H 48 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

CONCEALED WEAPONS – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding course instruction for an enhanced license to carry a concealed weapon.

This Idaho bill (H 48) revises requirements for obtaining an "enhanced" concealed carry license. It specifies that applicants must complete a qualifying handgun safety course meeting new standards: at least 8 hours of in-person instruction covering Idaho firearms law, safe handgun use, self-defense principles, and live-fire training (minimum 98 rounds). The course must be taught by a certified instructor, include Idaho law instruction delivered by an approved attorney or law enforcement officer, and provide a syllabus upon request. This directly affects individuals applying for enhanced concealed carry licenses in Idaho, requiring them to meet these updated training criteria.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 11, 2025 Session Law Chapter 25 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 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – 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, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CarlsonTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-2-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Re
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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