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Senate Concurrent Resolution 102 was presented by Representative (District 8), who described the review as a fact-finding effort to catalog actions taken during the pandemic and recommend improvements for future responses. “This is not meant to be a witch hunt or to, you know, put people in front of a camera,” the presenter said on the House floor, urging a constructive review that could guide future policy.

Representative (District 11) questioned why federal CARES Act funds were not specifically addressed in the resolution. Representative (District 8) replied that the sponsor’s review work contemplated only a limited general-fund impact and that “they would just use about $10,000 or less from the general fund,” but did not explain why CARES Act allocations were not explicitly included in the resolution language.

The resolution requires a post-review and recommendations but does not itself appropriate large sums beyond the limited general-fund amount referenced during debate. The clerk announced the roll-call result as 54 ayes, 12 nays and 4 abstentions; the concurrent resolution will be returned to the Senate.

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Sponsors described the bill as modeled on recent measures from other states and said it restricts enforcement to situations where a person is detained or investigated for an independent crime. The bill includes a requested initial appropriation and additional funding sought for fiscal year 2026.

Representative (District 12), who presented the bill, told the House the measure was modeled on a Texas law and that the U.S. Supreme Court had given initial approval to a related Texas measure while the Fifth Circuit issued a stay. The sponsor said stakeholders including dairy and home-building industry groups suggested amendments. He said the bill was intended to help state law enforcement assist federal authorities when unauthorized immigrants are suspected of unrelated crimes.

Representative (District 10), who spoke in favor, read amendment language for the bill and emphasized the bill’s focus on criminal detentions: “Law enforcement officers may enforce the provision of this section only when a person is detained or investigated for suspected commission of an independent crime,” the representative read aloud from the floor.

Opponents said the bill risked legal exposure and extra costs. Representative (District 16) warned lawmakers they were likely to face constitutional challenges and higher public-defender costs not reflected in the fiscal note, saying, “We're not gonna fix America's broken federal immigration system with a questionably constitutional state law that weakens civil rights protections and penalizes Idaho's most productive industries.”

Sponsor-provided fiscal details cited during debate included an initial request of $250,000 and a proposed $1 million general-fund appropriation for FY2026. The sponsor described estimated transportation costs for out-of-state extradition averaging about $4,500 per transport, FY2024 per-person incarceration costs of $92.86 at state facilities and $74.49 at county facilities, and per-transaction forensic and Bureau of Criminal Investigation costs described in the debate as roughly $117.64 and $13.64 respectively. The sponsor said the bill was modeled with an estimated universe of 40,000 individuals (citing a press report that estimated 35,000 unauthorized immigrants in Idaho) and reported a consolidated cost figure during debate of about $545,675.66 based on his calculations.

The final roll call on House passage recorded 61 ayes and 9 nays. The presiding officer announced House Bill 83 had passed and that the bill would be transferred to the Senate.

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Supporters said the legislation lets eligible families save without jeopardizing benefits and will be run through a state program that participants pay to join. The bill passed third reading after roughly 30 minutes of debate and was transmitted to the Idaho Senate.

Supporters said the bill establishes a state-run ABLE program that can join a multistate consortium so participants pay lower fees than if they used out-of-state programs. Representative (District 10) said the state would not subsidize accounts: “They're just gonna be the fees that pass through that are paid by the people who are in the program to cover any cost that might be in the advertising of that type of thing and education,” the representative said during debate.

Opponents focused on two provisions that they said created uncertainty: language in the bill saying certain activities are “subject to appropriation” and a clause establishing an advisory board. Representative (District 14) asked, referring to page 2: “It says subject to appropriation. And looking at the fiscal note on there, it didn't say there was any cost impact.” Representative (District 13) said he was “not in favor of creating an advisory board that's gonna cost the taxpayers money, especially when the fiscal note says there is no cost.”

Proponents and other members said committee discussion had already clarified those concerns. Representative (District 14) later noted the bill references Idaho Code section 59-5-009(a) and said that code “specifically says that all members of the board shall serve without honorarium or any pay of any kind.” Representative (District 15), who served on the Health and Welfare Committee, said the treasurer’s office would staff and administer the program using existing personnel and that the advisory group would be internal to the treasurer’s office rather than a new paid board.

Debate also covered program details sponsors said are built into the bill: participant fees to cover administrative and outreach costs; lower in-state fees estimated “as low as 0.19%” versus out-of-state fees the sponsor described as “up to 0.59%”; and the expectation that federal eligibility rules would expand the ABLE age threshold in future years (the speaker said the federal eligibility age was expected to increase from 26 to 46, but did not specify an effective date). The sponsor described ABLE accounts as “very much like” college savings accounts and said they help families that cannot otherwise accumulate savings for care and emergencies.

The House Clerk recorded the final vote as 56 ayes and 13 nays; the presiding officer announced that the bill passed and would be sent to the Senate.

House Bill 26: Votes at a glance — Passed the House, 56–13. Bill transferred to the Senate for further consideration.

","The Idaho House passed House Bill 26 on Feb. 10, 2025, to allow ABLE-style tax-advantaged savings accounts for people with disabilities. Sponsors said the program will cost the state nothing and be funded by participant fees; opponents raised concerns about language referencing appropriations and about creating an advisory body.","actionData","errors"]

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