2025 in Idaho
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Idaho.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Brad Little (R)
Events
[edit]- January 27 – The Idaho House of Representatives votes for a resolution that calls for the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges same sex marriage decision.[1][2][3]
- February 6 – The Idaho House of Representatives passes by a majority vote of 58-11 a bill that would make firing squad the main method for executions.[4]
- March 5 –
- The Trump Administration drops a lawsuit previously filed by the Biden Administration that aimed to prevent Idaho from enforcing a ban on abortion.[5]
- The Idaho Senate passes a bill that would make firing squad the main method for executions, by a majority vote of 28–7.[6][7]
- March 12 – Governor Brad Little signs a Bill, which officially made firing squad as the primary execution method in the state. Idaho became the first state with such a policy.[8][9]
- March 17 – The Idaho House unanimously passes a bill to permit the death penalty for rape and sexual abuse of children younger than 12 years of age.[10]
- March 27 – Governor Little formally signs the bill into law, and the Bill will become effective from July 1, 2025, onwards. This law could ultimately challenge the precedent of Kennedy v. Louisiana.[11]
Sports
[edit]- 2025 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament[12]
- 2025 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Idaho Republican legislators call on SCOTUS to reverse same-sex marriage ruling". January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho House calls on Supreme Court to undo same-sex marriage ruling". January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho House calls on U.S. Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling". January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho House widely passes bill to make firing squad main execution method". Idaho Capital Sun. February 6, 2025.
- ^ Callahan, Anna (March 5, 2025). "Trump DOJ Set to Drop Lawfare Against Pro-Life Idaho Law; Law Blocked at Last Minute by Activist Judge". SBA Pro-Life America. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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- ^ "Idaho will be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after governor signs bill". Idaho Capital Sun. March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho governor signs bill making firing squad the state's primary execution method". March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho House unanimously passes child sex abuse death penalty bill". Idaho Capital Sun. March 17, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho governor signs into law child sex abuse death penalty bill, despite U.S. Supreme Court ruling". Idaho Capital Sun. March 27, 2025.
- ^ "#StarchMadness - Big Sky Conference". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "#StarchMadness - Big Sky Conference". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.