Legislative Action

Confirmed by Senate

Beverly Boyd, Genesee, to the Idaho Parks and Recreation Board. M. Kathleen Sims, Coeur d’Alene, to the Idaho Human Rights Commission.

Bud Tracy, Malta, to the Idaho State Building Authority.

Legislative Action Complete

SCR101 (Judiciary and Rules) Sets new deadlines for the drafting, approval and transmission of joint resolutions for proposed constitutional amendments.

Introduced in House

HJR1 (Transportation and Defense) Proposes constitutional amendment to allow proceeds from a tax on gasoline and similar motor vehicle fuels to be used to prevent and remediate petroleum releases.

HJM4 (State Affairs) Memorial to Congress urging Congress to direct Bureau of Land Management to cease and desist from developing proposed regulations allowing search and seizure without due process and authority to usurp state water laws.

HB205 (State Affairs) Requires write-in candidates for nonpartisan elections to file declaration of intention by 25 days before an election.

HB206 (State Affairs) Limits right of local communities to impose franchise fees on telecommunication providers.

HB207 (Health and Welfare) Clarifies that lien on personal property required under medical indigency statutes is filed with secretary of state same as a filing under the Uniform Commercial Code.

HB208 (Health and Welfare) Removes licensing exemption for psychologists working in government.

HB209 (Transportation and Defense) Clarifies manner of making left turns at intersections on Idaho highways.

HB210 (Transportation and Defense) Repeals law requiring certification of individuals performing underground storage tank testing, repair, removal and installation.

Introduced in Senate

SCR104 (Health and Welfare) Creates a special committee to investigate mental health services.

SB1117 (Health and Welfare) Extends the responsibility of the Council on Domestic Violence to victim assistance.

SB1118 (Local Government and Taxation) Revises the upward limit for informal bidding procedures to $25,000.

SB1119 (Transportation) Authorizes a $500,000 diversion of fuel tax revenues to the state’s Indian tribes for reservation road maintenance.

SB1120 (Transportation) Requires car headlights to be operating whenever windshield wipers are functioning.

SB1121 (Transportation) Requires recertification of people qualifying for a disabled license plate or card.

SB1122 (State Affairs) Prohibits assumed business names to include words falsely indicating a formally organized or registered entity.

SB1123 (Commerce and Human Resources) Rewrites state laws for chartered state banking charters.