Link to the bill: https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/S1008.pdf

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being proposed by Sen. Dan Foreman (Republican-Viola).

According to the bill’s “Statement of Purpose,” the legislation will:

“This legislation repeals section 18-3309, Idaho Code, and replaces it with a new section 18-3309, Idaho Code,
that prohibits limitations regarding concealed weapons at public colleges and universities.”

The legislation fixes an issue the ISAA has long had with the Campus Carry law, which is that these public anti-2nd Amendment institutions should not be able to limit the ability of students to defend themselves.

You can watch a video about the legislation from ISAA President Greg Pruett here.

Status: The bill has had an introductory hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee but has not yet received a full public hearing.

Link to the bill:  https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0048/

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being proposed by Rep. Charlie Shepherd (Republican-Pollock).

According to the bill’s “Statement of Purpose,” the legislation will:

“Purpose is to maintain the ability of retired law enforcement officers to continue to instruct after they are
no longer employed by a department. Currently after instructors retire, they are not legally able to continue
teaching firearm safety and instruction on enhanced concealed carry certifications.”

We believe there is more that needs to be changed regarding the training protocols, but this would be a good change and would help instructors.

There is some discussion and debate about whether it will change reciprocity agreements. We don’t believe it should or will, but we can’t control what other states will do, regardless.

Status: The bill has cleared the House State Affairs Committee and is awaiting a vote in the full House.

Link to the bill: https://idahosaa.org/sen-zitos-firearm-preemption-expansion-legislation/

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being proposed by Sen. Christy Zito (R – Mtn. Home).

We believe government officials who knowingly and willingly violate Idaho’s firearm preemption law should be held accountable.

This legislation adds a fine, which cannot be paid for using taxpayer funds. It also allows the judge to issue an injunction against the violation.

You can watch a video of ISAA President Greg Pruett discussing the legislation here.

Status: The bill is waiting for an Introductory Hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee, Chaired by Senator Jim Guthrie.

Link to the bill: https://idahosaa.org/sen-zitos-stand-your-ground-expansion-legislation/

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being proposed by Sen. Christy Zito (R – Mtn. Home).

Idaho’s gun owners need better protection from political prosecutions when acting in self-defense.

This legislation allows Idaho citizens to get an early pre-trial hearing, during which they can invoke the Stand Your Ground defense. It also forces the government to provide evidence to keep them in jail. Currently, an Idaho citizen can be held indefinitely while the government tries to build a case against them.

Think of Kyle Rittenhouse and Daniel Penny as just a few examples of citizens who were wrongly prosecuted for defending themselves or others.

If a prosecutor decides to move forward with a case and a jury finds an Idahoan not guilty by reason of self-defense, then a judge can issue legal fees be reimbursed.

You can watch a video of ISAA President Greg Pruett discussing the legislation here.

Status: The bill is waiting for an Introductory Hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee, Chaired by Senator Jim Guthrie.

Link to the bill: https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0273.pdf

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being sponsored by Rep. Ted Hill (R – Eagle).

According to the SOP, here is what the bill is supposed to do:

“There is a desperate need to make our schools secure from individuals that desire to inflict harm on students.
The best solution to defend schools is an effective physical security posture and to hire full-time armed guards.
The armed guard option is cost prohibitive and not sustainable. This legislation provides an alternative to the
hired armed guards by giving the opportunity for Public K-12 school employees to carry concealed weapons
and can act as an armed protection force within the confines of school property.

Individuals that are willing to participate in this program will need to have completed, at the minimum, the
enhanced concealed weapon training course or completed a POST (Police Officer Standards Training) training course, not to exceed six (6) days of training. It is the discretion for the local school boards to define their
desired training level standards. School boards cannot deny individual’s right to conceal carry within school
boundaries if they have properly completed the school board required training standards. Once individuals
are qualified for concealed carry at their school, they will be required to do refresher training with local law
enforcement on a yearly basis. Additionally, this legislation requires all schools to remove “Gun Free Zone”
signs from all public K-12 schools.”

While Rep. Hill may have good intentions, this bill appears to be a version of the terrible “school carry bill” that came out at the end of the legislative session in 2024.

The mandatory training is the worst part of the bill. We should not be going backward in allowing the government to mandate training to anyone who wishes to defend themselves.

The bill requires either the enhanced permit or POST training. Keep in mind that POST training is going to be six days of training. The school boards will also come up with their own minimum requirements, and the bill also gives “suggested” additional training, which will likely just be a “requirement” by the school boards.

Everyone should, on their own accord, do as much training as possible when they are going to carry a deadly weapon, but it is none of the government’s business.

Additionally, the bill gives way too much power to the school boards, which is the problem with the current law. School board-approved training is required, and the school board can implement as many training requirements as it wants to carry out.

We are better off with the current law, rather than trying to go this route. Once you open the door this way, it’s unlikely to move in the right direction afterward.

The ISAA will never support a bill that includes mandatory training.

Status: The bill had an Introductory Hearing in the House State Affairs Committee.

Link to the bill: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0272/

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being sponsored by Rep. Ted Hill (R – Eagle).

According to the SOP, here is what the bill is supposed to do:

“This bill will enhance the current legislation language to add the prohibition of financial institutions and not just
payment networks that facilitate credit card processing assigning unique credit card codes to firearms retailers
that sell weapons and ammunition in Idaho. The tracking of these codes will allow unprecedented surveillance
of 2nd Amendment activity by the sharing with the government.”

Several years ago, when the Financial Privacy Act was being debated in the capitol, “financial institutions” were removed from the bill, which we thought was a bad idea at the time.

We are glad to see, especially with last year’s Idaho Central Credit Union issue, that this is being added. Financial institutions, especially national ones that have worked hand in hand with our government, don’t deserve to be treated as “private” companies.

Status: The bill had an Introductory Hearing in the House State Affairs Committee.

Link to bill: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0306/

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being sponsored by Speaker Mike Moyle (R – Star) and Rep. Brent Crane (R – Nampa).

According to the SOP, here is what the bill is supposed to do:

“In the age of the internet and social media, malicious lies are increasingly capable of destroying the life and
reputation of innocent people. To help prevent this problem from growing further, this legislation creates a
felony crime of criminal libel. This would apply when a person publishesfalse statements about another person,
knowing that the statements are false, or with reckless disregard as to whether they are true or false.”

You can read our article about our opposition to this bill and HB 307 by clicking on the news article we wrote here.

Status: The bill had an Introductory Hearing in the House State Affairs Committee but is currently listed as “Held At Desk” by the Speaker.

Link to bill: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0307/

Summary of Legislation

The legislation is being sponsored by Speaker Mike Moyle (R – Star) and Rep. Brent Crane (R – Nampa).

According to the SOP, here is what the bill is supposed to do:

“It is increasingly common to see attack ads in Idaho political campaigns with claims that are clearly false. This
legislation would allow a candidate about whom false claims have been published to submit the material to the
Secretary of State. If the Secretary of State finds the claims to be verifiably false, the party making the claims
may respond to the Secretary of State, after which the Secretary of State is to publish his findings on his office’s
website.”

You can read our article about our opposition to this bill and HB 306 by clicking on the news article we wrote here.

Status: The bill had an Introductory Hearing in the House State Affairs Committee.