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S 1139 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL – Amends existing law to provide for the rejection of certain applicants due to certain criminal histories.

S 1139 amends Idaho law to allow the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to reject applicants for certification who have been convicted of a misdemeanor. This directly affects individuals seeking to become peace officers in Idaho, including those applying for probationary, temporary, part-time, or emergency positions. The key provision gives the Council authority to deny certification based solely on a misdemeanor conviction, without specifying offense types. The bill was signed into law by Governor on March 26, 2025, and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRestricts peace officer certification for misdemeanor offenders, opposing reform efforts that reduce employment barriers for people with criminal records.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on 03/26/25 Session Law Chapter 182 Effective: 07/01/2025
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 49-15-6AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum(Phillips), Church, Clow, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – B
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 11, 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, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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