Rep. Sage G. Dixon – District 1

Floor Session:

This week’s Floor Session was, for the most part, straightforward.  There was a manageable amount of legislation to vote on, and very little controversy on the Floor.  Two Bills that did draw some notoriety and debate were H378 and H413.  H378 dealt with how legislative vacancies are filled, proposing a change from three names being submitted to the Governor for his selection, to one name being submitted.  This was presented as a strengthening of the separation of powers, as well as having the new legislator be more reflective of the constituency, as opposed to the Governor’s wishes.  There was little, if any, debate, but the Bill garnered only 28 “Aye” votes, and failed to pass.  H413 pertained to City Council Elections, and proposed to have cities over 100,000 people institute electoral districts for city council positions.  This generated much debate, especially from the legislators who represent the City of Boise, and whose council members come from the densely populated areas of the City,  This leaves residents outside the city core feeling unrepresented, as all the candidates live, and all campaigning occurs, in the higher population areas where the majority of the votes are.  The Bill passed along party lines 54-16.

As always, all votes are yes, and all Bills passed unless otherwise noted.

The Bills we voted on were:

H412     Supplemental Appropriation-Dept. of Administration                               $66,500 N

H367     Add to law regarding Phosphogypsum stacks and lateral expansions

H382     Add to law to provide for Bear River water rights adjudication

H345     Amends law regarding vehicle booting

H385     Repeals and adds to law regarding certified medication assistants

H378     Amends law regarding legislative vacancies

S1257   Supplemental Appropriation-reduction to Public Defense Commission   $1,036,000

S1258   Supplemental Appropriation-State Appellate Public Defender                   $140,000

S1271   Supplemental Appropriation-Board of Tax Appeals                                      $42,100

S1272   Supplemental Appropriation-Dept. of Environmental Quality                      $120,000

HCR31 Recognizes the importance of the Idaho National Laboratory

S1235   Repeals law regarding Professional Studies Program and Account

S1236   Amends law regarding qualifications of educational interpreters

H388     Amends law regarding enrollment of military families in charter schools

S1240   Adds to law regarding verification of advanced practice nurses

S1242   Amends law regarding training requirements for nursing home administrators

H362     Repeals the Idaho Hospital Liability Trust Act

H392     Amends law regarding the definition of Health Care Provider to include students

H413     Amends law to require that certain cities establish city council districts

SCR126 States finding regarding the Idaho Behavioral Health System Plan

HJM12 Requests that the Federal Government sanction opioid traffickers

H399     Amends law regarding collection agencies

H401     Amends law regarding mortgage practices

H477     Amends law regarding Real Estate Licensure

H478     Amends law regarding Real Estate License law

H329     Amends law regarding the director of the Dept. of Water Resources

H366     Amends law regarding water district meetings and board members

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 Revenue and Taxation:

This week, we had (5) meetings in which

we heard (11) RS’s, and (2) Bills.

The RS topics were:

Grocery Tax Removal (3)

First-Time Homebuyers Savings Account

Urban Renewal, Highway Districts

Tax of Leased Government Property

Grocery Tax Credit

Valuation of Agricultural Land

Sales Tax-Custom Meat Processing

Idaho Small Employer Incentive Act

Local Improvement Districts

All were introduced for printing, with the exception of the three Grocery Tax Removal RSs.

The Bills were:

H409   Freeze Property Tax Statewide

H408   Sales Tax Distribution, Cities

The Bills were passed on to the House Floor with a “do pass” recommendation.

Transportation & Defense:

We held (2) meeting this week

and heard (2) Bills, (2) RSs.

The RS’s were related to:

Nurses, student loan repayment

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

All were introduced for printing.

The Bills were:

H410   License plate, valid ten years

H411   Notification of Towing

All were passed on to the House Floor with a “do pass” recommendation.

Business:

We held (2) meetings this week in which we heard (12) Bills.

The Bills were:

H477   Real Estate Licensing

H478   Real Estate Licensing

H399   Idaho Collection Agency Act

H400   Idaho credit Code

H401   Idaho Residential Mortgage Practices Act

H419   Mortician Board

H422   Diving Business Board

H423   Athlete Agents Act

H424   Barber and Cosmetology Board

H421   Real Estate Appraiser Board

H420   Contractor Statute

H472    Building Code; Sprinklers

All Bills were passed to the Floor with a “Do Pass” recommendation, with the exception of H472 which failed to pass the Committee.

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I encourage you to contact me with any questions or concerns, and I am grateful for the opportunity to represent District 1 in The Idaho House of Representatives.

Lord Bless,

Sage G. Dixon

P.O. Box 208 Ponderay, Idaho 83852   208.610.4800

State Capitol:  P.O. Box 83720  |  Boise, Idaho 83720-0081 | 208.332.1044

Sage Dixon

District 1 Representative

Bonner and Boundary Counties

Committees:
Business – Chair
Ethics – Chair
Revenue & Taxation
Transportation & Defense