
Legislation / Getting Good Things Done
Environment and Quality of Life
Enacted laws I have authored and/or co-sponsored:
- Sponsored and passed the “Fair Warning Act” protecting tenants from surprise rent spikes
- Authored and passed the homeowner solar rights law
- Founded Idaho Business for the Outdoors, a nonpartisan business coalition advocating for Idaho’s outdoors
- Provided the tie-breaking vote for Affordable Housing funding
- Hosted two hearings on climate change at the Idaho Capitol
- Reformed Idaho’s draconian law on noncompete agreements
- Co-sponsored legislation to restore the indexed homeowner’s exemption to lower property taxes
- Co-sponsored numerous bills to lower property taxes, including impact fees on new development for school construction and caps on annual assessment increases
Recognition for my work in this area:
- Cecil D. Andrus Award for Conservation in Public Service from Idaho Conservation League
- Conservation Voters of Idaho’s Environmental Champion Award
- Idaho Women Lawyers’ Public Service Award
- Named one of Idaho Business Review’s “Women of the Year”