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Key items and outcomes recorded on the House floor that day:

- Joint rules: The House adopted joint rules for the first and second sessions of the 60th Legislature, with the exception of Joint Rule 11. The clerk recorded 49 ayes, 1 nay and 20 absent or excused.

- Senate Concurrent Resolution 113: Members suspended rules to take up the measure and then passed SCR 113, which approves most temporary and pending agency rules submitted during the session (with exceptions identified in committee). The roll call for the suspension and adoption was recorded as 51 ayes and 19 absent or excused.

- Enrollment and transmission: The House’s committees reported that a series of enrolled House bills and memorials were transmitted to the governor and secretary of state at specific times during the day; recorded transmittals included multiple bills (as read on the record) and enrolled measures being signed by the speaker for return to the Senate.

- Miscellaneous calendar actions: The House took action to place several measures on general orders and to file bills for second- and third-reading calendars, including placement and retention of bills such as House Bill 3 79, House Bill 3 87, House Bill 4 37, House Concurrent Resolution 19 and Senate Bill 10 66 (as amended) on general orders.

These procedural steps cleared or set the calendar for the final handling of bills during the 2025 session and enabled immediate consideration of specific measures where rules suspensions were approved. Where roll-call totals were read on the record, the clerk’s announcements are reflected above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Legislative Session Day 89 April 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On April 4, 2025 the Idaho House adopted joint rules (with one exception), approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 113, enrolled and transmitted several bills, and completed recorded roll-call votes on multiple measures.","taxTitle","2025 House Legislative Sessions, 2025 Legislative Sessions, Idaho","taxId",77673,"location","Idaho","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6087698,"House approves bill to bar foreign adversaries from owning Idaho farmland, water, mining rights",397,487000,884000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2889091-7035a0fb59ca02e99625fa6e0c991299&start=487&end=884","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2889091-7035a0fb59ca02e99625fa6e0c991299/thumbnail_487000.jpg","/articles/6087698/Idaho/House-approves-bill-to-bar-foreign-adversaries-from-owning-Idaho-farmland-water-mining-rights","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087698-402574a0616286e2039e9f1e63e8bc5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137001&Signature=KnHQUuNbfGZyzbqQJXPZ7S32D2Vx-mCSPd~to0Jqisgx2KohCUlD6WzMaA0p7txXminJLI2dOT1JIqqG3VcD5qSJwiDY9u5di~mkeA8kzZ2mxL5r~gKZhFBabxVaIJRVzSuIbP486z91ye3IdsZhn5Uv5j9ZauLeU8~1ej1Xye3nPpN89N6sQ8qNbzeR-ijZP5z3unEyoZPV79U1WOBtYoNe9NJcPj0lSHggLOBKQK5Ir3nsCMAIAl92QEVApQgfK~oTSTolDBwBnKt0PsFiwxwOpg6-XRVGGVEoyVIRF5HZGyX0x2U3oS8xeLV-ossffq3TWxPF64N2jX5~lC3P3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Idaho House of Representatives approved House Bill 3 56 on April 4, 2025, a measure that, as described on the floor, would bar defined \"foreign adversaries\" from owning farmland, associated water rights and mining rights in Idaho and require a sale within 180 days or allow state foreclosure.

A floor sponsor described the provision as an effort to protect “sovereignty over our food supply and over our resources” and repeatedly identified specific countries in the bill’s definition of \"foreign adversary,\" saying the list includes China, Russia, Iran, Cuba and North Korea. On the House floor the sponsor said, “The Chinese Communist Party is our enemy. They are at war with us in every domain except bolts and bombs,” and urged passage to protect military training areas and agricultural security.

The motion to suspend the rules and take the bill up immediately was moved by Representative Skogg and seconded by Representative Gannon. The suspension motion passed with the required two-thirds support, after which the House debated and voted on the bill. The clerk recorded the final tally for passage as 64 ayes and 6 absent or excused; the bill was ordered transmitted for enrollment and transmittal to the governor or the appropriate next step.

Floor discussion cited national-security and agricultural-security concerns and included references to federal coordination; the sponsor told colleagues he had discussed similar measures with federal legislators. Supporters emphasized protecting military ranges and preventing surveillance on sensitive sites; the sponsor referred to a previously discovered foreign operation in Nevada as an example.

The House approved the bill and transmitted it to the Senate for enrollment and final processing. The bill was readied for delivery to the governor’s office as part of the chamber’s enrollment and transmittal process that day.","The Idaho House passed House Bill 356 on April 4, 2025, to prohibit ownership of agricultural land, water rights and mining rights by defined \"foreign adversaries.\" The House recorded a 64–0-ish favorable vote and transmitted the bill to the Senate for enrollment.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6087703,"House passes Idaho Medical Freedom Act after extended floor debate",5310,11456000,16766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2889091-7035a0fb59ca02e99625fa6e0c991299&start=11456&end=16766","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2889091-7035a0fb59ca02e99625fa6e0c991299/thumbnail_11456000.jpg","/articles/6087703/Idaho/House-passes-Idaho-Medical-Freedom-Act-after-extended-floor-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087703-02dbdb0927dcf78f810deb82ae31f9c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137001&Signature=SSezPp7DF5a4LeH-HX7YdRE6rrtuxOJYilPnoR7979pvXbm-Y6X~6V~OKMFYgWOw~0ht0D70RY4YMqw9BOcBMTIx5bi5y9WBU2iWHMrSPBwqukKAOaMVcjJ8~1ZPtbSRbAjbVmwUGJoUDykJ9GE-KVc~N~q7X2Gq5AUbjfmwV7fRL9YAeVWF88Kl6Pv4cm3ZizCbUM6yluv9Fu3BCfRZAiESLEWKWZ-vOx9XR92-ge5jbRUu8Szwrllch6qy~hBRAWQjcDvq5meefsK2Y4sVSR5deGDRLCuMqHFc3Qa320WySuduTsTd7RzHmgHpb2e-7waan9Vt74q~aGi3rMaOgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Idaho House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 12-10, the Idaho Medical Freedom Act, on April 4, 2025, after extended debate and a series of amendments. The bill passed on a roll call of 44 ayes and 23 nays, with three members absent or excused.

Supporters said the bill protects individual choice in health care and clarifies that individuals cannot be excluded from certain services or employment for declining a medical intervention. Representative, District 8, who opened floor debate on the measure, told members the final version “addresses different concerns with different parties” and aimed to make “Idaho the place where all individuals can experience health freedom and respect with their medical decisions.”

Opponents described the bill as overly broad and said parts of it would constrain business decisions. Representative, District 14, argued the bill’s definitions remain “overly broad,” saying, “You can't diagnose. You can't prevent. You can't cure,” and warned that the bill could “tie the hands of Idaho businesses.”

Key floor activity and amendments included: earlier technical fixes to sections 3 and 4 to align definitions and exclude unintended schools and to synchronize the bill with recent rule changes; a proposed amendment to section 5 that would have limited employer liability when an employee refused recommended medical care was debated on the floor and ultimately not adopted after a division vote. The amendment to section 5 failed when members rose in opposition and the chair announced that the amendment “has not carried.”

The bill moved through Committee of the Whole and back to the full House following committee action. Members used a suspension of rules to bring the measure to immediate consideration after Senate concurrence and committee reports. Roll-call readouts during the final vote identified a mix of ayes and nays across the chamber; the clerk recorded the final tally as 44 ayes, 23 nays, and 3 absent or excused.

The House will send the measure back to the Senate for its consideration of the House amendments. The bill is listed in the calendar as Senate Bill 12-10, \"Idaho Medical Freedom Act,\" and passed the House as amended on April 4, 2025.

Less central technical changes and committee-level edits were discussed but did not alter the bill’s central prohibitions and private-rights language. The debate on the floor reflected disagreement about the bill’s impact on employers, schools and local governments and whether workplace liability rules should be addressed in work-compensation law rather than in this measure.

The House action follows committee and floor negotiations described on the record earlier in the day; sponsors said changes reflected outreach to the governor’s office and other stakeholders, while opponents warned the measure remained a policy risk for employers and service providers.","The Idaho House passed Senate Bill 12-10, called the Idaho Medical Freedom Act, on April 4, 2025, after debate over employer liability and the scope of permitted \"medical interventions.\" The final House vote was 44–23.","actionData","errors"]

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