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Idaho · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025) · Bill

S 1018: COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Amends existing law to provide that fingerprint-based criminal history background checks shall be submitted if required by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1018 is a bill introduced in the Idaho Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Amends existing law to provide that fingerprint-based criminal history background checks shall be submitted if required by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. Primary sponsor: COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2025): Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEEPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
  2. Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
  3. Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-0-3AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Sessions(Burtenshaw), Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke, Ward-Engelking, ZuiderveldFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House
  4. Read second time; filed for Third Reading
  5. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
  6. Reported Printed; referred to Commerce & Human Resources
  7. Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source