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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 28, 2023 ID H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 28, 2023 ID H 376 Appropriates Funding for the State Transportation Department Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
March 28, 2023 ID S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
March 27, 2023 ID H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
March 24, 2023 ID H 182 Establishes Provisions Regarding Prayer Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
March 23, 2023 ID H 138 Amends Date of the State Presidential Primary from March to May Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
March 23, 2023 ID H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - House (40 - 29)
March 22, 2023 ID H 24 Appropriates Funding for a State Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
March 22, 2023 ID S 1167 Limits the Scope of the Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
March 20, 2023 ID H 186 Authorizes Execution by Firing Squad Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 14, 2023 ID S 1130 Prohibits Employer Required COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
March 14, 2023 ID H 286 Amends Laws Requiring Certain Information when Communicating with Voters Regarding a Bond or Levy Bill Passed - House (52 - 15)
March 9, 2023 ID H 124 Prohibits Using Student ID at Voting Polls Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
March 8, 2023 ID H 219 Amends Laws Regarding Eligibility for Armed Forces and Police Officer Scholarships Bill Passed - House (65 - 5)
March 7, 2023 ID H 265 Prohibits Minors from Attending Drag Shows with "Explicit Conduct" Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
March 6, 2023 ID S 1056 Repeals State Law that Prohibits Local Groups from Carrying Firearms in Public Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
March 3, 2023 ID H 186 Authorizes Execution by Firing Squad Bill Passed - House (50 - 15)
Feb. 24, 2023 ID H 138 Amends Date of the State Presidential Primary from March to May Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
Feb. 22, 2023 ID H 66 Establishes False Reports of Child Abuse, Neglect, or Abandonment as a Misdemeanor Bill Passed - House (56 - 12)
Feb. 20, 2023 ID H 124 Prohibits Using Student ID at Voting Polls Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
Feb. 16, 2023 ID H 133 Authorizes Parents to Provide Driver's Training to Children Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
Feb. 15, 2023 ID HJM 1 Authorizes Amending the State Border with Oregon Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
Feb. 14, 2023 ID H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 12)
Feb. 8, 2023 ID S 1016 Prohibits Local Governments from Requiring Unisex Multiple-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
Feb. 6, 2023 ID H 24 Appropriates Funding for a State Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - House (36 - 34)
Jan. 19, 2023 ID H 1 Requires a Hand Recount of All Election Ballots Bill Passed - House (69 - 0)
Sept. 1, 2022 ID H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
Sept. 1, 2022 ID H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
March 25, 2022 ID H 635 Amends Existing Law to Revise Provisions Regarding City Annexations Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 19)
March 25, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 24, 2022 ID H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
March 24, 2022 ID H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
March 24, 2022 ID H 810 Amends Law to Provide for Public Disclosure of Campaign Contact Telephone Numbers Bill Passed - House (66 - 2)
March 24, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
March 23, 2022 ID H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
March 23, 2022 ID H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
March 22, 2022 ID H 723 Requires School Enrollment to Be the Basis of School Funding Formulas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 31)
March 22, 2022 ID H 705 Amends State of Emergency Rules and Limitations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
March 22, 2022 ID S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Failed - House (24 - 46)
March 22, 2022 ID H 695 Amends Process for Recall Elections Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
March 18, 2022 ID S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
March 18, 2022 ID H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
March 17, 2022 ID S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - House (64 - 5)
March 15, 2022 ID S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 15, 2022 ID S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
March 14, 2022 ID S 1309 Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
March 14, 2022 ID S 1284 Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
March 8, 2022 ID H 675 Prohibits Gender Confirmation Treatment for Individuals Under 18 Bill Passed - House (55 - 13)
March 7, 2022 ID S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 7, 2022 ID H 666 Repeals Affirmative Defense for Persons Charged with "Disseminating Material Harmful to Minors" Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/28 H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/28 H 376 Appropriates Funding for the State Transportation Department Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
3/28 S 1212 Appropriates $5 Million for the Postsecondary Career Initiatives Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
3/27 H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
3/24 H 182 Establishes Provisions Regarding Prayer Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
3/23 H 138 Amends Date of the State Presidential Primary from March to May Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
3/23 H 350 Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services Bill Passed - House (40 - 29)
3/22 H 24 Appropriates Funding for a State Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
3/22 S 1167 Limits the Scope of the Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
3/20 H 186 Authorizes Execution by Firing Squad Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/14 S 1130 Prohibits Employer Required COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
3/14 H 286 Amends Laws Requiring Certain Information when Communicating with Voters Regarding a Bond or Levy Bill Passed - House (52 - 15)
3/09 H 124 Prohibits Using Student ID at Voting Polls Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
3/08 H 219 Amends Laws Regarding Eligibility for Armed Forces and Police Officer Scholarships Bill Passed - House (65 - 5)
3/07 H 265 Prohibits Minors from Attending Drag Shows with "Explicit Conduct" Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
3/06 S 1056 Repeals State Law that Prohibits Local Groups from Carrying Firearms in Public Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
3/03 H 186 Authorizes Execution by Firing Squad Bill Passed - House (50 - 15)
2/24 H 138 Amends Date of the State Presidential Primary from March to May Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
2/22 H 66 Establishes False Reports of Child Abuse, Neglect, or Abandonment as a Misdemeanor Bill Passed - House (56 - 12)
2/20 H 124 Prohibits Using Student ID at Voting Polls Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
2/16 H 133 Authorizes Parents to Provide Driver's Training to Children Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
2/15 HJM 1 Authorizes Amending the State Border with Oregon Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
2/14 H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 12)
2/08 S 1016 Prohibits Local Governments from Requiring Unisex Multiple-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
2/06 H 24 Appropriates Funding for a State Post-Secondary Career Initiatives Plan Bill Passed - House (36 - 34)
1/19 H 1 Requires a Hand Recount of All Election Ballots Bill Passed - House (69 - 0)
9/01 H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
9/01 H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
3/25 H 635 Amends Existing Law to Revise Provisions Regarding City Annexations Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 19)
3/25 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/24 H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
3/24 H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
3/24 H 810 Amends Law to Provide for Public Disclosure of Campaign Contact Telephone Numbers Bill Passed - House (66 - 2)
3/24 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
3/23 H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
3/23 H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
3/22 H 723 Requires School Enrollment to Be the Basis of School Funding Formulas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 31)
3/22 H 705 Amends State of Emergency Rules and Limitations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
3/22 S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Failed - House (24 - 46)
3/22 H 695 Amends Process for Recall Elections Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
3/18 S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
3/18 H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
3/17 S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - House (64 - 5)
3/15 S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/15 S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
3/14 S 1309 Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
3/14 S 1284 Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
3/08 H 675 Prohibits Gender Confirmation Treatment for Individuals Under 18 Bill Passed - House (55 - 13)
3/07 S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/07 H 666 Repeals Affirmative Defense for Persons Charged with "Disseminating Material Harmful to Minors" Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
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