Idaho Senate Bill SR122

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/19/26
• Refer: 3/20/26

Caption

RULE APPROVAL – SENATE JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE – States findings of the Legislature and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police, the Division of Veterans Services, the Sexual Offender Management Board, and the Office of Administrative Hearings have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee, with an exception.

Summary

SR122 is a Senate resolution concerning legislative review of administrative rules. It states that all temporary and pending rules from the Idaho State Police, the Division of Veterans Services, the Sexual Offender Management Board, and the Office of Administrative Hearings were reviewed and approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee, with one exception. The resolution specifically identifies one pending rule docket from the Sexual Offender Management Board, IDAPA 57.01.01 Docket No. 57-0101-2501, as approved to become effective upon sine die of the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Idaho Legislature, while Docket No. 57-0101-2502 was not heard or approved by the committee. The measure does not create new substantive policy; instead, it confirms the Legislature’s approval of certain agency rules and allows those rules to take effect according to the resolution’s terms. Its practical effect is to authorize continued operation of the reviewed rules for the affected agencies, while leaving one sexual offender management rule docket outside the approval package. The fiscal note indicates that any fiscal impacts would be contained in the adopted rules themselves if they include fee increases. The general sentiment around the resolution appears favorable and routine. The bill was adopted by voice vote in the Senate, suggesting broad agreement and little visible opposition in the recorded action. The language of the resolution frames the committee’s review as complete and orderly, with only a narrow exception for one unapproved docket. The main point of contention is the excluded Sexual Offender Management Board docket, IDAPA 57.01.01 Docket No. 57-0101-2502, which was not heard or approved by the committee. That exception is notable because it indicates that while most of the rules package was accepted, at least one rule related to sex offender regulation did not receive committee approval. No other disputes are identified in the provided record.

Impact

SR122 affects Idaho administrative law by confirming legislative approval of temporary and pending rules for the Idaho State Police, the Division of Veterans Services, the Sexual Offender Management Board, and the Office of Administrative Hearings. It authorizes the approved pending rule docket to become effective upon sine die, while leaving one specified Sexual Offender Management Board docket without approval. The resolution does not amend statutes directly, but it determines whether these agency rules may take effect and therefore influences how the affected agencies operate under Idaho’s administrative rulemaking framework.

Sentiment

The overall sentiment appears positive and procedural rather than controversial. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, which suggests consensus support in the Senate. The committee’s review and approval of the rules package was presented as a routine legislative oversight action, with only a limited exception noted for one unapproved docket.

Contention

The only clear point of contention is the Sexual Offender Management Board rule docket IDAPA 57.01.01, Docket No. 57-0101-2502, which was not heard or approved by the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee. This suggests some concern or lack of consensus around that specific rule, likely because it involves sex offender management policy. No other objections, amendments, or recorded disputes appear in the provided materials.