1170 (Judiciary and Rules) Authorizes restrictions on trust transfers.

SB1171 (Judiciary and Rules) Increases the maximum penalty against a minor for possession of marijuana to 90 days detention and $1,000 in fines.

SB1172 (Resources and Environment) Authorizes agreements to implement conservation programs for certain plants and animals.

SB1173 (Resources and Environment) Modifies elections for conservation districts.

SB1174 (Resources and Environment) Makes technical changes in the hunting permit laws.

SB1175 (Resources and Environment) Makes terms of the Forest Products Commission uniform at three years.

SB1176 (Resources and Environment) Extends the life of the upland game stamp for five years.

SB1177 (Local Government and Taxation) Revamps law for recreation districts.

SB1178 (Local Government and Taxation) Exempts legislative caucuses from the open meetings law and brings other meetings under full coverage of the law.

SB1179 (Commerce and Human Resources) Prohibits severance pay for local government workers.

SB1180 (Local Government and Taxation) Allows state Tax Commission members hold appointive, non-paying public offices.

SB1181 (Local Government and Taxation) Authorizes cities to charge fees for computerized mapping.

SB1182 (Commerce and Human Resources) Prohibits use of age to determine issuances, rate or increase in insurance premiums.

SB1183 (Commerce and Human Resources) Makes technical changes in the state insurance laws.

SB1184 (Commerce and Human Resources) Details education requirements for insurance licenses.

SB1185 (Education) Creates a reading recovery program.

SB1186 (Education) Requires the state to accept federal money under the Goals For Education by 2000 program.

SB1187 (Education) Adopts federal requirements for education under the Individuals with Disabilities Act.

SB1188 (Education) Locks in a salary increase for public school teachers in the state aid distribution formula.

SB1189 (Education) Requires expulsion of students caught carrying guns to school.

SB1190 (Commerce and Human Resources) Rewrites laws on reconveyances of deeds of trusts.

SB1191 (Local Government and Taxation) Revamps state motor carrier regulatory laws.

SB1192 (Local Government and Taxation) Expands the city limits of Bellevue.

SB1193 (Local Government and Taxation) Creates the Property Tax Deferral Act.

SB1194 (Resources and Environment) Revises requirements for conflict auctions over state grazing leases.

SB1195 (Resources and Environment) Requires licensed outfitters and guides to be Idaho residents.

SB1196 (Resources and Environment) Precludes enforcement of cleanup requirements on property with environmental damage that has been acquired by a state or local government through default.

SB1197 (Resources and Environment) Rewrites the state’s water quality laws.

SB1198 (Resources and Environment) Requires a law or Fish and Game Commission regulation to restrict the right to hunt in Idaho.

SB1199 (Resources and Environment) Extends for one year the ground water recharge basins for Jerome, Lincoln, Gooding and Twin Falls Counties.

SB1200 (Resources and Environment) Places serial numbers and prepaid mailing cards on game tags.

SB1201 (Local Government and Taxation) Sets up an assessment schedule for personal property not used year-round.

SB1202 (Resources and Environment) Deletes non-resident mountain lion tags from fee schedule.

SB1203 (Local Government and Taxation) Limits the 50-50 homeowners exemption to people who have lived in the state for three years or longer.

SB1204 (Local Government and Taxation) Extends authority to create subdistricts of water and sewer districts.