At least seven bills introduced during 2025 legislative session tackle immigration in Idaho
Idaho legislative leadership pose in a photo with the governor to celebrate signing House Bill 83 into law. From left to right stand Idaho State Police Lt. Colonel Fritz Zweigart, Rep. Jaron Crane, R-Nampa; House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star; Idaho Gov. Brad Little, Senate Pro Tem Kelly Anthon, R-Burley; and Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa. (Courtesy of the Idaho Office of the Governor)
In February 2024, Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, introduced a bill to prevent unauthorized immigrants from accessing publicly-funded assistance — requiring state agencies to verify immigration status for services like vaccines, prenatal and postnatal care, and food aid for children.
His bill was met with bipartisan concerns that it would hurt pregnant women, mothers and their children who don’t have proper immigration paperwork alike. That group of legislators voted to hold the bill in the committee, effectively killing the bill for the remainder of the 2024 legislative session.
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