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.
Senate Resolution 111 is a legislative findings and approval resolution related to Idaho’s administrative rule review process. It states that the Senate Resources and Environment Committee reviewed temporary and pending rules from several state agencies, including Fish and Game, Lands, Occupational and Professional Licenses, Parks and Recreation, Water Resources, and Environmental Quality, during the 2025 session.
The resolution declares those rules approved by the committee, but it carves out one specific exception: IDAPA 20.03.14, Idaho Department of Lands, Rules Governing Grazing, Farming, and Conservation Leases, Docket No. 20-0314-2401, Section 050, Subsection 02, which was not approved. The measure does not itself create new regulatory policy; instead, it records the Senate’s review outcome for the affected agency rules under Idaho’s Administrative Procedure Act and related legislative review statutes.
SR111 affects the status of temporary and pending administrative rules by formally documenting legislative review and approval, with one narrow exception. Its practical impact is on the continued validity and oversight of agency rules for natural resources, land management, licensing, parks, water, and environmental quality, especially the Idaho Department of Lands rule governing grazing, farming, and conservation leases. The resolution reinforces the Legislature’s oversight role under Section 67-5291, Idaho Code, but does not amend substantive state law or directly regulate private conduct beyond the rule-review process.
The overall sentiment appears procedural and largely neutral, with the resolution reflecting routine legislative approval of agency rules. Because it is a committee review resolution rather than a policy bill, there is no recorded vote or transcript indicating broad debate or partisan conflict in the provided materials. The only clear negative action is the committee’s decision not to approve one subsection of one Department of Lands rule, suggesting targeted concern rather than general opposition to the rule package.
The only notable point of contention is the exception for IDAPA 20.03.14, Section 050, Subsection 02, governing grazing, farming, and conservation leases on state lands. That carve-out indicates the Senate Resources and Environment Committee had an issue with that specific provision, while approving the rest of the reviewed rules. No other disputes, amendments, or opposing viewpoints are shown in the provided record.