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Governmental Affairs

Navigate the legislative process with policy representation, drafting, tracking, and evaluation.

Hawley Troxell’s Governmental Affairs team has decades of experience in lobbying for clients in the following sectors:

  • Broadband & Telecommunications (including Social Media)
  • Education
  • Energy Policy and Legislation
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Beverage
  • Forest Products
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Natural Resources & Utilities 
  • Railroads
  • Tax
  • Technology & Artificial Intelligence
  • Transportation

Our team has excelled in monitoring, opposing, and passing legislation. The firm has wide support for legislative efforts and routinely draws in lawyers with single area expertise to draft targeted legislation for client needs that correspond with future and current litigation.

Our team has assisted businesses, trade associations, government entities, and public policy coalitions in navigating the complex legislative process with a state capital presence. We draw on extensive experience in issues affecting our clients and are uniquely positioned and qualified to assist in navigating Idaho’s political processes and laws. We utilize our experience, knowledge, and valued governmental relationships, to provide access and insight crucial to client success.

Governmental Affairs Services

Representation
Years of successful local, state, and federal public policy representation and advocacy on behalf of firm clients.

Legislative Drafting
Legal and technical experience and expertise in drafting complex legislation, working with legislative sponsors and clients, testifying as subject matter specialists, and guiding measures through the legislative process.

Tracking and Evaluating Legislation
Monitoring trends and developments at the local, state, and national levels.

Governmental Affairs Insights

When a Personal Privilege… Isn’t (Liquor License Security Interests and Liens in Idaho)

Recent legislation has substantially changed the landscape of the use, purchase, sale and leasing of liquor licenses since 2023. One area not (yet) touched in…

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Understanding Idaho’s Updated Eligibility Criteria for Specific Learning Disabilities

The Idaho Department of Education has released the first updated Special Education Manual since 2018. This update makes a small change, but will likely have a…

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Denial of the Debtor’s Access to the Online Payment Portal Transports the Creditor to an Automatic Stay Violation

The automatic stay is the powerful, self-executing stop sign for all creditors upon their debtor’s bankruptcy filing. Actions in violation of the automatic stay are…

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Current Status of the Idaho Charitable Assets Protection Act

This article gives a brief summary of the Idaho Charitable Assets Protection Act (ICAPA) and provides an update on its impact.

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