Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Idaho House Bill HR022

Introduced

2/13/26

Caption

RULE APPROVAL – HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE – States findings of the House of Representatives and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the State Board of Education and the Division of Career Technical Education have been reviewed and approved by the House Education Committee.

Summary

House Resolution 22 is a legislative approval resolution, not a substantive policy bill. It states the House of Representatives’ finding that the House Education Committee reviewed all temporary and pending rules adopted by the State Board of Education and the Division of Career Technical Education that were submitted for legislative review during the 2026 session, and that those rules were approved by the committee. The resolution operates under Idaho’s administrative rule review process, which requires standing committees to examine germane temporary and pending rules published in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. By adopting this resolution, the House formally records that the committee completed its review and approved the rules, allowing those administrative rules to remain in effect or proceed through the normal rulemaking process without further House objection.

Impact

HR022 does not amend the Idaho Code or create new regulatory requirements. Its legal effect is procedural: it confirms legislative review and approval of temporary and pending administrative rules for the State Board of Education and the Division of Career Technical Education under the Administrative Procedure Act and related legislative review provisions. The practical impact is on the agencies, schools, and career technical education programs governed by those rules, because the resolution signals that the House Education Committee has cleared the rules for the 2026 session.

Sentiment

The available record suggests broad, routine support rather than controversy. The resolution was adopted on the House floor by voice vote, indicating no recorded opposition and a generally favorable or noncontentious reception. Because the measure is a committee approval resolution, the sentiment appears procedural and administrative, focused on completing required legislative oversight rather than debating policy changes.

Contention

No specific points of contention are reflected in the provided transcripts or vote record. The only implicit area of potential disagreement in measures of this kind is whether particular education or career technical education rules should be approved, but the available materials do not identify any disputed rule provisions, dissenting members, or objections. The adoption by voice vote further suggests that any issues were either resolved in committee or not significant enough to generate floor debate.

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Previously Filed As

ID HR016

States findings of the House of Representatives and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the State Board of Education and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation have been reviewed and approved by the House Education Committee, with exceptions.

ID SR110

States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the State Board of Education and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Education Committee, with exceptions.

ID HR001

States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Tax Commission have been reviewed and approved by the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.

ID HR012

States findings of the House of Representatives and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Insurance and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses have been reviewed and approved by the House Business Committee, with exceptions.

ID HR013

States findings of the House of Representatives and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Labor, the Industrial Commission, and the Division of Veterans Services have been reviewed and approved by the Senate State Affairs Committee, with an exception.

ID HR007

States findings of the Legislature and provides that all pending rules of the Idaho Transportation Department have been reviewed and approved by the House Transportation Committee.

ID HR009

States findings of the Legislature and provides that all pending and temporary rules of the Department of Environmental Quality have been reviewed and approved by the House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee.

ID SR102

States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Tax Commission have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee.

ID HR008

States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Department of Health and Welfare and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses have been reviewed and approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee, with exceptions.

ID HR017

States findings of the House of Representatives 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 House State Affairs Committee, with an exception.

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