HOUSE BILL 182
RS30300C1 / H0182
On June 27, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Kennedy v. Bremerton, overturned Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971). This ended over 50 years of stifling the First Amendment and our religious freedoms. Though this was a Supreme Court decision, in order to make certain there was no question as to it's application to the great State of Idaho, it was determined that Idaho would strengthen our state's standing with a "belt & suspenders" approach. This bill protects our First Amendment right to freedom of religion and the ability to exercise our individual expression without fear of repercussion at a public college, school district or charter school.
Assuming that no rights are violated and no cause of action is required, there would be no impact to the General Fund nor to any local government as this legislation centers on the protection of the free expression of our First Amendment rights or our freedom of religion.
| Date | Description |
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| 02/22 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/23 | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs |
| 02/28 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/01 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/02 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-4-1 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley(Crawford), Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Burns, Necochea, Roberts Absent – Green Floor Sponsor - Ehardt Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/03 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs | |
| 03/13 | Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment |
| 03/20 | Placed in the Committee of the Whole |
| Amendments ordered printed | |
| Reported out as amended; filed for first reading | |
| Amendments reported printed | |
| Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |
| 03/21 | Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading |
| 03/23 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/24 | Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 26-8-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, Zuiderveld NAYS – Jones(Rabe), Just, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow Absent and excused – Ricks Floor Sponsor - Adams Title apvd - to House |
| 03/28 | Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk |
| House Concurred in Senate Amendments | |
| Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing | |
| Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills | |
| Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 57-11-2 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, Nash, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel Absent – Crane(13), Young Floor Sponsor - Ehardt Title apvd - to enrol |
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| 03/29 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | |
| Signed by President; returned to House | |
| 03/30 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023 | |
| 04/06 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2023 Session Law Chapter 239 Effective: 07/01/2023 |