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Votes at a glance: key Idaho House actions, April 1, 2025
Summary
A roundup of floor votes taken April 1, 2025, including passage or failure and basic details for each bill recorded during the session.
The Idaho House on April 1, 2025, considered and recorded final outcomes on a slate of appropriations and policy measures. Below are the recorded floor results and brief notes about each item.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 4-68 (Industrial Commission budget): Passed the House, 41 ayes, 28 nays, 1 absent/excused. Sponsor described a 2.7% base increase and reductions of requested replacement items; funding drawn from premium tax funds.
- House Bill 4-69 (Transportation trailer/TechEm appropriation): Passed the House, 69 ayes, 1 absent/excused. Appropriates $20 million ongoing from the general fund into the Transportation Department related to TechEm projects.
- Senate Bill 11-90 (appropriation trailer): Passed the House, recorded 57 ayes, 17 no, 1 excused, 1 abstain (as recorded on the floor). Sponsor described it as a trailer to appropriate previously passed language.
- Senate Bill 11-92 (State Liquor Division appropriation): Failed in the House, 34 ayes, 35 nays, 1 abstain; returned to the Senate.
- Senate Bill 11-93 (Office of Information Technology Services enhancement): Failed in the House, 27 ayes, 43 nays.
- House Bill 4-63 (parental-rights/juvenile-related amendment): Passed the House, 69 ayes, 1 absent/excused. The bill clarifies statutory considerations about parental rights in cases involving sexual offenses; sponsors said it aligns statutes with current concerns.
- Senate Bill 11-96 (Idaho Commission for Libraries appropriation): Passed the House, 48 ayes, 21 nays, 1 absent/excused. Floor debate included intent language restricting state funds for DEI expenditures and reporting requirements for libraries receiving state funds.
- Senate Bill 11-97 (Idaho State Police/additional appropriations): Passed the House, 55 ayes, 15 nays. Bill included replacement items (patrol cars, body armor) and targeted pay increases for certain commissioned officers.
- Senate Bill 1,200 (Idaho State Historical Society enhancements): Passed the House; floor tally recorded as 68 ayes and 31 nays with 1 absent/excused (transcript recording ambiguous); sponsors described funding for staff, moving and archival work at the Old Pen and related facilities.
- Senate Bill 12-02 (Office of the State Public Defender enhancement): Passed the House, 51 ayes, 19 nays. (See separate article.)
Process notes
Where named roll-call tallies were recorded on the House floor, they are listed above verbatim as stated during the session. Several measures were acted on under suspension of rules and by unanimous consent to suspend further reading.
Next steps
Bills that passed the House will be transmitted or returned to the Senate or enrolled as the legislative process requires. Measures that failed were reported returned to the Senate by the House journal.
This roundup captures floor results recorded in the transcript of the April 1 session. For full fiscal notes, enrollment status, or signed enactments, consult the Legislature's official journal and subsequent governor's actions.
