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Idaho House approves raising community college tuition cap after floor debate over property-tax reliance
Summary
House Bill 79 passed the Idaho House Feb. 5, 2025, by a 52–17–1 vote. Sponsors said the bill would raise the statutory cap on community college tuition and argued it would help colleges manage costs; opponents said rising property-tax receipts make an additional cap increase inappropriate.
The Idaho House of Representatives passed House Bill 79 on Feb. 5, 2025, by a recorded vote of 52 ayes, 17 nays and 1 absent and excused. Sponsors said the measure would raise the statutory cap on community college tuition; opponents on the floor argued the colleges already receive increasing property-tax revenue and the state should not expand tuition caps without addressing that reliance.
On the floor, the bill sponsor said HB 79 would increase an existing statutory tuition cap that was last raised in 2008, when it moved from $1,250 to $2,500. The…
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