H 745 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of government unions.

H 745 prohibits public employers in Idaho from using taxpayer funds to support government unions or their activities. It bans payroll deductions for union dues, restricts government funding of union events or communications, and defines "government unions" to include teacher associations and local education organizations. The law directly affects public employees (like teachers and first responders) and their unions, preventing public funds from subsidizing union operations, political advocacy, or membership drives. Exceptions only apply for critical emergency services by first responders.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

4122
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 65
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic8
8 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican57
41 Yea 14 Nay 2
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 45-23-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Bingham, Chea
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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