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Votes at a glance: Idaho House passes multiple bills on Feb. 3, 2025
Summary
On Feb. 3 the Idaho House took final action on several bills: HB50, HB52, HB56, HB19, HB29 and HB40 passed on recorded votes; HCR5 also passed. The House also received messages from the Senate and advanced a package of introduced bills to committee for printing. This roundup lists the floor outcomes recorded in the transcript.
The Idaho House recorded final outcomes on multiple measures during its Feb. 3, 2025 floor session. The clerk recorded the following results on bills and resolutions that the House voted on that day.
Votes recorded on Feb. 3, 2025 (as announced on the floor):
- House Concurrent Resolution 5: Passed; clerk announced 56 ayes and 14 nays. The House approved the title and will transmit the resolution to the Senate. (See separate coverage of HCR5.)
- House Bill 50: Passed; clerk recorded 70 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor described HB50 as a change to the threshold for delegated projects, moving the threshold from $300,000 to $500,000 to reduce staff time for bidding and administration.
- House Bill 52: Passed; clerk recorded 70 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor described HB52 as increasing the informal-bid threshold from $100,000 to $200,000; supporters said it aligns long-standing procurement practices with current needs.
- House Bill 56: Passed; clerk recorded 68 ayes and 2 excused. Sponsor said HB56 raises the written competitive bid threshold from $25,000 to $50,000 and aligns state thresholds with cities and counties.
- House Bill 19: Passed; clerk recorded 70 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor said the bill authorizes submission of fingerprints to the Bureau of Criminal Identification for organizations that work with youth, elderly or disabled persons to enable background checks.
- House Bill 29: Passed; clerk recorded 70 ayes, 0 nays. Sponsor described HB29 as the regular annual scheduling action for controlled substances under Idaho’s independent scheduling process.
- House Bill 40: Passed; clerk announced 63 ayes and 7 nays. (Separate article covers HB40’s debate and provisions.)
Other floor business: The clerk announced that Senate bills 105 and 118 were transmitted from the Senate and will be placed on the first-reading calendar; the House also printed and referred a group of introduced House bills and referred them to committees for printing or committee assignment.
Where available, the transcript records sponsor explanations for each bill and the clerk’s recorded roll call totals. The House approved titles where required and transmitted passed measures to the Senate for consideration.
