Legislative Roundups
Statehouse roundup, 3.19.26: Senate approves higher education budget cuts, sends them to governor
Also Thursday, the House Education Committee punted a decision on budget cuts for the Idaho Digital Learning Alliance, potentially opening the door for the budget-setting committee to implement the cuts.
Statehouse roundup, 3.18.26: Community college budget survives dustup over CWI
In other news, a new bill on school abuse reporting and disclosure surfaced.
Statehouse roundup, 3.17.26: Little signs off on lawmakers’ plan for deeper spending cuts
In other Statehouse news from Tuesday, a new bill would cut Idaho Digital Learning Alliance funds roughly in half.
Statehouse roundup, 3.16.26: House approves spending cuts for higher ed
In other Monday news, the House passed a bill that would make violations of Idaho’s bathroom law a criminal offense.
Statehouse roundup, 3.13.26: Senate rejects attempt to call anti-teachers’ union bill for vote
In other news, a far-reaching medical freedom bill appears dead for the session.
Statehouse roundup, 3.12.26: Committee introduces bill to give schools spending flexibility
Also Thursday, two bills amending the state’s ‘harmful material’ library law advanced to the House.
Statehouse roundup, 3.11.26: House blocks Democratic report criticizing bill on transgender students
In other news, the Senate endorsed the latest push to revamp Idaho’s 1994 school funding formula.
Statehouse roundup, 3.10.26: Lawmakers want a say over federal grants that could go into medical education
In other news, a bill that would create new rules for schools operating as polling locations is headed to the House floor.
Statehouse roundup, 3.9.26: Committee refuses to fund dorm staffing at school for deaf and blind
In other news, lawmakers advanced a bill that would recognize school employees’ professional experience in salary funding.
Statehouse roundup, 3.4.26: Lawmakers deadlock on bill punishing student protests
In other news, a new bill cutting IDLA’s budget surfaced. And a fourth grader aced her assignment presenting a bill to lawmakers.