Feb 24, 2019 | Marriage Age Reform
HB-98 passed out of the House Judiciary and Rules committee on Thursday with only one no vote. The legislation seeks to align marriage laws with existing statutory rape and child protection laws and establishes the floor of 16 years of age to marry in Idaho. The...
Jan 27, 2019 | Sexual Assualt / Domestic Violence
I’m so pleased that our state continues to build on our successes from legislation we passed in 2016. All the previously untested sexual assault kits have now been submitted for testing! I want to publicly thank Matthew Gamette and his extraordinary team at the...
Feb 24, 2018 | Public Education
Pierce Park Elementary fifth and sixth graders joined me for a visit in the Statehouse recently. After we reviewed how a bill becomes a law, I read them a book called, If I Were President. The book addresses a lot of the formal duties of the president like working...
Feb 18, 2018 | Sexual Assualt / Domestic Violence
IDAHO REP. WINTROW INTRODUCES LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ENHANCE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S EFFORTS TO PROTECT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Boise – Rep. Melissa Wintrow, D-Boise, will introduce a proposal in the House Judiciary and Rules Committee to prohibit people...
Feb 4, 2018 | Health Care
Thousands of Idahoans, including some of our military veterans, continue to wait for a healthcare plan that meets their needs. The Idaho Heathcare Plan relies on two federal waivers to existing federal law to provide coverage to about 35,000 Idahoans. This would...
