States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the Idaho Secretary of State, the Department of Administration, and the Idaho State Lottery have been reviewed and approved by the Senate State Affairs Committee, with exceptions.
Summary
Senate Resolution 101 is a legislative findings resolution confirming that the Senate State Affairs Committee reviewed temporary and pending administrative rules from several Idaho agencies during the 2025 session. The resolution states that the committee approved the rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the Idaho Secretary of State, the Department of Administration, and the Idaho State Lottery, subject to specific exceptions.
The resolution expressly disapproves two items from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s customer relations rules. It rejects the entire docket for the Utility Customer Relations Rules covering gas, electric, and water utilities, and it also rejects two specific subsections in the Telephone Customer Relations Rules dealing with customer service regulation for telephone corporations in Idaho. As a result, the resolution functions as a formal legislative record of rule review and selective disapproval rather than as a substantive policy bill creating new law.
Impact
SR101 does not directly amend the Idaho Code, but it affects the legal status of administrative rules reviewed under the Administrative Procedure Act and Section 67-5291, Idaho Code. By approving most temporary and pending rules while disapproving the identified Public Utilities Commission provisions, the resolution leaves those rejected rules without legislative approval and prevents them from taking effect as reviewed rules. The practical impact is concentrated on regulated utilities and the agencies whose rules were reviewed, especially the Public Utilities Commission and the utility and telecommunications industries.
Sentiment
The available record suggests a generally routine, procedural, and largely favorable sentiment toward the bill, since the committee approved the bulk of the reviewed rules. The resolution reflects standard legislative oversight of agency rulemaking rather than a broad policy dispute. The only clear negative sentiment is directed at the Public Utilities Commission rules that were singled out for nonapproval, indicating committee concern with those specific utility and telephone customer relations provisions.
Contention
The main point of contention is the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s customer relations rules. The committee rejected the entire docket for gas, electric, and water utility customer relations rules, and it also rejected two subsections of the telephone customer relations rules, suggesting disagreement with particular regulatory requirements or consumer-service standards. No other agencies or rule sets are identified as controversial in the text, and there is no recorded floor debate or vote history in the provided materials to indicate broader opposition.