EDUCATION – Amends existing law to increase the maximum tuition for community colleges.
This bill raises the maximum annual tuition cap for Idaho community college students from $2,500 to $3,250. It directly affects all students attending Idaho community colleges, including both in-district residents and out-of-district students, though residency-based adjustments to tuition remain in place. The change modifies Section 33-2110 of Idaho Code to reflect the new cap while maintaining existing rules for tuition setting and residency definitions. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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 29, 2025
Signed Mar 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025
How they voted
26–9
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican30
70% 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 21 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-9-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Mathews(Rabe), Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Carlson, Foreman, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Shippy, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - LentTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 52-17-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Casner), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Holtzclaw, Horman, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Weber, Wheeler(Good
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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