Senator • Republican

Ben Toews

Idaho • District SD-004

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Activity Summary

Bills Sponsored

Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

Neutral

Voting Pattern

Nay: 251

Other: 23

Yea: 856

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Sponsored Bills

ID S1211•Passed

Adds to existing law to provide that ivermectin may be sold or purchased without a prescription or consultation with a health care professional.

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ID H0109•Passed

Adds to existing law to provide that the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall seek a waiver to exclude candy and soda from supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

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ID H0006•Passed

Amends and adds to existing law to remove a provision regarding violations of the open meetings law by county officers, to authorize investigations and actions against city officers by the attorney general, and to provide for duties of the attorney general.

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ID H0298•Introduced

Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding high school graduation requirements.

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ID S1001•Passed

Adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

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ID H0040•Passed

Amends existing law to exempt certain precious metals from capital gains tax, lower the income tax rate, and exempt certain military benefits from income taxation.

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ID H0093•Passed

Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho parental choice tax credit and Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Advance Payment Fund.

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ID H0668•Passed

Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of public funds for gender transition procedures.

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ID H0465•Passed

Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the crime of visual representations of the sexual abuse of children and to revise provisions regarding the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

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ID S1317•Passed

Amends existing law to allow for the establishment of specialty license plates for the benefit of the Idaho State Board of Education and to establish a Don't Tread on Me license plate to generate funds for an existing gun safety education program.

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ID S1282•Passed

Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding temporary motor vehicle registration permits.

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ID H0448•Introduced

Adds to existing law to establish provisions to protect minors from harmful material on the internet.

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ID H0382•Introduced

Amends existing law to provide that digital, computer-generated images may be considered in the crime of sexual exploitation of a child and to revise provisions regarding the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

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ID H0295•Passed

Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of merchant firearms codes.

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ID H0292•Passed

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to create property tax relief by creating the School District Facilities Fund and the Homeowner Property Tax Relief Account, both of which are funded by state moneys.

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ID S1120•Passed

Amends existing law to provide that retail liquor by the drink licenses issued on or after July 1, 2023, may not be sold, leased, or transferred and to provide that retail liquor by the drink licenses issued before July 1, 2023, may be sold or transferred only once.

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ID H0022•Passed

Adds to existing law to provide for the withholding of sales and use tax from city and county governments in certain instances.

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ID H0191•Passed

Amends and adds to existing law to provide that procurement decisions shall not be based on environmental, social, and governance standards.

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ID S1043•Passed

Repeals and adds to existing law to remove the Public Charter School Debt Reserve Fund and to provide for a revolving loan fund.

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ID S1042•Passed

Amends existing law to exempt certain public charter schools from having to demonstrate strong academic results to qualify for the Public Charter School Facilities Program and to revise a limitation on issuing bonds under the Public Charter School Facilities Program.

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ID S1161•Engrossed

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the Empowering Parents Program and to provide for tuition grants.

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ID H0091•Introduced

Adds to existing law to prohibit the state government and its employees from paying membership fees or dues with public funds and to provide exemptions.

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ID S1038•Introduced

Adds to existing law to provide for eduation savings accounts.

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ID S1057•Introduced

Adds to existing law to establish the Parental Rights Protection of Minors Act to protect minors from exposure to harmful materials on certain devices.

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ID S1004•Introduced

Adds to existing law to provide for immunity from criminal prosecution when force is used in certain instances and to provide for reimbursement for a defendant in certain instances.

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