Important Idaho House Bills on Legislative Priorities 2018
Discover key Idaho House bills impacting state budgets and policies in 2018, including online public notice, body cam records retention, state inmates in county jails, county justice levy, magistrate court funding, and liquor fund revenue redistribution.
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2018 IAC LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
HOUSE BILL 420: ONLINE PUBLIC NOTICE Fiscal Impact: Statewide county savings of over $600,000. Allow governmental entities to publish public notices online in lieu of in the newspaper. Held in House State Affairs on a 6-8 vote.
HOUSE BILL 499: BODY CAM RECORDS RETENTION Fiscal Impact: Will reduce county retention costs for body camera recordings by over 50%. Defines law enforcement media recording. Establishes minimum record retention timelines for law enforcement media recordings. Defines evidentiary value. Defines law enforcement agency. Law effective on July 1, 2018.
HOUSE BILL 533: STATE INMATES, COUNTY JAILS Fiscal Impact: $6.2 million Increases the minimum fee to house state inmates in county jails from $45 a day to $55 a day for first seven days. Maximum fee for state inmates held beyond seven days will be $75 a day. Law effective on July 1, 2018.
HOUSE BILL 555: COUNTY JUSTICE LEVY Fiscal Impact: Would have increased county justice levy authority. Would have increased the statutory levy limit on the county justice levy from .002 to .0025. Failed House on 27-41 vote.
HOUSE BILL 643: MAGISTRATE COURT FUNDING Fiscal Impact: Approximately $8.9 million annually (in 2023) Provides dedicated magistrate court funding to counties. Additional $6.00 from the district court fee from civil filings, infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies. Approximately $1.5 million a year apportioned based on county in which filing or conviction occurs.
H0643 (CONTD) Phase in over five years a redistribution of local share of liquor fund revenues. Current distribution is 60/40 city general fund/county current expense fund. By 2023 distribution will be 49/36/15 city general fund/county current expense fund/county district court fund. Approximately $7.4 million upon full phase in.
H0643 (CONTD) Allocated to counties as follows: $10,000 to each county, 50% of balance apportioned by population, and 50% of balance apportioned by city infractions/misdemeanors. Reduces current city obligation under 1-2218 by 20% a year. Repeals 1-2218, Idaho Code, in 2023. Law effective on July 1, 2018
SENATE BILL 1228: MINIMUM AGE POLL WORKERS Fiscal Impact: None. Lowers the minimum age to serve as a poll worker from 17 to 16. Law effective on July 1, 2018.
SENATE BILL 1229: EARLY VOTING/BALLOT SECURITY PLANS Fiscal Impact: Time, personnel, resource savings. Allows the clerk to submit an early voting ballot security plan to the Secretary of State once a year unless a plan modification is needed. Plan must be submitted by 3rdFriday of January or 30 days prior to implementation of a modified plan. Law effective on July 1, 2018.
SENATE BILL 1230: DELINQUENT TAX PAYMENTS Fiscal Impact: None Clarifies that delinquent tax payments shall be accepted upon the oldest tax delinquency. Law effective on July 1, 2018.
SENATE BILL 1231: LATE CHARGES AND INTEREST Fiscal Impact: Approximately $10,000 Clarifies that late charges and interest for property tax payments on subsequent and missed property rolls shall be applied the same as other late property tax payments. Law effective on July 1, 2018.
TAX INTERCEPT/MEDICALLY INDIGENT Would have allowed for intercept of income tax returns for those owing county for indigent medical claims. State and counties lacked necessary infrastructure to accomplish intercept. Tabled by IAC Legislative Committee w/consent of resolution sponsor.
