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House approves changes to enhanced concealed‑carry instructor requirements (HB 5-73)
Summary
House Bill 5-73, which allows instructors with eight years' experience to teach enhanced concealed‑carry courses and aims to lower costs for certain training, passed the House after discussion about training equivalence and the eight‑year threshold (68 ayes, 2 absent).
The House on Feb. 13 approved legislation to add flexibility to Idaho’s enhanced concealed‑carry instructor requirements, a measure supporters said will lower costs for training while critics asked about standards.
Sponsor explanation: Representative (S20) said HB 5-73 adds flexibility and reduces the cost of training by allowing instructors with eight years of experience to teach the course without additional credentialing. The sponsor said the change does not alter the underlying law allowing constitutional carry but makes the voluntary enhanced permit training more accessible.
Questions from members: Representative (S8) asked why eight years was chosen and whether the number was tailored for a particular instructor; the sponsor said the choice was intended as a reasonable threshold. Representative (S21) asked how training for law‑enforcement officers compares with NRA instructor certification; participants on the floor described differences in background while noting that the course material is based on NRA instruction.
Vote and outcome: After floor discussion, the clerk reported 68 ayes and two absent; House Bill 5-73 passed and will be transmitted to the Senate.
