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H 67

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by David DeCoste and 5 co-sponsors

H 67 would raise burial benefits for work-related deaths to up to $10,000 and include transportation costs, clarifying coverage nationwide with a July 1, 2025 effective date.

Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-2
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Bill Summary · H 67

Idaho House Bill 67 (H 67) — Summary

Overview

H 67 is a proposed constitutional and statutory amendment filed in the Idaho House of Representatives during the 68th Legislature, First Regular Session (2025). Introduced January 28, 2025, the bill is scheduled for a committee hearing on April 8, 2025 (1:00 PM–2:30 PM, Room A-2). The bill is sponsored by the Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with co-sponsors in the Senate (RS31784 / H0067: Senators Ruchti and Nichols).

The core objective of H 67 is to adjust workers’ compensation burial benefits by increasing the maximum burial expense cap and clarifying transportation costs, thereby ensuring broader coverage for the deceased worker’s funeral, burial or cremation, and related transportation.

Key Provisions

  • Increased burial expense cap: If death results from a work-related injury within four years, the employer must pay up to:

    • Previously: $6,000 for funeral/burial or cremation, plus transportation costs.
    • Proposed: up to $10,000 for funeral, burial or cremation, and transportation expenses.

  • Transportation costs included and expanded: The statute would expressly cover the transportation of the deceased worker’s body to the place of residence within the United States or Canada, and would remove geographic limitations on transportation. This ensures all related burial expenses, including return transportation, are covered.

  • Effective date and emergency clause: The bill includes an emergency designation and provides an effective date. The amendment would take full force and effect on July 1, 2025 (not immediately upon passage, despite the emergency clause language).

Fiscal Impact

  • General fund impact: None anticipated.
  • Fund/source of costs: Any additional costs would be borne by workers’ compensation insurance carriers.
  • Estimated costs: Approximately $108,000 in additional costs to insurers, offset by anticipated savings from including transportation costs within burial expenses.

Who is Affected

  • Covered workers and families: Idaho workers who die from work-related injuries within four years would have higher burial expense reimbursements (up to $10,000) and broader coverage for transportation-related costs.
  • Employers and insurers: Employers’ workers’ compensation insurance carriers would incur the incremental cost, offset by the broader coverage reducing potential out-of-pocket burial expenses.

Procedural / Timeline

  • Introduced: January 28, 2025
  • Hearing: April 8, 2025 (A-2)
  • Related actions in the bill’s path indicate it is moving through the Commerce and Human Resources committee, with an emergency clause and an effective date of July 1, 2025.

Notes

  • The fiscal note explicitly states no general or federal fund impact, with costs borne by insurers.
  • The bill references Idaho Code 72-436 (Burial Expenses) as the touched statute.

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

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