Floor Session:
The workload has reached its peak and we are busy in all Committees, and on the House Floor. Most of the Bills are still “clean-up” Bills, which amend existing language, but we have started to see some Bills that are making larger changes. One of those Bills was H66. H66 was an effort to ensure transparency, and to limit extraneous information on bond and levy ballots. It had been noticed that on some ballot issues, that the information provided seemed to guide voters in a certain direction, as opposed to simply stating the expected tax increase as required by law. The debate centered around whether or not the information provided was necessary public information, or whether it was extraneous information that could be considered extended campaigning. The Bill passed 46-24-0.
As always, all votes are yes, and all Bills passed unless otherwise noted.
The Bills we voted on were:
H27 Amends law to revise the number of judges in the Third Judicial District
H42 Add to law to provide a time extension for extraordinary medical collections
H21 Amends law to provide an exemption from local licensing and fees
HCR3 Recognizes the commissioning of the USS Idaho SSN-799
S1023 Supplemental Appropriation for Pest Control Deficiency Fund $279,000
H66 Repeals, amends, and adds to law for bond and levy elections
H32 Amends law regarding sales tax on manufactured homes
H35 Repeals law relating to the Idaho Tuberculosis Hospital
H36 Amends law regarding vital statistics and disclosure of records
H37 Amends law regarding nursing and criminal pleas
H38 Amends law regarding prescribing certain drugs by telehealth
H39 Amends law regarding Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
H40 Amends, repeals, and adds to law to update Idaho Pharmacy Act
S1004 Adds to law regarding twenty-seventh payroll fund
H23 Repeals law regarding the exchange of endowment lands
H24 Amends law regarding Idaho Board of Scaling Practices
H25 Repeals law regarding state parks
H58 Amends law to revise provisions regarding Internal Revenue Code
H46 Amends law regarding Orchard training area and POST training requirement
H47 Repeals law relating to appropriations for veteran’s memorials
H48 Repeals law relating to authorization of males to contract under G.I. Bill of Rights
H50 Repeals law relating to Idaho Food Quality Assurance Institute
Revenue and Taxation:
We held three meetings in which we heard (3) Bills, (1) RS, (4) rules and had a presentation on Tax Commission supplemental levies.
The RS topic was:
Local Government, Uniform Accounting
The RS was introduced to print
The Bills were:
H20 Property Tax, Medical Deduction
H32 Sales Tax, Manufactured Homes
H58 Income Tax Conformity
H32, and H58 were sent to the House Floor with a “Do Pass” recommendation, H20 was held in Committee.
The rules we heard pertained to:
Income Tax Administrative Rules
Tax Commission Administration and Enforcement Rules
Property Tax Administrative Rules
Idaho Beer and Wine Taxes Administrative Rules
Transportation & Defense:
This week we had two meetings and heard (4) Bills, and (3) RS’s.
The RS topics were:
Driver’s Licenses, violations
Purple Heart, license plates
Snowmobiles, off-highway/ vehicles
All RS’s were introduced to print
The Bills were:
H46 Orchard Training area, military
H47 Veteran’s memorials, approps, repeal
H48 G.I. Bill of Rights
H49 Motor Vehicle title, perfection
The Bills were sent to the House Floor with a “Do Pass” recommendation
Business:
This week we held two meetings and heard (1) Bill, (6) RS’s, and heard a budget overview presentation.
The RS’s we heard pertained to:
Obsolete Insurance Language
Annuity Consumer Protection Act
Reinsurance
Insurance Board Size
Real Estate Licensure
Non-Profit Meeting Requirements
All RS’s were introduced to print
The Bill was:
H78 Insurance, Obsolete Language
The Bill was sent to the House Floor with a “Do Pass” recommendation
I encourage you to contact me with any questions or concerns, and I am grateful for the opportunity to represent District 1 in The Idaho House of Representatives.
Lord Bless,
Sage G. Dixon