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Idaho State Senator

Ben Toews

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Idaho State Senator

Ben Toews Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill H0006

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Report Pass
1/16/25  
Engrossed
1/21/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Enrolled
4/3/25  
Chaptered
4/4/25  
Amends and adds to existing law to remove a provision regarding violations of the open meetings law by county officers, to authorize investigations and actions against city officers by the attorney general, and to provide for duties of the attorney general.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill H0040

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
1/30/25  
Engrossed
2/3/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Enrolled
3/7/25  
Chaptered
3/7/25  
Amends existing law to exempt certain precious metals from capital gains tax, lower the income tax rate, and exempt certain military benefits from income taxation.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill H0093

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
2/5/25  
Engrossed
2/7/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Enrolled
2/24/25  
Chaptered
2/27/25  
Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho parental choice tax credit and Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Advance Payment Fund.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill H0109

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Engrossed
3/3/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Enrolled
4/2/25  
Chaptered
4/4/25  
Adds to existing law to provide that the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall seek a waiver to exclude candy and soda from supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill H0298

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding high school graduation requirements.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill HJM008

Introduced
3/27/25  
Engrossed
3/31/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
States findings of the Legislature, commends and honors Alex J. Adams, and calls on the U.S. Senate to swiftly approve his nomination to serve in President Donald J. Trump's administration.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill HJR001

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to remove language allowing for the Legislature to require school attendance and to add language regarding the right of the people to educate their children without government regulation outside of public schools.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill HJR003

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
States findings of the Legislature and proposes an amendment to the Idaho Constitution requiring a 2/3 vote of the Legislature to legalize certain illegal drugs.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill HJR004

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Engrossed
3/5/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to provide that only the Legislature shall have power and authority to legalize the growing, producing, manufacturing, transporting, selling, delivering, dispensing, administering, prescribing, distributing, possessing, or using of marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances.
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Idaho 2025 Regular Session

Idaho Senate Bill S1001

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
1/23/25  
Engrossed
1/27/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/7/25  
Chaptered
3/10/25  
Adds to existing law to establish the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.