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House roundup: Idaho lawmakers pass a slate of bills on licensing, education, public safety, fee adjustments and specialty plates
Summary
On Feb. 20, 2025, the Idaho House passed a broad set of bills—covering licensure reform, criminal-code amendments, education implementation, abandoned-vehicle rules, specialty license plates and more—and transmitted them to the Senate; recorded vote tallies are listed where provided on the floor.
The Idaho House on Feb. 20 advanced and passed numerous bills across policy areas and referred them to the Senate. Lawmakers cleared measures on criminal penalties, occupational licensing, education implementation, abandoned-vehicle procedures, specialty license plates and other matters. The Clerk announced passage and titles were approved for each bill before transmittal to the Senate.
Key measures and floor actions (short descriptions and recorded outcomes taken from floor announcements):
- House Bill 88 (criminal code: solicitation/payment for commercial sex): sponsor described removing the misdemeanor provision for soliciting/paying for commercial sex and discussed demand-side enforcement and counsel input from the Attorney General’s office. Floor action: motion passed and Clerk announced the bill passed (floor vote record announced on the desk; transcript records the bill ‘‘has passed the House’’). (floor presentation: SEG 726–797; passage announced SEG 820)
- House Bill 148 (constitutional defense counsel): establishes a process for the…
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