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H 151

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194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Mike Finn

The bill creates a formal annual, per-licensure transparency framework for licensing agencies, including de-identified summaries of quality violations beginning FY 2027.

Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27)
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Bill Summary · H 151

Summary of Idaho House Bill H 151 (2025)

Overview and Purpose

House Bill 151, introduced February 6, 2025, establishes new reporting requirements for state licensing authorities as part of Occupational Licensing Reform. The bill repeals the existing reporting provision (Idaho Code § 67-9407) and replaces it with a comprehensive set of annual metrics designed to enhance transparency around complaints and disciplinary actions. An emergency clause makes the act effective on July 1, 2025.

What the Bill Would Do

  • Create a formal, annual reporting framework for licensing agencies to provide objective data on complaints and disciplinary actions.
  • Require data to be included in each agency’s annual performance report (pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-1904), starting with fiscal year 2027.
  • Require de-identified layperson summaries for all quality-related violations.

Key Provisions and Data Elements

  • Definitions:
    • Agency: a state agency that licenses and is subject to § 67-1904.
    • Credible complaint: an allegation supported by facts/evidence warranting investigation.
    • Quality-related violation: disciplinary action tied to direct consumer harm (e.g., harm from practice error or negligence).
    • Technical violation: disciplinary action related to licensing rules/laws without direct consumer harm (e.g., late renewals, missing continuing education, insurance lapses).
  • Annual reporting (beginning with FY 2027):
    • For each license under an agency’s purview, report:
    • (a) Total number of licensees as of the fiscal year’s last day
    • (b) Total number of new licenses issued
    • (c) Number of new applicants denied licensure
    • (d) Number of licenses renewed
    • (e) Number of licenses not renewed
    • (f) Number of credible complaints
    • (g) Number of final disciplinary actions
  • Disciplinary actions (subsection 2(g)):
    • (a) Break down the action type (corrective action plan, civil fine, license suspension, license revocation, or other)
    • (b) Number of actions stemming from technical violations
    • (c) Number of actions stemming from quality-related violations
    • (d) For all quality-related violations, a brief, de-identified summary suitable for the general public

Agencies and Scope

  • Applies to state licensing authorities under the umbrella of the occupational licensing framework.
  • Data is to be reported per license category to provide per-licensure transparency.

Implementation Timeline

  • Emergency clause: Act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
  • First comprehensive reporting cycle: fiscal year 2027 (data reported in the annual performance report).

Fiscal and Budget Impact

  • Fiscal Note: The legislation is expected to have no fiscal impact on the state budget or General Fund. Agencies already report this information voluntarily or under prior orders; the bill formalizes the reporting without incremental cost.

Public Transparency and Access

  • By requiring de-identified summaries of quality-related violations, the bill aims to make the nature of disciplinary cases understandable to the public while protecting individual privacy.

Hearing

  • A hearing is scheduled for May 7, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM in Committee Room B-1.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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