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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 1, 2026 ID H 822 Requires Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Health Care Providers to Inform Parents of a Child's Expressed Interest in Gender Nonconformity Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 9)
March 30, 2026 ID H 822 Requires Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Health Care Providers to Inform Parents of a Child's Expressed Interest in Gender Nonconformity Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
March 27, 2026 ID H 752 Requires Individuals to Use Public Restrooms According to Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
March 24, 2026 ID H 570 Increases the Penalty for Excessive Speeding in a School Zone Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
March 23, 2026 ID S 1250 Prohibits Photos from Death Investigations from Public Release Bill Passed - House (68 - 0)
March 17, 2026 ID H 724 Establishes Rights for Foster Children Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
March 16, 2026 ID H 752 Requires Individuals to Use Public Restrooms According to Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
March 12, 2026 ID S 1232 Prohibits Prisoners from Profiting on Notoriety While Incarcerated Bill Passed - House (67 - 1)
March 11, 2026 ID H 822 Requires Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Health Care Providers to Inform Parents of a Child's Expressed Interest in Gender Nonconformity Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
March 9, 2026 ID H 724 Establishes Rights for Foster Children Bill Passed - House (58 - 7)
March 5, 2026 ID H 570 Increases the Penalty for Excessive Speeding in a School Zone Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
March 5, 2026 ID H 685 Establishes Penalties for Crimes Committed With a Facial Covering Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
Feb. 19, 2026 ID S 1232 Prohibits Prisoners from Profiting on Notoriety While Incarcerated Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
Feb. 19, 2026 ID S 1250 Prohibits Photos from Death Investigations from Public Release Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Feb. 16, 2026 ID H 607 Requires Public Entities to Separate Restrooms by Sex Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
Feb. 5, 2026 ID H 557 Prohibits Local Governments in Idaho From Enacting Anti-Discrimination Policies Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/01 H 822 Requires Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Health Care Providers to Inform Parents of a Child's Expressed Interest in Gender Nonconformity Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 9)
3/30 H 822 Requires Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Health Care Providers to Inform Parents of a Child's Expressed Interest in Gender Nonconformity Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
3/27 H 752 Requires Individuals to Use Public Restrooms According to Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
3/24 H 570 Increases the Penalty for Excessive Speeding in a School Zone Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
3/23 S 1250 Prohibits Photos from Death Investigations from Public Release Bill Passed - House (68 - 0)
3/17 H 724 Establishes Rights for Foster Children Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
3/16 H 752 Requires Individuals to Use Public Restrooms According to Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
3/12 S 1232 Prohibits Prisoners from Profiting on Notoriety While Incarcerated Bill Passed - House (67 - 1)
3/11 H 822 Requires Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Health Care Providers to Inform Parents of a Child's Expressed Interest in Gender Nonconformity Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
3/09 H 724 Establishes Rights for Foster Children Bill Passed - House (58 - 7)
3/05 H 570 Increases the Penalty for Excessive Speeding in a School Zone Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
3/05 H 685 Establishes Penalties for Crimes Committed With a Facial Covering Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
2/19 S 1232 Prohibits Prisoners from Profiting on Notoriety While Incarcerated Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
2/19 S 1250 Prohibits Photos from Death Investigations from Public Release Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
2/16 H 607 Requires Public Entities to Separate Restrooms by Sex Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
2/05 H 557 Prohibits Local Governments in Idaho From Enacting Anti-Discrimination Policies Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)

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