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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Summary: HB 101 requires access to public lands and waters be replaced if a county or highway district vacates a public right-of-way.

ICL's position: Support

Current Bill Status: Dead

Issue Areas: Public Lands, Recreation, Transportation

Summary: HB 195 would add unnecessary bureaucratic delays, complicating IDFG efforts to relocate and manage native wildlife.

ICL's position: Oppose

Current Bill Status: Replaced by HB 302, Dead

Issue Areas: Counties, Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Salmon and Steelhead, Wildlife

Summary: SB 1078 would remove the authority from the Idaho Fish & Game, Transportation and Parks & Recreation boards to hire their own directors.

ICL's position: Oppose

Current Bill Status: Dead

Issue Areas: Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Transportation

Summary: HB 57 would provide a much-needed funding mechanism for non-motorized trails in Idaho.

ICL's position: Support

Current Bill Status: Returned to Committee

Issue Areas: Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Public Lands, Recreation

Summary: HB 167 would limit the ability to develop energy projects in Idaho, unless 75% of the electricity generated remains for sale within the state.

ICL's position: Oppose

Current Bill Status: Dead

Issue Areas: Clean Air, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Energy

Summary: SJR 101 would restrict the citizen initiative process, revising signature requirements for referendum petitions or ballot initiatives.

ICL's position: Oppose

Current Bill Status: Dead

Issue Areas: Ballot Initiatives, Elections

Summary: HJM 4 recommends delisting grizzly bears under the Endangered Species Act, despite the fact that populations have not recovered.

ICL's position: Oppose

Current Bill Status: Adopted

Issue Areas: Public Lands, Wildlife