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S 1028 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

JUDICIAL DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the number of judges in the First Judicial District.

This bill changes the number of district judges in Idaho's First Judicial District from seven to eight. It directly affects the counties of Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone, and Benewah, which make up the First Judicial District. The key provision increases the total number of judges while adjusting resident chambers (court locations) in Kootenai County from four to five chambers. The law takes effect on July 1, 2025, as signed by the governor on March 10, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Mar 11, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

28–7
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 6, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
22 Yea 7 Nay
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/10/25 Session Law Chapter 16 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-14-0AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church(Caldwell), Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug,
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Coho(Lenney), Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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