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Senate committee advances bill moving foster-home rules into statute, removes separate firearms-location requirement
Summary
Senate Bill 1034, which transfers foster-home licensing rules into statute and removes a prior requirement that firearms and ammunition be locked in separate locations, was sent to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation after committee debate about safe storage and training.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1034 to the Senate floor with a “do pass” (recorded in the transcript as “due pass”) recommendation after debate about firearms access in foster homes.
Senate Bill 1034, introduced in committee by Senator Brandon Shippey (R.-District 9), would repeal administrative rule sections 230, 232 and 233 governing foster-care licensing and move the substantive requirements into statute. Shippey said the provisions in the proposed statute reflect longstanding licensing standards — for example, homes must have a toilet, sink and warm water — but that the bill removes a prior rule requiring that firearms and ammunition be locked in two separate locations.
Shippey said the…
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