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.
Summary
Senate Resolution 104 is a legislative findings resolution stating that the Idaho Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee has reviewed and approved all temporary and pending rules submitted for review during the 2025 session by four entities: 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. The resolution does not itself create new regulatory requirements or change substantive law; instead, it records the Senate’s approval of the committee’s review of those administrative rules under Idaho’s legislative oversight process.
The resolution operates within Idaho’s Administrative Procedure Act and the statutory rule-review framework in Section 67-5291, Idaho Code. Its practical effect is to confirm legislative review of the listed agencies’ temporary and pending rules, allowing those rules to remain in effect or proceed through the administrative process as applicable. Because it is a resolution of approval rather than a bill amending code, its impact is procedural and oversight-oriented, affecting the administrative rules of agriculture-related agencies and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses rather than private rights directly.
Impact
SR104 has no direct effect on Idaho statutes in the way a substantive bill would; instead, it documents the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee’s approval of temporary and pending administrative rules reviewed during the 2025 session. The resolution supports the continued validity or advancement of rules from 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 under the state’s rule-review process.
Sentiment
The available record suggests a routine, noncontroversial measure. There are no committee transcripts or recorded votes indicating opposition, and the resolution’s language reflects a standard legislative housekeeping function: acknowledging that the committee completed its review and approved the rules. The overall sentiment appears neutral to favorable, with the Senate formally endorsing the committee’s oversight work.
Contention
No specific points of contention are evident in the provided materials. Because SR104 is a procedural resolution confirming review and approval of administrative rules, any disagreement would likely have centered on the underlying agency rules rather than the resolution itself. The absence of transcripts, amendments, or recorded dissent suggests there was little or no visible controversy in the legislative record provided.