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Last action · March 25, 2026: Take bill off General Orders; referred to Resources & Conservation
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What This Bill Proposed
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS – Amends existing law to provide an exception to wildland firefighter differential pay.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Wildland firefighters
Temporary seasonal firefighters remain eligible for 25% differential pay, while permanent employees with firefighting roles are explicitly excluded from receiving it.
Key Facts
- Amends Section 59-1603 and Section 67-5309D, Idaho Code, to establish an exception for wildland firefighter differential pay.
- Limits 25% hourly differential pay strictly to temporary returning seasonal firefighters and temporary first-year seasonal firefighters.
- Excludes permanent employees who have a firefighting role or hold current incident qualification cards from receiving the differential pay.
- Requires firefighters receiving the differential to hold current incident qualification cards while working on the fireline of an uncontrolled fire or at a helibase servicing active flights.
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- Sets an emergency effective date of July 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the wildland firefighter differential pay under this bill?
Are permanent state employees with firefighting roles eligible for the differential pay?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 25, 2026CommitteeTake bill off General Orders; referred to Resources & Conservation
- Mar 19, 2026Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
- Mar 12, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
- Mar 12, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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