Legislation

Would allow eligible Idahoans to register to vote at the same time they apply for or renew their state driver’s license.

HB 56 attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade protections that provide legal access to abortion care in Idaho. This bill would make abortion illegal and would allow abortion providers, and people who receive abortion care, to be charged with murder.

Amends House Rule 64 to expand house leadership's authority to remove individuals from house-regulated spaces. If passed, the rule would prohibit banners, placards, and flags in places like committee rooms.

Prevents young people from being detained in secure facilities for "status offenses." A status offense is a noncriminal act that is considered a law violation only because of a young person's status as a minor.

SB 1030 marks the 15th year that legislation has been introduced to bring statewide discrimination protections for Idaho’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by adding “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” to Idaho’s Human Rights Act.

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Idaho State Constitution that would prohibit the production, manufacture, transportation, sale, or delivery of "psychoactive drugs" unless the drug is 1) approved by the FDA, 2) lawfully prescribed, and 3) lawfully dispensed.

The ACLU of Idaho provided comment to the PDC on proposed rules in Oct. of 2020. None of those recommendations were incorporated into the rules that are now pending before the Idaho Legislature. Currently, those rules fail to adequately address Idaho’s failing public defense system.

HB 220 prohibits public contracting and participation in any commercial transaction with an abortion provider or their affiliate and creates a “gag rule,” which prohibits public employees— from counseling in favor of abortion, or from offering a referral to an abortion provider.