Bill
H 440
Idaho HB 440 standardizes and tightens compensation for local-board members, bans new retirement/health benefits, keeps per diem/mileage, with grandfathering for current recipients.
Note — conflicting materials provided
You asked for a summary of "H 440 — An act relating to providing protections against no-cause eviction," but the documents you supplied do not match that title. The file package includes (1) an Idaho draft labeled House Bill 440 (2025) that amends many Idaho Code sections governing compensation/benefits for local special-district board members, (2) a Massachusetts House Docket/House Bill 440 (2025) that would allow certain nonprofits to buy alcohol from package stores for fundraisers, and (3) a short fiscal note addressing local taxing district board compensation. Below are concise, separate summaries of the two actual bill texts included. If you intended a different H 440 (no-cause eviction), please upload that text or confirm which jurisdiction’s H 440 you want summarized.
1) Idaho — “House Bill No. 440” (2025) — amendments to local government/board compensation provisions
- Purpose and intent
- Standardize and restrict compensation/benefits for members of many special taxing district and local-government boards, with the stated goal of protecting local taxpayers and bringing consistency in how special districts compensate board members.
- Key provisions / changes
- Amends numerous Idaho Code sections (e.g., 21-806, 22-208, 22-306, 22-2410, 22-2721, 22-4302, 25-2604, 25-2612, 27-119, 31-1421, 31-3705, 31-3914, 31-4210, 31-4305, 31-4707, 31-4904, 33-2119, 33-2715, 39-2803, 40-2106, 59-1302) to revise how board members are compensated.
- Common rule inserted across amended sections: board members shall not be provided with retirement benefits or health care benefits going forward.
- Many sections retain or specify reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses per section 59-509(b), Idaho Code; some sections specify per diem (e.g., a $35.00 per diem for certain district directors while engaged in business of the district) and mileage at established state rates.
- A grandfather clause: members who are already eligible for retirement benefits or health care benefits on the effective date will continue to receive those benefits until the expiration of their current term.
- Declares an emergency (language indicates immediate effect/priority).
- Who is affected
- Members (current and future) of many local boards and commissions (airport authority, county fair boards, soil conservation districts, fire protection districts, community college district commissioners, public library trustees, solid waste districts, etc.).
- Local taxpayers and special taxing districts (fiscal impacts to local assessments).
- Fiscal/procedural notes
- The accompanying fiscal note (proponent-prepared) states no impact to the state general fund and anticipates savings for local taxpayers’ assessments.
- Procedural status in supplied file: introduced/read and referred to committee (dates shown: introduced 03/24/2025); emergency clause declared in bill text.
2) Massachusetts — House Docket/House Bill No. 440 (2025) — nonprofits purchasing alcohol from retail package stores for fundraisers
- Purpose and intent
- Allow charities and nonprofits, with local licensing authority approval, to purchase and distribute limited quantities of alcoholic beverages from retail package stores for the purpose of hosting fundraisers.
- Key provisions / changes
- Amends Section 2 of Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws by inserting an exception: the alcohol provisions in that chapter “shall not apply” to charities/nonprofits that obtain local licensing authority approval to buy and distribute limited quantities from retail package stores for fundraisers.
- The measure appears targeted at reducing licensing/retail procurement barriers to nonprofit fundraising events.
- Who is affected
- Registered charities and nonprofit organizations that conduct fundraisers.
- Retail package stores (as sellers).
- Local licensing authorities (which would grant approval).
- Procedural status / sponsors
- Filed/added 01/15/2025 by Representative Paul McMurtry; referred to Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (per the docket). Listed in the one-page docket as House Docket 2004 / No. 440.
- The sponsor list in your package (many names) appears to be from a different jurisdiction and does not match the Massachusetts filing; the primary sponsor for the Massachusetts draft is Paul McMurtry.
Next steps
- If you intended a summary of a different H 440 that addresses no-cause eviction, please provide the correct bill text or jurisdiction (state) and I will prepare a focused summary.
- If you want a longer, more detailed analysis of either of the two bills above (impacts, legal interactions, estimated savings/costs, or likely implementation issues), tell me which one and I’ll expand.
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