OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM ACT – Amends existing law to provide for certain occupational licensing policy and to provide for universal occupational licensing practice authority.
Idaho's H 107, the Occupational Licensing Reform Act, requires that new occupational licenses can only be created by law (not administrative rules) and mandates all license fees be set by statute or rule by July 2026. It establishes "universal occupational licensing practice authority," allowing licensed professionals to perform duties consistent with their education, training, and experience within accepted standards of care - without needing additional permission. Licensing boards must review and update their rules by 2026 to align with this standard, and submit compliance reports to the legislature by January 2026. The bill directly affects licensed professionals (e.g., nurses, contractors) and state licensing boards managing their oversight.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Mar 14, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House Feb 17, 2025
How they voted
32–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Mar 5, 2025
D
Democratic5
40% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 14, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 13, 2025 Session Law Chapter 63 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-1-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Mathews(Rabe), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – SemmelrothAbsent and excused – Ruchti, TaylorFloor Sponsor - LenneyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 62-8-0AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott,
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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