Votes at a glance: Idaho House passes array of bills on elections, data centers, utilities and agency reporting
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Summary
On March 20 the Idaho House passed multiple bills on third reading (notable measures include HB 9 28 restricting DEI in health care, HB 8 95 data‑center water rules, HB 8 96 an AG‑referral enforcement mechanism, HB 8 56 closing a human‑remains sales loophole, and HB 9 11 codifying large‑load review). The House transmitted passed bills to the Senate or had them placed on the calendar.
The Idaho House concluded a busy floor session on March 20, advancing a slate of bills on third reading and suspending rules to immediately consider several items. Below are the passed measures and their recorded roll-call outcomes as stated on the floor.
Votes at a glance (selected, recorded on the floor):
- House Bill 9 28 (DEI restrictions in health-care training): Passed 56–14 (roll call recorded on the floor).
- House Bill 9 30 (campaign/campaign-account clarifications): Passed 36–34 (recorded roll call).
- House Bill 8 95 (data‑center water usage; non‑consumptive requirement or negotiated water access for new facilities after 07/01/2026): Passed 58–10, 2 absent (roll call recorded on the floor).
- House Bill 8 96 (mechanism to refer alleged noncompliance to attorney general): Passed (floor tally recorded as 60 ayes, 9 nays, 1 abstention noted in the roll record).
- House Bill 8 56 (ban/clarification on sale of human remains and grave protections): Passed 67–0 (3 absent recorded in roll summary).
- House Bill 9 11 (large electric-load review and "no harm" test codified for 50 MW+ loads): Passed (recorded 65 ayes; roll record shown on the floor).
- Additional bills and matters advanced to the calendar or transmitted to the Senate: HB 8 73 (election timeline fixes), HB 8 79 (industrial hemp/pot‑shop loophole), SB 13 47 (IHFA transparency reporting), SB 13 80, SB 13 81 and several other appropriation and technical bills; many were reported as passed and sent to the Senate.
What this means: Most measures were procedural or technical in nature, but several have substantive policy implications (DEI restrictions in health care, water accounting for large data centers, and a mechanism enabling specified officials to request AG enforcement investigations). Passed bills will proceed to the Senate and could be amended there.
For reporters and stakeholders: consult the official enrolled bill text and committee analysis for exact statutory language, penalty amounts, effective dates and administrative rulemaking responsibilities; the floor transcript records debate and tallies but not full bill text.