H 141 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to require all Title IX compliance to be vested in the president of each institution of higher education in the state of Idaho.

Idaho's H 141 requires the president (top leader) of every public college or university in the state to have sole responsibility for all Title IX compliance. This includes creating required policies, investigating complaints, approving disciplinary actions, and submitting annual reports to the state education board detailing complaints, policy changes, and corrective actions. The bill directly affects all public higher education institutions in Idaho that receive federal funding, as it centralizes Title IX oversight under the president rather than other campus officials. The law takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Mar 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Bill Text Engrossment 1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that the president of each Idaho institution of higher education must approve any final decision or action on Title IX related tasks, and that delegated staff must report directly to the office of the president. This change strengthens presidential oversight of Title IX compliance while maintaining the ability to delegate specific duties.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that delegated Title IX staff must report to the office of the president, ensuring clearer chain of command for oversight.

ENFORCEMENT

Reorganized text to emphasize that the president must approve all final Title IX decisions, making the approval process more explicit.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 17, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 14, 2025 Session Law Chapter 70 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Goodrich(Rabe), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – HartFloor Sponsor - BerntTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Feb 26, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-0-3)
house
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out without recommendation as amended
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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