Votes at a glance: major final‑action items from the March 27 Idaho Senate session

BOISE — The Idaho Senate took final action on multiple bills March 27, 2025. Below are brief summaries and outcomes for measures the record shows received a final vote or were reported passed on the floor. Items that had extended debate are covered in separate articles.

Votes at a glance

- Senate Bill 11-85 (Judicial branch appropriation): Passed the Senate (29–6). Finance committee measure funding judgeships, court reporters, magistrate judges and IT enhancements tied to recent policy bills. Senate sponsor: Sen. Sarah Cook. (See fuller report.)

- Senate Bill 11-42 (Repeal of Empowering Parents program): Passed the Senate (32–3). Sponsor Sen. Sarah Blaylock said program spending had shifted toward electronics; supporters pressed repeal, opponents urged targeted fixes. (See fuller report.)

- Senate Bill 11-80 (Automated license plate readers; front‑plate mounting‑bracket exemption): Passed the Senate (25–10). The bill sets privacy, access and auditing rules for passive plate‑reader systems and exempts vehicles that lack a factory front‑plate bracket from the front‑plate requirement.

Appropriations and finance items (final Senate action)

- House Bill 3-91 (Agency replacement items: six agencies): Passed the Senate (roll call recorded). JFAC described this as replacement items for several agencies totaling approximately $654,100 in one‑time funds (about $416,500 general fund and remainder dedicated funds). Agencies listed included Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lt. Governor's office, Idaho State Lottery, Brand Inspection Division, Commission of Pardons and Parole, Public Utilities Commission, and Idaho Public Television.

- House Bill 4-17 (Community college enrollment/workload adjustment): Passed the Senate (30–5). The bill funds enrollment workload adjustments to community colleges (EWA) with a…