2025SB 1198

Protecting Free Inquiry from Campus Thought Police

2025 - Idaho Senate

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill adds new statutory protections to ensure freedom of inquiry in higher education. It pushes back against ideological censorship by requiring institutions to safeguard open debate and diverse viewpoints. CPAC supports restoring free speech and intellectual diversity on college campuses and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-31 by a vote of 27-8, and the bill later became law.

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Legislators · 36

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Ben Adams ID	Republican	85%	Conservative
Kelly Anthon ID	Republican	65%	Conservative
Treg Bernt ID	Republican	82%	Conservative
Carl Bjerke ID	Republican	90%	Conservative
Camille Blaylock ID	Republican	95%	Conservative
Van Burtenshaw ID	Republican	63%	Conservative
Cindy J. Carlson ID	Republican	96%	Conservative
Kevin Cook ID	Republican	74%	Conservative
Dan Foreman ID	Republican	92%	Conservative
Codi Galloway ID	Republican	95%	Conservative
C. Scott Grow ID	Republican	70%	Conservative
Jim Guthrie ID	Republican	68%	Leftist
Mark Harris ID	Republican	73%	Conservative
Phil Hart ID	Republican	95%	Conservative
Lori Den Hartog ID	Republican	84%	Conservative
Josh Keyser ID	Republican	100%	Conservative
Josh Kohl ID	Republican	95%	Conservative
Todd Lakey ID	Republican	73%	Conservative
Brian Lenney ID	Republican	96%	Conservative
Dave Lent ID	Republican	69%	Leftist
Tammy Nichols ID	Republican	96%	Conservative
Doug Okuniewicz ID	Republican	96%	Conservative
Alison Rabe ID	Democrat	26%	Leftist
Doug Ricks ID	Republican	78%	Conservative
James Ruchti ID	Democrat	30%	Leftist
Carrie Semmelroth ID	Democrat	24%	Leftist
Brandon Shippy ID	Republican	89%	Conservative
Ron Taylor ID	Democrat	26%	Leftist
Ben Toews ID	Republican	96%	Conservative
Julie VanOrden ID	Republican	77%	Conservative
Janie Ward-Engelking ID	Democrat	32%	Leftist
Melissa Wintrow ID	Democrat	22%	Leftist
Jim Woodward ID	Republican	84%	Conservative
Christy Zito ID	Republican	95%	Conservative
Glenneda Zuiderveld ID	Republican	92%	Conservative
Brad Little	—	—	Conservative