This bill amends several sections of the Idaho Code related to initiative petitions, specifically focusing on the requirements for fiscal impact statements and the deadlines for filing arguments and rebuttals. It mandates that the Division of Financial Management prepare an initial fiscal impact statement within twenty working days of receiving an initiative petition and requires an updated final fiscal impact statement to be filed by July 20 in the year the petition is properly filed. The final statement must include the most accurate information regarding the proposed law's fiscal impact and will be published in the state voters' pamphlet and on the official ballot.

Additionally, the bill revises the deadlines for filing arguments for or against initiative measures, changing the deadline from July 20 to July 31, and adjusts the rebuttal argument deadline from August 1 to August 10. The bill also clarifies that the provisions regarding fiscal impact statements do not apply to city or county ballot initiatives. An emergency clause is included, making the act effective on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 34-1812, 34-1812A, 34-1812B