Legislative Action

Signed by Governor

HB91 (Revenue and Taxation) Requires Tax Commission to deposit money into Permanent Building Fund when income tax returns are processed.

HB95 (Revenue and Taxation) Excludes income of a disabled veteran from household income for purposes of determining eligibility for and amount of property tax relief.

HB160 (Appropriations) Supplemental appropriation in current budget of $333,800 to Department of Law Enforcement for police services.

Confirmed by Senate

Monte McClure, Boise, to the Transportation Board.

Killed by House

HB239 (State Affairs) Requires a statement of fiscal impact, prepared by a state agency or department, to accompany initiative proposals.

Sent to Governor

SB1102 (Resources and Environment) Provides that all applications to lease or renew existing lease of state lands administered by Department of Lands shall be filed by 30th day of April preceding date of expiration.

SB1183 (Education) Provides that Board of Education shall adopt standards which allow completion of classroom requirements for driver training through a correspondence course.

SB1077 (State Affairs) Provides procedure by which claimant on a crop lien may amend his notice of claim or may reassign his claim.

SB1146 (Agricultural Affairs) Specifies who is entitled to vote in a referendum conducted by Idaho Horse Board on the collection of a mandatory fee on each horse.

SB1047 (Health and Welfare) Deletes obsolete reference in Social Security Act on work programs which have been eliminated.

SB1048 (Health and Welfare) Updates language on public assistance by eliminating reference to “need standard” and replacing it with “eligibility standards.”

SB1049 (Health and Welfare) Amends criteria of Title XVI of Social Security Act to determine eligibility for assistance.

SB1051 (Health and Welfare) Includes individuals of all ages who have developmental disabilities within statutes providing family support and in-home assistance services.

SB1055 (Health and Welfare) Extends sunset clause by two years on authority to adopt guidelines governing child support.

SB1231 (Finance) Appropriates $3.9 million to Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 1998.

SB1232 (Finance) Supplemental appropriation of $30,600 for Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in current budget.

SB1131 (Resources and Environment) Extends Grizzly Bear Management Oversight Committee to 1999.

SB1137 (Resources and Environment) Ratifies Comprehensive State Water Plan with amendments on Snake River minimum flows and tailing pond regulation.

SB1023 (Judiciary and Rules) Establishes Idaho Statewide Trial Court Automated Records System Technology Fund, provides for collection of $5 fee on all criminal and infraction cases and other court matters.

Introduced in Senate

SCR119 (State Affairs) Exes legislative support for Gov. Phil Batt’s efforts to preserve low-cost power in Idaho.

SB1251 (State Affairs) Designates as outstanding resource waters the Selway River, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, White Cap Creek, Bear Creek and Running Creek.

SB1252 (State Affairs) Makes the 1997 taxable wage base for unemployment compensation $21,000.

Introduced in House

HJM7 (Ways and Means) Exes objections to Environmental Protection Agency over new air quality standards.

HCR23 (Ways and Means) Sets out guidelines for special license plate programs.

HB370 (Revenue and Taxation) Defines co-generators and specifically excludes them from the definition of “public utility” in Idaho Tax Code.

HB371 (Ways and Means) Allows $1 million appropriated in 1995 for water recharge to be used also for planning, facilitating and coordinating recharge efforts.

HB372 (Ways and Means) Continues state agency rules in effect until July 1, 1998, except rules that have been rejected by concurrent resolution.