As Idaho Legislature bills hit ‘problematic levels,’ lawmaker wants to limit new legislation

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: January 23, 2026

Words: 426

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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On the heels of a record-breaking influx of new legislation in 2025, a new bill would limit how many bills individual lawmakers can ask the Idaho Legislature’s research arm to draft.

The Senate State Affairs Committee on Friday introduced a resolution that would cap lawmakers’ requests to 10 finished pieces of draft legislation from the Legislative Services Office each year. The bill’s sponsor Sen. Jim Guthrie, a Republican from McCammon who …

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