Mar 1, 2019
Rep. Mat Erpelding’s bill to provide workers’ compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress (SB1028) has passed both the House and the Senate and is headed to the Governor’s desk. Exciting news for our first responders!
Mar 1, 2019
Two things happened yesterday that I feel undermine children’s safety. Idaho leads the nation in child marriage – it is legal here for a 40 year old to marry a 14 year old. Rep. Melissa Wintrow brought HB98 yesterday to raise the marriage age to 16 to...
Mar 1, 2019
The House Education Committee refused to even print an early childhood education bill, killing our hopes for progress on this front this year. Meanwhile, HB120, a bill that would require parents to affirmatively opt in to allow their kids to receive sex education,...
Mar 1, 2019
HB99, my bill which would reform mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenses by giving judges more discretion in sentencing, passed from committee and will be voted on by the full House on Monday. This one has strong bipartisan support – we’ll see what...
Mar 1, 2019
I have been told that on Monday a bill will be introduced that would add work requirements to Medicaid, cause Medicaid Expansion to terminate upon any federal reimbursement rate adjustment and add other “sideboards” to Proposition 2 as passed by the...
Feb 20, 2019
My “Homeowner Solar Rights” bill, HB158, was heard yesterday in the House Business Committee. This bill would prevent HOA’s from unreasonably prohibiting homeowners from installing rooftop solar panels – Idaho is currently the only state in the...
