H 35 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – Amends and adds to existing law to require the implementation of cybersecurity best practices and the use of multifactor identification in Idaho state government.

Idaho's H 35 requires all state agencies, including departments and institutions of higher education, to implement cybersecurity best practices and use two-step login verification (multifactor identification) for accessing government IT systems. This includes securing email, cloud storage, databases, and networks for all state employees. The law also specifically mandates the legislative branch, judicial branch, and elected constitutional officers to adopt the same security measures for their staff. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025, and defines "multifactor identification" as requiring two different verification methods, such as a password plus a security token or biometric scan.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Feb 25, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

324
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 18, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
26 Yea 4 Nay
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on February 24, 2025 Session Law Chapter 6 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-4-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Carlson, Kohl, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 54-16-0AYES – Achilles, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Dotter), Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Tanner(14), Vander Woude,
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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