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ID H0423

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits board members and commissioners of 20 types of local government districts from receiving retirement benefits or health care benefits, including regional airport authorities, county fair boards, fire protection districts, library districts, and community college district commissions

  • Standardizes expense reimbursement for district officials by requiring compliance with Idaho Code section 59-509(b) for actual and necessary expenses incurred in official duties

  • Eliminates per diem compensation for several board positions, including fair district directors (previously $35/day plus mileage), animal damage control district directors, and regional public transportation authority board members (previously $40/day up to $1,000/year)

  • Sets compensation caps for certain positions: fire protection commissioners limited to $100/day and $2,500/year; joint city-county hospital board members limited to $100/day and $2,500/year; cemetery maintenance commissioners limited to $50/day and $1,200/year

  • Officials already receiving health care or retirement benefits continue receiving them until end of plan year (health care) or fiscal year (retirement); declared an emergency measure effective immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding compensation and benefits of local boards.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government

3/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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