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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 10, 2024 | ID | H 421 | Amends Existing Law to Define Terms and Revise Definitions for "Sex"and "Gender" | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
March 28, 2024 | ID | S 1445 | Appropriates Resources for the Department of Health and Welfare | Bill Failed - Senate (10 - 25) |
March 13, 2024 | ID | H 399 | Authorizes the Board of Medicine to Collect Data on Maternal Mortality | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
March 7, 2024 | ID | S 1380 | Amends and Addresses Inequities in the State Foster Care System | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
March 5, 2024 | ID | S 1247 | Establishes 24-hour Holds for Individuals with Major Neurocognitive Disorders | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
Feb. 28, 2024 | ID | S 1352 | Establishes Religious Protections for Councilors and Therapists | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | ID | S 1234 | Requires Health Benefit Plans to to Cover Prescription Contraception for a 6-Month Supply | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
March 30, 2023 | ID | H 374 | Amends Existing Laws to Specify the Definition of Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
March 28, 2023 | ID | H 350 | Appropriates Funding for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Behavioral Services | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
March 27, 2023 | ID | H 71 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
March 14, 2023 | ID | S 1130 | Prohibits Employer Required COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
March 24, 2022 | ID | H 778 | Amends Medical Debt Collection Process | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3) |
March 23, 2022 | ID | H 720 | Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
March 15, 2022 | ID | S 1381 | Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
March 7, 2022 | ID | S 1285 | Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | ID | H 68 | Establishes Public Safety Guidelines for Institutions of Higher Education | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | ID | H 67 | Prohibits Public Health Districts from Closing Schools or Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3) |
Aug. 26, 2020 | ID | H 6 | Establishes Liability Protections for Businesses, Schools, and Cities during COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
March 17, 2020 | ID | S 1428 | Appropriates Funds for the State Advanced Paid/Sick Administrative Leave Program | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
April 2, 2019 | ID | S 1204 | Amends Medicaid Eligibility Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
March 18, 2019 | ID | H 180 | Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11) |
March 18, 2019 | ID | H 180 | Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11) |
March 16, 2018 | ID | H 649 | Amends Drug Use Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
Feb. 20, 2018 | ID | S 1243 | Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
March 22, 2017 | ID | H 274 | Establishes the Office of Administrator of Invasive Species Policy | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
March 12, 2015 | ID | H 75 | Exempts Prescription Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses from Sales Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
March 21, 2013 | ID | H 248 | Establishes Health Insurance Exchange | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
Feb. 21, 2013 | ID | S 1042 | Establishes a State Health Insurance Exchange | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
March 19, 2012 | ID | S 1348 | Requires Doctors to Provide End-of-Life Care | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
March 19, 2012 | ID | S 1387 | Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
April 5, 2011 | ID | H 298 | Response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
April 5, 2011 | ID | H 298 | Response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
March 29, 2011 | ID | H 187 | Freedom of Conscience for Health Care Professionals | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
March 28, 2011 | ID | H 260 | Medicaid Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
March 1, 2011 | ID | S 1115 | Insurance Coverage of Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
March 1, 2011 | ID | S 1115 | Insurance Coverage of Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
March 9, 2010 | ID | H 391 | Opposing Federal Individual Health Insurance Mandate | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
Feb. 26, 2010 | ID | S 1353 | Authorizing Health Care Professionals to Refuse Specific Health Care Services | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
Feb. 26, 2010 | ID | S 1353 | Authorizing Health Care Professionals to Refuse Specific Health Care Services | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
April 3, 2009 | ID | H 173 | Restricting Eligibility for State Retiree Health Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
March 17, 2008 | ID | H 562 | Tax Exemption for New Capital Investments | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
March 17, 2008 | ID | H 561 | Tax Exemptions for the Processing of Fuel for Energy Production | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
March 17, 2008 | ID | HCR 49 | State Employee Pay Raise | Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
March 28, 2007 | ID | H 121 | Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys | Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
March 13, 2007 | ID | H 121 | Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
March 30, 2006 | ID | H 800 | Water Rights | Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 21) |
March 20, 2006 | ID | S 1393 | Biodegradable Fuel | Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 23) |
March 20, 2006 | ID | H 544 | Irrigation Voting Procedure | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
Feb. 28, 2006 | ID | S 1337 | Controlled Substances Relating to Pregnant Women & Children Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |