Committee approves bill to ease licensure for remote ASL interpreters

Mar 17, 2025

House Bill 311, designed to expand access to video remote American Sign Language interpreting by easing licensure for remote interpreters, received a due pass recommendation from the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.

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House Bill 311, presented by Representative Josh Wheeler (R.-Dist. 35), would expand licensure pathways to allow video remote American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to obtain credentials in Idaho more easily, with the goal of increasing access for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

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