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2018 Idaho legislative session

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2018 legislative sessions coverage
Idaho State Legislature

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General information
Type:   State legislature
Term limits:   None
Session start:   January 8, 2018
Session end:   March 28, 2018
Website:   Official Legislature Page
Leadership
Senate President:   Brad Little (R)
House Speaker:  Scott Bedke (R)
Majority Leader:   Senate: Chuck Winder (R)
House: Mike Moyle (R)
Minority Leader:   Senate: Michelle Stennett (D)
House: Mathew Erpelding (D)
Structure
Members:  35 (Senate), 70 (House)
Length of term:   2 years (Senate), 2 years (House)
Authority:   Art IV, Idaho Constitution
Salary:   $17,017/year + per diem
Elections
Redistricting:  Idaho Redistricting Commission has control

During 2018, Ballotpedia tracked notable stories from the Idaho State Legislature. The timeline on this page shows the major events that we tracked during 2018, including events in the regular session and in any special sessions that occurred after the regular session adjourned.

If you know of any additional events that should be added to this page, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Overview

In 2018, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8, 2018, through March 28, 2018.

Partisan control

Idaho was one of 26 Republican state government trifectas in 2018. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governor's office, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House. For more information about state government trifectas, click here.

The following tables show the partisan breakdown of the Idaho State Legislature in the 2018 legislative session.

Senate

Party As of July 2018
     Democratic Party 6
     Republican Party 29
     Vacancies 0
Total 35

House

Party As of July 2018
     Democratic Party 11
     Republican Party 59
     Vacancies 0
Total 70

Leadership in 2018

Senate

(R)

House

Legislatively referred constitutional amendments

In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are also many other types of statewide measures.

The methods by which the Idaho Constitution can be amended:

See also: Article XX of the Idaho Constitution and Laws governing ballot measures in Idaho

Article XX of the Idaho Constitution establishes two ways in which the constitution can be amended, either via legislatively referred constitutional amendments or constitutional conventions. Idaho does not feature the power of citizen initiative for initiated constitutional amendments.

Legislature

See also: Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Idaho State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 47 votes in the Idaho House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Idaho State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Convention

See also: Convention-referred constitutional amendment

According to Article XX of the Idaho Constitution, a constitutional convention can be called if two-thirds of the members of each house of the Idaho State Legislature vote to place before the people a question as to whether the people want to call a convention. If a majority of all the voters voting at the election vote for a convention, the legislature must arrange to have a convention.


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