Legislative Bill Tracking
ICL was founded in 1973 to serve as the voice for conservation in the Idaho Statehouse, and for more than fifty years we’ve played a role on issues that matter to you and families across the state. The Idaho Legislature considers hundreds of bills each session and many of those have an impact on Idaho’s air, water, wildlife, and communities. We represent our members by working with legislators, partners, and constituents to advance conservation goals.
HB 471: Politicizing Ada County Highway District (2025)
Summary: House Bill 471 is an attack on the Ada County Highway District.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Air quality, Clean Air, Elections, Public Safety, Transportation
HB 458: Addressing environmental health at school (2025)
Summary: House Bill 458 would protect the health of Idaho's schoolchildren.
ICL's position: Support
Current Bill Status: House Committee
Issue Areas: Air quality, Clean Air, Public Safety
HB 146: Wind Turbine Light Mitigation (2025)
Summary: House Bill 146 requires five years to retrofit existing wind turbines with a light mitigation system to be more visible to aircraft.
ICL's position: Support
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Clean Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Public Safety, Sustainability
SB 1170: Changing cyanide mining rules midstream (2025)
Summary: SB 1170 proposes to revise and lock in rules for mines that use cyanide as part of their gold mining projects.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Clean Water, Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Idaho Department of Lands, Mining, National Forests, Public Lands, Salmon and Steelhead
HB 389: State fire $upression on federal lands (2025)
Summary: HB 389 permits the state of Idaho to fight fires on federally-managed public lands, and submit the bill to the federal government for possible reimbursement.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Public Lands, Wildfire
SJM 104: Seizing the Camas National Wildlife Refuge (2025)
Summary: SJM 104 expresses frustration with management on the Camas National Wildlife Refuge, and calls on congress and the President to transfer control of these public lands as a "solution."
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Approved
Issue Areas: Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Public Lands, State Issues
HB 387: Decommissioning Windmill Cash Upfront (2025)
Summary: HB 387 requires the owner of a wind turbine project to pay a deposit necessary to reclaim the site.
ICL's position: Review
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Clean Energy, Energy, Idaho Department of Lands, Wildlife
SB 1164: Building Code Requirements (2025)
Summary: SB 1164 requires local government to respond to an applicant within a specified time, forcing cities to approve development proposals without full evaluation.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Building Codes
HB 326: Attacking the Ada County Highway Commission (2025)
Summary: HB 326 attempts to shift the balance of power away from Highway District voters, giving the Governor and County Commission power to appoint commissioners.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Air quality, Elections, Public Safety, Transportation
SB 1089: Shrinking Idaho’s tire piles (2025)
Summary: Senate Bill 1089 seeks to encourage the recycling and utilization of waste tires in Idaho.
ICL's position: Support
Current Bill Status: Returned to Committee
Issue Areas: Clean Water, Counties, Private Land, Public Safety, Sustainability, Water Quality
SB 1140: Roads Designed Only For Cars (2025)
Summary: Senate Bill 1140 seeks to restrict transportation funding for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other safety improvements.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Air quality, Public Safety, Transportation
SB 1144: Restricting funding for pedestrian and road safety (2025)
Summary: Senate Bill 1144 would limit funding for pedestrians, cyclists, and road safety.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: To Governor
Issue Areas: Air quality, Public Safety, Transportation
SB 1115: Safer more efficient highways (2025)
Summary: Senate Bill 1115 requires a study to determine how the Idaho state highway system could be improved to facilitate safer and more efficient highway linkages in Idaho.
ICL's position: Review
Current Bill Status: Returned to Committee
Issue Areas: Public Lands, Transportation
HB 317: Bankrupting wind projects (2025)
Summary: HB 317 would effectively block wind energy in the state, penalizing wind energy developers with a $25,000/foot excise tax, charging over $9.8 million for each average-sized windmill.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Clean Energy, Energy, Public Safety, Wildfire
HB 303: Pesticide and Agricultural Immunity (2025)
Summary: HB 303 would provide sweeping legal immunity to manufacturers of pesticides, Genetically Modified foods, agricultural chemicals, and other potentially dangerous products.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Agriculture, Clean Air, Clean Water, Pesticides, Public Safety, Water Quality
HB 302: Delaying wildlife and lamprey transplants (2025)
Summary: HB 302 would make it harder for wildlife managers to relocate wildlife, lamprey, and parachuting beavers in Idaho.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Counties, Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Salmon and Steelhead, Wildlife
HB 148: Paying Private Legal Fees with Public Dollars (2025)
Summary: HB 148 requires the Constitutional Defense Council to consider requests for Idaho taxpayers to cover private legal fees.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Grazing, Livestock, Public Lands, Stockwater, Water, Water Rights
HB 226: Mines and Mining (2025)
Summary: HB 226 seeks to stabilize the Idaho Abandoned Mine Fund, and to ensure long-term solvency of the fund.
ICL's position: Support
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Idaho Department of Lands, Mining, Private Land, Public Land, Public Safety, Water Quality
SB 1062: Planning and Zoning and State Lands (2025)
Summary: SB 1062 would require commercial leases on state lands to comply with local planning and zoning requirements.
ICL's position: Support
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Public Lands
HB 196: Moratorium on Mule Deer Doe Hunting (2025)
Summary: HB 196 undermines the independence of the Idaho Fish and Game Commission.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Dead
Issue Areas: Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife