Tag Archives: Brent Crane
Legislature passes public schools budget
The Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that appropriates $1.5 billion to the state’s public schools. The bill cleared the House on a 54-15 vote, having cleared the Senate 31-4 the day before. The measure now heads … Continue reading
Legislature passes public schools budget
The Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that appropriates $1.5 billion to the state’s public schools. The bill cleared the House on a 54-15 vote, having cleared the Senate 31-4 the day before. The measure now heads … Continue reading
House panel passes youth concussion protection bill with immunity included (video)
A new youth concussion prevention bill passed the House State Affairs Committee Thursday and will now head to House floor for consideration. The measure, the second of its kind this legislative session, would require student-athletes to be pulled from sporting … Continue reading
Health insurance competition bill receives hearing before House committee
Rising costs in the health insurance industry moved to the forefront before one committee in the Idaho Legislature Wednesday with discussion on a proposal to open up the Idaho market to insurance providers from out of state. Rep. Julie Ellsworth, … Continue reading
Bill would address youth concussions, but lawmakers have reservations about the plan
Rep. Erik Simpson, R-Idaho Falls, introduced a bill Tuesday to address youth concussions inIdaho, but it may have been the easiest hearing he will see as his legislation wends its way through the Capitol. The bill was introduced unanimously in … Continue reading
House moves to prevent double-charging on Canyon County auto registrations
The Idaho House has approved a bill that would prevent some citizens from being double-charged for their auto registrations due to failure of emissions testing. The measure passed the House on a 57-10 vote. Floor sponsor Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, … Continue reading
Canyon County legislator brings bill to eliminate authority to regulate car emissions
Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, says there are problems with how car emissions testing has been implemented in Canyon County, so he has brought a bill before the Idaho Legislature that would prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) from monitoring emissions … Continue reading
House clears campus gun bill, measure heads to Idaho Senate
A plan to allow concealed weapons permit holders to take firearms on college campuses has cleared the Idaho House. Representatives voted 48-28 to grant passage of the measure. Only Republicans voted for the bill, and 12 of 13 House Democrats … Continue reading
Tribal policing bills fails on House floor by single vote
It was a long floor session for members of the House of Representatives, with lawmakers talking of biases, prejudices, and racism attached to a bill that would have given tribal deputies the power to enforce state law. The measure failed … Continue reading