Legislative & Regulatory Process

Procedure decides much of this record. A bill dies because it never got a print hearing, or a rule takes effect because no committee moved to reject it during review.

The Legislature reviews every pending and temporary rule promulgated during the interim, running to well over a hundred dockets per chamber each session. Rules carry the force of law, and rejecting one by concurrent resolution stops it outright.

Rulemaking itself happens away from the session, through negotiated rulemaking and the monthly Administrative Bulletin. A docket reaches the Legislature for review only after the agency has adopted a pending rule.

The legislative record

The rule-review resolutions below carry no subject label in the bill index; only a procedural title. Across the 2019 through 2026 sessions the Legislature took up 27 measures in this area, of which 18 were enacted or adopted. Every entry links to the Legislature's own page for that measure.

Bill	Session	Measure	Outcome
S1339	2024	RIGHTS-OF-WAY – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law regarding irrigation and drainage rights-of-way.	Enacted (ch. 93)
H0173	2023	PROPERTY – Amends existing law to provide that a foreign government or foreign state-controlled enterprise shall not purchase, acquire, or hold any interest in certain types of property in Idaho.	Enacted (ch. 251)
H0720	2022	PERSONHOOD – Adds to existing law to provide that environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman animals, and inanimate objects shall not be granted personhood.	Enacted (ch. 322)
H0252	2021	PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the assessment of certain property actively devoted to agriculture.	Enacted (ch. 270)
S1020	2021	LANDOWNERS – Amends existing law regarding the limitation of liability of landowners toward persons entering land for recreational purposes.	Enacted (ch. 109)
S1079	2021	ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – Adds to existing law to provide for the Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) Fund.	Enacted (ch. 175)
H0553	2020	TAXATION OF FOREST LAND – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the assessment and taxation of forest land.	Enacted (ch. 247)
HR015	2025	RULE APPROVAL – HOUSE RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – States findings of the House of Representatives and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Department of Lands, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Idaho Department of Water Resources have been reviewed and approved by the House Resources and Conservation Committee, with an exception.	Adopted
SCR112	2025	RULE REJECTION – STATE GRAZING LEASES – States findings of the Legislature and rejects certain rules of the Idaho Department of Lands relating to state grazing leases.	Adopted
SR104	2025	RULE APPROVAL – SENATE AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, the Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, and the Idaho Oilseed Commission have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee.	Adopted
SR111	2025	RULE APPROVAL – SENATE RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – States findings of the Senate and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Department of Lands, the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, the Idaho Department of Water Resources, and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Resources and Environment Committee, with an exception.	Adopted
HCR044	2024	Rule approval, dept env quality	Adopted
HCR049	2024	Rule approval, lands, mining	Adopted
SCR126	2024	Rule approval, exception, resources	Adopted
HCR010	2023	Rule approval, environment	Adopted
SCR103	2023	RULE APPROVAL – SENATE AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSE AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEES – States findings of the Legislature and approves fee rules of the Department of Agriculture, the Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board, and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses reviewed by the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee and the House Agricultural Affairs Committee.	Adopted
HCR037	2022	FEE RULES – HOUSE AND SENATE AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEES – Stating findings of the Legislature and approving administrative rules that impose a fee or charge reviewed by the House and Senate Agricultural Affairs Committees.	Adopted
HJM015	2020	NEPA REGULATIONS – Stating findings of the Legislature and supporting the effort by the Trump Administration, through the Executive Office of the President, to modernize and simplify NEPA regulations in order to streamline the review process without changing environmental standards.	Adopted
HCR037	2024	Rule approval, dept env quality	Died without a floor vote
H0076	2023	HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit homeowner’s associations from restricting the right to grow and raise food.	Died without a floor vote
H0647	2022	PERSONHOOD – Adds to existing law to provide that environmental elements, artificial intelligence, animals, and inanimate objects shall not be granted personhood.	Died without a floor vote
S1278	2022	REAL PROPERTY – Adds to existing law to provide that certain appurtenant water rights and water entitlements and obligations shall pass with the transfer of real property.	Died without a floor vote
H0237	2021	SAGE GROUSE – Adds to existing law to provide for a sage grouse preservation program and to provide for certification.	Died without a floor vote
HCR018	2021	ARPA FUNDS – States findings of the Legislature and creates a legislative interim study committee to study and make recommendations regarding the expenditure of federal funds received for water infrastructure purposes under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.	Died without a floor vote
H0495	2020	TAXATION – Amends existing law to provide for the valuation of agricultural land.	Died without a floor vote
SCR129	2020	WILD BIRD POPULATIONS – Stating findings of the Legislature and declaring support to better understand the issues that are contributing to the decline of Idaho’s bird populations and the implications of this decline and to identify opportunities to restore healthy wild bird populations.	Died without a floor vote
HCR023	2019	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – RULE REJECTION – Stating findings of the Legislature and rejecting a certain rule of the Department of Environmental Quality relating to Water Quality Standards.	Died without a floor vote

Chapter numbers refer to the Idaho Session Laws for the year the measure passed. Compiled from the Legislature's bill index for each session.

Standing committees

Bills in this area are referred to the committees below. Membership shown is the 2026 session composition; committees re-form when a new session convenes.

House Agricultural Affairs

Chair:: Rep. Jerald Raymond, District 31
Vice Chair:: Rep. John Shirts, District 9

15 further members: Rep. David M. Cannon, Rep. Lori Ann McCann, Rep. Dan Garner, Rep. Jack Nelsen, Rep. Douglas T. Pickett, Rep. Mark Sauter, Rep. Steve Miller, Rep. Robert Beiswenger, Rep. Shawn Dygert, Rep. David J. Leavitt, Rep. Ron Mendive, Rep. Don Hall, Rep. Dori Healey, Rep. Chris Mathias, Rep. Anne Henderson Haws.

Senate Agricultural Affairs

Chair:: Sen. Tammy Nichols, District 10
Vice Chair:: Sen. Christy Zito, District 8

7 further members: Sen. Todd M. Lakey, Sen. Dave Lent, Sen. Julie VanOrden, Sen. Camille Blaylock, Sen. Joshua Kohl, Sen. Carrie Semmelroth, Sen. Ron C. Taylor.

House Resources & Conservation

Chair:: Rep. Ron Mendive, District 5
Vice Chair:: Rep. Charlie Shepherd, District 7

16 further members: Rep. Judy Boyle, Rep. John Vander Woude, Rep. Dustin Manwaring, Rep. Britt Raybould, Rep. Stephanie Jo Mickelsen, Rep. Jack Nelsen, Rep. Douglas T. Pickett, Rep. Jerald Raymond, Rep. Josh Tanner, Rep. Steve Miller, Rep. Shawn Dygert, Rep. James Petzke, Rep. Mark Sauter, Rep. Dori Healey, Rep. Soñia R. Galaviz, Rep. Monica C. Church.

Senate Resources & Environment

Chair:: Sen. Van T. Burtenshaw, District 31
Vice Chair:: Sen. Phil Hart, District 2

7 further members: Sen. Jim Guthrie, Sen. Mark Harris, Sen. Doug Okuniewicz, Sen. Kevin Cook, Sen. Julie VanOrden, Sen. Joshua Kohl, Sen. Ron C. Taylor.

House Environment, Energy & Technology

Chair:: Rep. Vito Barbieri, District 3
Vice Chair:: Rep. Rod Furniss, District 31

14 further members: Rep. John Vander Woude, Rep. Heather Scott, Rep. Tony Wisniewski, Rep. Britt Raybould, Rep. Jordan Redman, Rep. Chris Bruce, Rep. Tanya Burgoyne, Rep. Ben G. Fuhriman, Rep. Steven Tanner, Rep. Faye Thompson, Rep. Erin M. Bingham, Rep. Ilana Rubel, Rep. Megan Egbert, Rep. Soñia R. Galaviz.