PAYETTE COUNTY — With the 2022 Idaho Legislative Session having entered its 10th week, the workload for state legislators has grown to 577 pieces. The latest bills to be added
PAYETTE COUNTY â 15 weeks have passed since the Idaho Legislature convened for its 2021 Legislative Session. The Legislature has endured a COVID-19 shutdown as well as pushback from Gov. Brad Little on executive powers, and is showing signs of enduring long enough to break the record for the longest session in state history.
As noted by Robert Anderst of the Law Office of Risch Pisca, PLLC, this session is already the third longest in history at 103 days as of Friday.
Following are examples of legislation newly introduced since April 16.
House of Representatives
⢠Introduced Monday by the Ways and Means Committee, House Bill 375 seeks to amend Idaho Code Chapter 1, Title 33 to prohibit discriminatory teachings in the classroom, including âcritical race theory.â