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

S 1198: EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education.

Enacted 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 1198 is a bill introduced in the Idaho Senate on March 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education. Primary sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Signed by Governor on 04/04/25 Session Law Chapter 317 Effective: 07/01/2025.

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
STATE AFFAIRS 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. Signed by Governor on 04/04/25 Session Law Chapter 317 Effective: 07/01/2025
  2. Reported delivered to Governor at 12:26 p.m. on 04/04/25
  3. Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
  4. Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
  5. Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
  6. Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 23-12-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Burtenshaw, Cook, Guthrie, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - No sponsor data.Title apvd - to enrol
  7. Read first time as amended in the House, filed for Second Reading
  8. Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
  9. Amendments reported printed
  10. Senate concurred in House amendments; referred to engrossment
  11. Referred to 10th Order for possible concurrence
  12. Returned from House, amended

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Sources

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