This information comes from Jean Gerth
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IMMIGRATION
S 1030 Adds to existing law to provide for the enforcement of federal immigration law by governmental entities in this state. Committee assignment & bill text Senate State Affairs !!!!!Write to your representatives MSauter@house.idaho.gov, sdixon@house.idaho.gov 02/14 Filed for third reading - will be voted in House soon
EDUCATION
**S1038 Freedom in education savings accounts (vouchers) !!!!!!! 2/15/23. Public testimony continues. click here to register to testify, or just to submit your opinion Committee assignment & bill text Senate Education Committee Education Committee Agendas talking points for written comment from Reclaim petition Reclaim Idaho idahodems.org opinion piece in Post Register 2/14/23 public testimony in committee
NEW BILLS (also in Watchlist)
LIBRARY & SCHOOL
H139 School and Library Protection Act Committee assignment & bill text. House Education Committee Comments for Idaho Library Association 02/14 Reported Printed and Referred to Education
WATCH LIST
** My Priority bills -
Education: S1038 vouchers
Voting Rights: HB 75 absentee ballot;
Constitutional Amendment: SJR 101 restrict citizens’ ballot initiatives
I rearranged the bills - now grouped by committee - it’s much easier to keep track
Senate State Affairs Committee (meets M,W,F 7 am PT)
MILITIA
S 1007 legalize unregulated militias Committee assignment & bill text Senate State Affairs Committee Senate STA agendas Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is asking you to please comment - https://www.bchrtf.org/post/do-something-do-this 1/19/23 - printed, to Senate State Affairs Committee 2/13 - on agenda
S1056 prohibit cities from forming militia Committee assignment & bill text. Senate State Affairs Committee Senate STA agendas United Vision for Idaho On February 7, Senator Daniel Foreman, who introduced SB 1007, introduced SB 1056. This bill ALSO repeals the section of Idaho law, 46- 802, quoted above. In addition, it makes some minor changes to sections two and three of that law. But essentially—this new bill does the same thing as SB 1007—it repeals the section that states that no body of men except for those called into service…shall associate themselves as a military company or parade in public with firearms. 2/9/23 - printed, to Senate State Affairs Committee
TRANSGENDER
S1011 CIVIL RIGHTS -- “Add the words” Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right. Committee assignment & bill text. Senate State Affairs Senate STA agendas 1/20/23 - to Senate State Affairs
IMMIGRATION
S 1030 Adds to existing law to provide for the enforcement of federal immigration law by governmental entities in this state. Committee assignment & bill text Senate State Affairs Senate STA agendas meets M,W,F 7 am PT Write to your representatives 02/14 Filed for third reading - will be voted in House soon
** CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
** SJR101 Severely restrict ballot initiatives Committee assignment & bill text. Senate State Affairs Senate STA agendas Conservation Voters for Idaho (recommend calling as more effective than email). 02/14 Placed in the Committee of the Whole Reported out without recommendation, as amended Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
SJR 102 allow public funds to be used to support religious organizations Committee assignment & bill text Senate State Affairs Senate STA agendas 02/02/23 - to Senate State Affairs Committee
Senate Education Committee (M,T,W 2 pm PT)
** EDUCATION
**S1038 Freedom in education savings accounts (vouchers) Committee assignment & bill text Senate Education Committee Education Committee Agendas When you comment on this bill, include Gov Little as he needs to be encouraged to veto if this bill passes talking points for written comment from Reclaim petition Reclaim Idaho (it’s better to write your own comments, but do this if you can’t do your own) idahodems.org opinion piece in Post Register 2/14/23 public testimony in committee
House State Affairs Committee (daily 8 am PT)
** VOTING RIGHTS
H0054. eliminates Student ID, affidavit as valid voting ID Committee assignment & bill text House State Affairs HSA committee agendas Idaho Reports 1/31/23 - to House State Affairs Committee
** HB 75 eliminate “no excuse” absentee ballots Committee assignment & bill text House State Affairs Committee HSA committee agendas 2/9/23 - heard by House State Affairs committee
ABORTION
H0002 No funds for abortion act Committee assignment & bill text. House State Affairs HSA committee agendas 01/27 U.C. to be returned to State Affairs Committee [I don’t know what UC means]
H0098 criminalize helping pregnant minor seeking abortion Committee assignment & bill text. House State Affairs printed
House Education Committee (daily 8 am PT)
LIBRARY & SCHOOL MATERIAL
H139 “Children's School and Library Protection Act”, schools & libraries may not promote material “harmful to minors” AND allows civil suits against personnel in violation Committee assignment & bill text House State Affairs House Education Committee Agendas Idaho Reports Comments for Idaho Library Association 02/14 Reported Printed and Referred to Education
House Health & Welfare Committee (daily 8 am PT)
MEDICAID
H 123 by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE – MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to end eligibility for Medicaid for certain persons Committee assignment & bill text House H&W Committee Agendas 2/10 - being printed 2/14 - nothing on agenda
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee (odd days, 12:30 pm PT)
PASSED HOUSE, GOING TO SENATE
EDUCATION
HB 24 PROVIDES HS GRADS WITH $8500 GRANT FOR TRAINING Committee assignment & bill text. Senate Commerce & Human Resources Senate Commerce & HR Committee click here to read more from Idaho Reports 2/7 passed on House floor, sent to Senate Commerce & Human Resources, likely public hearing end of week of 2/13 thank Mark Sauter for voting “aye” in House
** TRANSGENDER
H0071 criminalize gender-affirming medical care House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee Committee assignment & bill text Idaho Reports 2/14/23 - Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-12-0 Sauter & Dixon voted “aye”
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