Newsletter, March 14, 2018
Floor Session:
We had multiple afternoon Floor Sessions this week and had some extended debate as well. This led to long days, but that is normal for this point in the Session as we try to finish up the legislative business and end the Session at, or near, our target adjournment date. HJR 8 was a proposed Constitutional amendment to strengthen victims rights in the State. It failed because a 2/3 majority (47 votes) was needed to pass and it received only 42 votes.
As in previous Legislative Sessions, all Bills passed and all votes are "YES" unless otherwise noted. aaH and aaS indicate Bills amended in House or Senate.
H509 Amends law regarding off-road vehicles
H584 Amends law regarding sex crime definitions and voyeurism
H567aa Amends law regarding cemetery maintenance districts
H383aaSAmends law regarding collection and enforcement of tobacco taxes
H634 Adds to law regarding suicide prevention in schools
H527 Adds to law regarding franchisee and franchisor employment
H590 Adds to law to create the Guided Education Management Act.
H632 Amends law regarding Educational Support Programs N
H648 Adds to law regarding computer science courses
HJR8 Proposes amendment to Idaho Constitution regarding victims rights FAIL
HCR54 Congratulating Jerry Kramer for entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame
H607 Creates the Office of Information Technology under the Office of the Governor
HCR51 Creates a study group regarding the location of state government agencies
H621 Amends law regarding land access for private surveyors (I carried this Bill)
H642 Amends law regarding Homeowners Association procedures
H582 Amends law regarding salaries of justices and judges
H585 Amends law regarding firearms and domestic violence FAIL N
H623 Amends law regarding procedure for contested cases and hearing officers
H643 Amends law regarding funding of magistrates
H644 Amends law regarding criminal diversion programs
HCR52 Rejecting a rule related to Division of Building Safety
S1282 Amends law regarding terminology for Sheriffs
S1317 Supplemental appropriation for Military division $52,000
S1263 Amends law regarding severance allowance for public school employee
S1266 Amends law regarding semester credits for mathematics
S1294 Amends law regarding cigarette and tobacco tax
S1268 Amends law regarding drainage districts
SCR127Honors Idaho Community Foundation
SCR129Asks government to adopt policies to encourage families to be self-sufficient
H655 Amends law regarding commercial vehicle licenses (I carried this Bill)
H630 Add to law regarding a rural education network FAIL N
H501 Amends law regarding an education definition
S1212 Amends law regarding an education definition
S1278 Amends law regarding wireless technology standards in education
S1221 Amends law regarding transfers of college credit
S1249 Amends law regarding notification of organ donor registration N
S1250 Amends law regarding organ donor leave of absence N
S1310 Amends law regarding minimum standards for EMS agencies
S1292aaAmends law regarding Advanced Opportunities Scholarships
S1322 Supplemental appropriation for Transportation Dept. (I carried this Bill) $1,381,300
S1323 Supplemental appropriation for Dept. of Corrections $5,893,000
S1326 Appropriation for State Appellate Public Defender $2,948,100
S1327 Appropriation for Division of Veteran's Services $3,239,400
S1328 Appropriation for Office of Energy and Mineral Resources $1,308,700
S1329 Appropriation for Lava Hot Springs Foundation $2,312,300
S1330 Appropriation for Soil and Water Conservation Commission $3,324,400
SCR135Asks Dept. of Health/Welfare to research how to recruit and retain EMTs
SCR131Recognizes June as Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month in Idaho
H660 Appropriation for Catastrophic Healthcare Program $9,999,700
H661 Appropriation for Commission on Hispanic Affairs $330,600
H662 Appropriation for Ag Research and Cooperative Extension Service $31,331,100
HR6 Amends House Rule 75
HCR50 Recognizes that pornography is a public health hazard
S1275 Amends law regarding wolf collaring
S1305 Amends law regarding stockwater water right appropriations.
S1247aaAmends law regarding public records
S1271 Amends law regarding definition of a "health care organization"
S1296 Amends law regarding definition of a disability to include mental illness N
SCR136Proclaims March as National Social Worker Month N
SCR132Recognizes 30th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
SCR128Requests that Idaho's ten northern Counties be in Mountain Time Zone
H665 Amends law regarding threats of school violence N
H667 Appropriation for the Legislative Branch (I carried this Bill) $8,811,200
S1333 Appropriation for Dept. of Insurance $10,209,400
S1334 Appropriation for Commission for Libraries $5,900,700
S1335 Appropriation for Dept. of Finance $8,648,100
Committee Reports:
JFAC:
We completed setting the budgets this week, with the exception of the Executive Office of the Governor which is waiting to see if pertinent legislation gets passed that would affect the budget. We also heard "trailer appropriations" that are driven by legislation passed during the Session. Another set of competing motions was made for the State Liquor Division revolving around whether or not to add two liquor stores in Ada County.
The budgets that were addressed were:
Dept. of Fish and Game $112,704,300 +4.3% over 2018
Dept. of Environmental Quality (I carry this budget) $66,620,100 -1.9% under 2018
Dept. of Health and Welfare
Service Integration $6,067,500 +0.1% over 2018
Child Welfare $76,919,500 +10.7% over 2018
Services for the Developmentally Disabled $32,783,100 +3.9% over 2018
Indirect Support Services $48,720,200 +5.0% over 2018
Independent Councils $9,082,000 0% over 2018
Licensing and Certification $7,321,500 +6.2% over 2018
Healthcare Policy Initiatives $17,945,400 +38.7% over 2018
State Board of Education
Community Colleges $46,926,600 +17.3% over 2018
Health Education Programs $19,035,500 +19.7% over 2018
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation $28,306,100 +0.5% under 2018
Dept. of Administration
Bond Payment Program $11,877,000 -3.5% under 2018
Capitol Commission $2,342,000 0% over 2018
Permanent Building Fund $77,772,000 +8.9% over 2018
Idaho Transportation Dept. (I carry these budgets)
Transportation Services $37,450,000 +0.2% over 2108
Motor Vehicles $37,600,500 +0.4% over 2018
Highway Operations $194,166,500 -2.7% under 2018
Contract Construction and Right-of-way Acquisition $431,597,600 +10.4% over 2018
Public Employee Retirement System $8,111,700 +2.1% over 2018
State Controller $18,8111,500 +16.4% over 2018
State Liquor Division $21,410,900 +6.0% over 2018
Dept. of Commerce $42,314,000 +9.0% over 2018
Dept. of Labor $88,276,300 -9.7% under 2018
Workforce Development Council $8,553,100 New budget for 2019
Idaho State Tax Commission $43,750,200 +0.9% over 2018
Idaho State Historical Society $7,534,200 -6.5% under 2018
Commission on the Arts $2,021,200 +1.7% over 2018
Idaho Millennium Fund $-2,691,500 transfer out
Dept. Of Agriculture $44,815,300 -0.3% under 2018
Wolf Depredation Board $400,000 transfer in
Reconsideration of Secretary of State $4,963,800 +54.1% over 2018
Reconsideration of Idaho State Police additional spending authority $394,000
Trailer Appropriations:
Dept. of Juvenile Corrections $35,000 per H399
Dept. of Corrections $3,650,000 per H533
Dept. of Health and Welfare $65,400 per H431
Dept. of Environmental Quality $50,000 per S1260
Transportation & Defense:
There was no meeting held this week.
Business:
Only one meeting was held this week in which we heard 4 Senate Bills.
S1265 Security freeze, fees
S1285 Banking, credit unions
S1288 Out-of-state insurers
S1302 Insurance, organ donation
All were sent to the House Floor with a "do pass" recommendation.
I encourage you to contact me with any questions or concerns, and I am grateful for the opportunity to represent District 1 in The Idaho House of Representatives.
Lord Bless,
Sage G. Dixon
