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Votes at a glance: bills the Idaho House passed Feb. 26, 2025
Summary
A quick reference listing bills that received final House floor votes on Feb. 26, 2025, with outcomes and brief descriptions based on floor remarks.
The Idaho House completed floor action on several bills on Feb. 26, 2025. Below are the motions, outcomes, and the brief descriptions given on the floor. This is a concise roll-call summary drawn from the day's proceedings.
House Bill 146 — Passed (majority recorded in favor). Authorizes radar-activated light-mitigation systems for wind turbines, subject to FAA approval; timelines differ for new and existing installations.
House Bill 205 — Passed, 64 ayes, 3 nays, 3 absent/excused. Clarifies the law allowing drivers to exceed posted speed limits by up to 15 mph when passing slower traffic; extends the allowance to passing lanes and permits passing multiple vehicles in certain two-lane contexts.
House Bill 206 — Passed, 53 ayes, 19 nays, 2 absent/excused. Moves the EMS Bureau from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Idaho Military Division; consolidates EMS funds, sunsets EMS rulemaking authority July 1, 2027, and reduces administrative staffing by two FTEs.
House Bill 207 — Passed, 52 ayes, 16 nays, 2 absent/excused. Companion/trailer bill to HB206 transferring statutory language and recognizing national registry qualifications for EMTs and paramedics.
House Bill 173 — Passed, 39 ayes, 29 nays, 2 absent/excused. Modifies the Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission to add a University of Idaho College of Agriculture and Life Sciences member and raises the assessment cap from 0.5¢ per pound to a cap of 1¢ per pound of clean seed (cap increases incrementally); sponsors said the increase is to support research and marketing.
House Bill 141 (as presented on the floor) — Passed (floor record later referenced a correction to an identifier in the journal). Sponsor described the bill as addressing Title IX accountability at Idaho institutions of higher education; floor text presented requested accountability measures for university presidents.
House Bill 171 (as amended) — Passed, 35 ayes, 33 nays, 2 absent/excused. Expands permissible uses of the Commerce Authority to include sewer and water projects and provides conduit financing options to support local sewer and water infrastructure projects.
House Bill 121 (as amended) — Passed. De-licensing change for makeup artists; sponsor said the license created in 2018 has very few licensees (36) and the amendment clarifies exemptions from full cosmetology licensure.
House Bill 175 (as amended) — Passed, 67 ayes, 3 absent/excused. Amends the Advanced Opportunities program to allow direct community college enrollment if a local district will not accommodate the student; expands entrance-exam retake allowance and aligns administration for private school students.
House Bill 310 — Passed, 67 ayes, 3 absent/excused. Modernizes ballot-security statute, allowing optional measures such as unique identifiers, watermarks or holograms; intended as housekeeping and not to mandate county changes.
Other items mentioned on the floor were referred to committees or placed on calendars for further reading; bills transmitted to the Senate were noted at the end of the session.
